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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Nokia Corporation
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+ * the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ * Author: Artem Bityutskiy
+ *
+ * MTD library.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LIBMTD_H__
+#define __LIBMTD_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* Maximum MTD device name length */
+#define MTD_NAME_MAX 127
+/* Maximum MTD device type string length */
+#define MTD_TYPE_MAX 64
+
+/* MTD library descriptor */
+typedef void * libmtd_t;
+
+/**
+ * @mtd_dev_cnt: count of MTD devices in system
+ * @lowest_mtd_num: lowest MTD device number in system
+ * @highest_mtd_num: highest MTD device number in system
+ * @sysfs_supported: non-zero if sysfs is supported by MTD
+ */
+struct mtd_info
+{
+ int mtd_dev_cnt;
+ int lowest_mtd_num;
+ int highest_mtd_num;
+ unsigned int sysfs_supported:1;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct mtd_dev_info - information about an MTD device.
+ * @mtd_num: MTD device number
+ * @major: major number of corresponding character device
+ * @minor: minor number of corresponding character device
+ * @type: flash type (constants like %MTD_NANDFLASH defined in mtd-abi.h)
+ * @type_str: static R/O flash type string
+ * @name: device name
+ * @size: device size in bytes
+ * @eb_cnt: count of eraseblocks
+ * @eb_size: eraseblock size
+ * @min_io_size: minimum input/output unit size
+ * @subpage_size: sub-page size
+ * @oob_size: OOB size (zero if the device does not have OOB area)
+ * @region_cnt: count of additional erase regions
+ * @writable: zero if the device is read-only
+ * @bb_allowed: non-zero if the MTD device may have bad eraseblocks
+ */
+struct mtd_dev_info
+{
+ int mtd_num;
+ int major;
+ int minor;
+ int type;
+ const char type_str[MTD_TYPE_MAX + 1];
+ const char name[MTD_NAME_MAX + 1];
+ long long size;
+ int eb_cnt;
+ int eb_size;
+ int min_io_size;
+ int subpage_size;
+ int oob_size;
+ int region_cnt;
+ unsigned int writable:1;
+ unsigned int bb_allowed:1;
+};
+
+/**
+ * libmtd_open - open MTD library.
+ *
+ * This function initializes and opens the MTD library and returns MTD library
+ * descriptor in case of success and %NULL in case of failure. In case of
+ * failure, errno contains zero if MTD is not present in the system, or
+ * contains the error code if a real error happened.
+ */
+libmtd_t libmtd_open(void);
+
+/**
+ * libmtd_close - close MTD library.
+ * @desc: MTD library descriptor
+ */
+void libmtd_close(libmtd_t desc);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_get_info - get general MTD information.
+ * @desc: MTD library descriptor
+ * @info: the MTD device information is returned here
+ *
+ * This function fills the passed @info object with general MTD information and
+ * returns %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure. If MTD subsystem is
+ * not present in the system, errno is set to @ENODEV.
+ */
+int mtd_get_info(libmtd_t desc, struct mtd_info *info);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_get_dev_info - get information about an MTD device.
+ * @desc: MTD library descriptor
+ * @node: name of the MTD device node
+ * @mtd: the MTD device information is returned here
+ *
+ * This function gets information about MTD device defined by the @node device
+ * node file and saves this information in the @mtd object. Returns %0 in case
+ * of success and %-1 in case of failure. If MTD subsystem is not present in the
+ * system, or the MTD device does not exist, errno is set to @ENODEV.
+ */
+int mtd_get_dev_info(libmtd_t desc, const char *node, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_get_dev_info1 - get information about an MTD device.
+ * @desc: MTD library descriptor
+ * @mtd_num: MTD device number to fetch information about
+ * @mtd: the MTD device information is returned here
+ *
+ * This function is identical to 'mtd_get_dev_info()' except that it accepts
+ * MTD device number, not MTD character device.
+ */
+int mtd_get_dev_info1(libmtd_t desc, int mtd_num, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_erase - erase an eraseblock.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to erase
+ *
+ * This function erases eraseblock @eb of MTD device described by @fd. Returns
+ * %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_erase(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_torture - torture an eraseblock.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to torture
+ *
+ * This function tortures eraseblock @eb. Returns %0 in case of success and %-1
+ * in case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_torture(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_is_bad - check if eraseblock is bad.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to check
+ *
+ * This function checks if eraseblock @eb is bad. Returns %0 if not, %1 if yes,
+ * and %-1 in case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_is_bad(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_mark_bad - mark an eraseblock as bad.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to mark as bad
+ *
+ * This function marks eraseblock @eb as bad. Returns %0 in case of success and
+ * %-1 in case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_mark_bad(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_read - read data from an MTD device.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to read from
+ * @offs: offset withing the eraseblock to read from
+ * @buf: buffer to read data to
+ * @len: how many bytes to read
+ *
+ * This function reads @len bytes of data from eraseblock @eb and offset @offs
+ * of the MTD device defined by @mtd and stores the read data at buffer @buf.
+ * Returns %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+ void *buf, int len);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_write - write data to an MTD device.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to write to
+ * @offs: offset withing the eraseblock to write to
+ * @buf: buffer to write
+ * @len: how many bytes to write
+ *
+ * This function writes @len bytes of data to eraseblock @eb and offset @offs
+ * of the MTD device defined by @mtd. Returns %0 in case of success and %-1 in
+ * case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_write(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+ void *buf, int len);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_write_img - write a file to MTD device.
+ * @mtd: MTD device description object
+ * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
+ * @eb: eraseblock to write to
+ * @offs: offset withing the eraseblock to write to
+ * @img_name: the file to write
+ *
+ * This function writes an image @img_name the MTD device defined by @mtd. @eb
+ * and @offs are the starting eraseblock and offset on the MTD device. Returns
+ * %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure.
+ */
+int mtd_write_img(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+ const char *img_name);
+
+/**
+ * mtd_probe_node - test MTD node.
+ * @desc: MTD library descriptor
+ * @node: the node to test
+ *
+ * This function tests whether @node is an MTD device node and returns %1 if it
+ * is, and %-1 if it is not (errno is ENODEV in this case) or if an error
+ * occurred.
+ */
+int mtd_probe_node(libmtd_t desc, const char *node);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __LIBMTD_H__ */