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1 files changed, 81 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ubi-utils/include/libmtd.h b/ubi-utils/include/libmtd.h
index 6a93e5f..8d5bc4f 100644
--- a/ubi-utils/include/libmtd.h
+++ b/ubi-utils/include/libmtd.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008 Nokia Corporation
+ * 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
@@ -27,9 +27,28 @@
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;
+
+/**
+ * @dev_count: count of MTD devices in system
+ * @lowest_dev_num: lowest MTD device number
+ * @highest_dev_num: highest MTD device number
+ * @sysfs_supported: non-zero if sysfs is supported by MTD
+ */
+struct mtd_info
+{
+ int dev_count;
+ int lowest_dev_num;
+ int highest_dev_num;
+ unsigned int sysfs_supported:1;
+};
+
/**
* struct mtd_dev_info - information about an MTD device.
* @dev_num: MTD device number
@@ -37,11 +56,14 @@ extern "C" {
* @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
*/
@@ -51,26 +73,69 @@ struct mtd_dev_info
int major;
int minor;
int type;
- const char type_str[MTD_TYPE_MAX];
+ 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.
+ * 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(const char *node, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
+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
+ * @dev_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 dev_num, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
/**
* mtd_erase - erase an eraseblock.
@@ -78,7 +143,7 @@ int mtd_get_dev_info(const char *node, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
* @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
* @eb: eraseblock to erase
*
- * This function erases eraseblock @eb of MTD device decribed by @fd. Returns
+ * 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);
@@ -137,6 +202,17 @@ int mtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
int mtd_write(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
void *buf, int len);
+/**
+ * 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