Hi Jassi, On 05/06/2013 02:24 AM, Jassi Brar wrote: > +++ b/include/linux/mailbox_client.h > @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ > +/* > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify > + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as > + * published by the Free Software Foundation. > + */ > + > +#ifndef __MAILBOX_CLIENT_H > +#define __MAILBOX_CLIENT_H > + > +#include <linux/mailbox.h> > + > +/** > + * struct ipc_client - User of a mailbox > + * @chan_name: the "controller:channel" this client wants > + * @rxcb: atomic callback to provide client the data received > + * @txcb: atomic callback to tell client of data transmission > + * @tx_block: if the ipc_send_message should block until data is transmitted > + * @tx_tout: Max block period in ms before TX is assumed failure > + * @knows_txdone: if the client could run the TX state machine. Usually if > + * the client receives some ACK packet for transmission. Unused if the > + * controller already has TX_Done/RTR IRQ. > + * @cntlr_data: Optional controller specific parameters during channel > request > + */ > +struct ipc_client { > + char *chan_name; > + void (*rxcb)(void *data); > + void (*txcb)(request_token_t t, enum xfer_result r);
We have to introduce a callback data pointer, so that the calling clients can retrieve a context object variable or some other useful data within the callback functions, just like most normal callback function declarations and registrations do. > + bool tx_block; > + unsigned long tx_tout; > + bool knows_txdone; > + void *cntlr_data; > +}; regards Suman -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/