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+/*
+ *  pNFS-osd on-the-wire data structures
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007 Panasas Inc. [year of first publication]
+ *  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ *  Benny Halevy <bhalevy@panasas.com>
+ *  Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+ *  See the file COPYING included with this distribution for more details.
+ *
+ *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ *  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ *  are met:
+ *
+ *  1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *     documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *  3. Neither the name of the Panasas company nor the names of its
+ *     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ *  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+ *  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ *  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ *  FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ *  CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ *  SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
+ *  BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ *  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ *  NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ *  SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#ifndef __PNFS_OSD_XDR_H__
+#define __PNFS_OSD_XDR_H__
+
+#include <linux/nfs_fs.h>
+#include <linux/nfs_page.h>
+#include <scsi/osd_protocol.h>
+
+#define PNFS_OSD_OSDNAME_MAXSIZE 256
+
+/*
+ * draft-ietf-nfsv4-minorversion-22
+ * draft-ietf-nfsv4-pnfs-obj-12
+ */
+
+/* Layout Structure */
+
+enum pnfs_osd_raid_algorithm4 {
+	PNFS_OSD_RAID_0		= 1,
+	PNFS_OSD_RAID_4		= 2,
+	PNFS_OSD_RAID_5		= 3,
+	PNFS_OSD_RAID_PQ	= 4     /* Reed-Solomon P+Q */
+};
+
+/*   struct pnfs_osd_data_map4 {
+ *       uint32_t                    odm_num_comps;
+ *       length4                     odm_stripe_unit;
+ *       uint32_t                    odm_group_width;
+ *       uint32_t                    odm_group_depth;
+ *       uint32_t                    odm_mirror_cnt;
+ *       pnfs_osd_raid_algorithm4    odm_raid_algorithm;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_data_map {
+	u32	odm_num_comps;
+	u64	odm_stripe_unit;
+	u32	odm_group_width;
+	u32	odm_group_depth;
+	u32	odm_mirror_cnt;
+	u32	odm_raid_algorithm;
+};
+
+/*   struct pnfs_osd_objid4 {
+ *       deviceid4       oid_device_id;
+ *       uint64_t        oid_partition_id;
+ *       uint64_t        oid_object_id;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_objid {
+	struct nfs4_deviceid	oid_device_id;
+	u64			oid_partition_id;
+	u64			oid_object_id;
+};
+
+/* For printout. I use:
+ * kprint("dev(%llx:%llx)", _DEVID_LO(pointer), _DEVID_HI(pointer));
+ * BE style
+ */
+#define _DEVID_LO(oid_device_id) \
+	(unsigned long long)be64_to_cpup((__be64 *)(oid_device_id)->data)
+
+#define _DEVID_HI(oid_device_id) \
+	(unsigned long long)be64_to_cpup(((__be64 *)(oid_device_id)->data) + 1)
+
+static inline int
+pnfs_osd_objid_xdr_sz(void)
+{
+	return (NFS4_DEVICEID4_SIZE / 4) + 2 + 2;
+}
+
+enum pnfs_osd_version {
+	PNFS_OSD_MISSING              = 0,
+	PNFS_OSD_VERSION_1            = 1,
+	PNFS_OSD_VERSION_2            = 2
+};
+
+struct pnfs_osd_opaque_cred {
+	u32 cred_len;
+	void *cred;
+};
+
+enum pnfs_osd_cap_key_sec {
+	PNFS_OSD_CAP_KEY_SEC_NONE     = 0,
+	PNFS_OSD_CAP_KEY_SEC_SSV      = 1,
+};
+
+/*   struct pnfs_osd_object_cred4 {
+ *       pnfs_osd_objid4         oc_object_id;
+ *       pnfs_osd_version4       oc_osd_version;
+ *       pnfs_osd_cap_key_sec4   oc_cap_key_sec;
+ *       opaque                  oc_capability_key<>;
+ *       opaque                  oc_capability<>;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_object_cred {
+	struct pnfs_osd_objid		oc_object_id;
+	u32				oc_osd_version;
+	u32				oc_cap_key_sec;
+	struct pnfs_osd_opaque_cred	oc_cap_key;
+	struct pnfs_osd_opaque_cred	oc_cap;
+};
+
+/*   struct pnfs_osd_layout4 {
+ *       pnfs_osd_data_map4      olo_map;
+ *       uint32_t                olo_comps_index;
+ *       pnfs_osd_object_cred4   olo_components<>;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_layout {
+	struct pnfs_osd_data_map	olo_map;
+	u32				olo_comps_index;
+	u32				olo_num_comps;
+	struct pnfs_osd_object_cred	*olo_comps;
+};
+
+/* Device Address */
+enum pnfs_osd_targetid_type {
+	OBJ_TARGET_ANON = 1,
+	OBJ_TARGET_SCSI_NAME = 2,
+	OBJ_TARGET_SCSI_DEVICE_ID = 3,
+};
+
+/*   union pnfs_osd_targetid4 switch (pnfs_osd_targetid_type4 oti_type) {
+ *       case OBJ_TARGET_SCSI_NAME:
+ *           string              oti_scsi_name<>;
+ *
+ *       case OBJ_TARGET_SCSI_DEVICE_ID:
+ *           opaque              oti_scsi_device_id<>;
+ *
+ *       default:
+ *           void;
+ *   };
+ *
+ *   union pnfs_osd_targetaddr4 switch (bool ota_available) {
+ *       case TRUE:
+ *           netaddr4            ota_netaddr;
+ *       case FALSE:
+ *           void;
+ *   };
+ *
+ *   struct pnfs_osd_deviceaddr4 {
+ *       pnfs_osd_targetid4      oda_targetid;
+ *       pnfs_osd_targetaddr4    oda_targetaddr;
+ *       uint64_t                oda_lun;
+ *       opaque                  oda_systemid<>;
+ *       pnfs_osd_object_cred4   oda_root_obj_cred;
+ *       opaque                  oda_osdname<>;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_targetid {
+	u32				oti_type;
+	struct nfs4_string		oti_scsi_device_id;
+};
+
+enum { PNFS_OSD_TARGETID_MAX = 1 + PNFS_OSD_OSDNAME_MAXSIZE / 4 };
+
+/*   struct netaddr4 {
+ *       // see struct rpcb in RFC1833
+ *       string r_netid<>;    // network id
+ *       string r_addr<>;     // universal address
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_net_addr {
+	struct nfs4_string	r_netid;
+	struct nfs4_string	r_addr;
+};
+
+struct pnfs_osd_targetaddr {
+	u32				ota_available;
+	struct pnfs_osd_net_addr	ota_netaddr;
+};
+
+enum {
+	NETWORK_ID_MAX = 16 / 4,
+	UNIVERSAL_ADDRESS_MAX = 64 / 4,
+	PNFS_OSD_TARGETADDR_MAX = 3 +  NETWORK_ID_MAX + UNIVERSAL_ADDRESS_MAX,
+};
+
+struct pnfs_osd_deviceaddr {
+	struct pnfs_osd_targetid	oda_targetid;
+	struct pnfs_osd_targetaddr	oda_targetaddr;
+	u8				oda_lun[8];
+	struct nfs4_string		oda_systemid;
+	struct pnfs_osd_object_cred	oda_root_obj_cred;
+	struct nfs4_string		oda_osdname;
+};
+
+enum {
+	ODA_OSDNAME_MAX = PNFS_OSD_OSDNAME_MAXSIZE / 4,
+	PNFS_OSD_DEVICEADDR_MAX =
+		PNFS_OSD_TARGETID_MAX + PNFS_OSD_TARGETADDR_MAX +
+		2 /*oda_lun*/ +
+		1 + OSD_SYSTEMID_LEN +
+		1 + ODA_OSDNAME_MAX,
+};
+
+/* LAYOUTCOMMIT: layoutupdate */
+
+/*   union pnfs_osd_deltaspaceused4 switch (bool dsu_valid) {
+ *       case TRUE:
+ *           int64_t     dsu_delta;
+ *       case FALSE:
+ *           void;
+ *   };
+ *
+ *   struct pnfs_osd_layoutupdate4 {
+ *       pnfs_osd_deltaspaceused4    olu_delta_space_used;
+ *       bool                        olu_ioerr_flag;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_layoutupdate {
+	u32	dsu_valid;
+	s64	dsu_delta;
+	u32	olu_ioerr_flag;
+};
+
+/* LAYOUTRETURN: I/O Rrror Report */
+
+enum pnfs_osd_errno {
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_EIO		= 1,
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_NOT_FOUND		= 2,
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_NO_SPACE		= 3,
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_BAD_CRED		= 4,
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_NO_ACCESS		= 5,
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_UNREACHABLE	= 6,
+	PNFS_OSD_ERR_RESOURCE		= 7
+};
+
+/*   struct pnfs_osd_ioerr4 {
+ *       pnfs_osd_objid4     oer_component;
+ *       length4             oer_comp_offset;
+ *       length4             oer_comp_length;
+ *       bool                oer_iswrite;
+ *       pnfs_osd_errno4     oer_errno;
+ *   };
+ */
+struct pnfs_osd_ioerr {
+	struct pnfs_osd_objid	oer_component;
+	u64			oer_comp_offset;
+	u64			oer_comp_length;
+	u32			oer_iswrite;
+	u32			oer_errno;
+};
+
+/* OSD XDR API */
+/* Layout helpers */
+/* Layout decoding is done in two parts:
+ * 1. First Call pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_map to read in only the header part
+ *    of the layout. @iter members need not be initialized.
+ *    Returned:
+ *             @layout members are set. (@layout->olo_comps set to NULL).
+ *
+ *             Zero on success, or negative error if passed xdr is broken.
+ *
+ * 2. 2nd Call pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_comp() in a loop until it returns
+ *    false, to decode the next component.
+ *    Returned:
+ *       true if there is more to decode or false if we are done or error.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	struct pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_iter iter;
+ *	struct pnfs_osd_layout layout;
+ *	struct pnfs_osd_object_cred comp;
+ *	int status;
+ *
+ *	status = pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_map(&layout, &iter, xdr);
+ *	if (unlikely(status))
+ *		goto err;
+ *	while(pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_comp(&comp, &iter, xdr, &status)) {
+ *		// All of @comp strings point to inside the xdr_buffer
+ *		// or scrach buffer. Copy them out to user memory eg.
+ *		copy_single_comp(dest_comp++, &comp);
+ *	}
+ *	if (unlikely(status))
+ *		goto err;
+ */
+
+struct pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_iter {
+	unsigned total_comps;
+	unsigned decoded_comps;
+};
+
+extern int pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_map(struct pnfs_osd_layout *layout,
+	struct pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_iter *iter, struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+
+extern bool pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_comp(struct pnfs_osd_object_cred *comp,
+	struct pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layout_iter *iter, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+	int *err);
+
+/* Device Info helpers */
+
+/* Note: All strings inside @deviceaddr point to space inside @p.
+ * @p should stay valid while @deviceaddr is in use.
+ */
+extern void pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_deviceaddr(
+	struct pnfs_osd_deviceaddr *deviceaddr, __be32 *p);
+
+/* layoutupdate (layout_commit) xdr helpers */
+extern int
+pnfs_osd_xdr_encode_layoutupdate(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+				 struct pnfs_osd_layoutupdate *lou);
+extern __be32 *
+pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_layoutupdate(struct pnfs_osd_layoutupdate *lou, __be32 *p);
+
+/* osd_ioerror encoding/decoding (layout_return) */
+/* Client */
+extern __be32 *pnfs_osd_xdr_ioerr_reserve_space(struct xdr_stream *xdr);
+extern void pnfs_osd_xdr_encode_ioerr(__be32 *p, struct pnfs_osd_ioerr *ioerr);
+/* Server*/
+extern __be32 *
+pnfs_osd_xdr_decode_ioerr(struct pnfs_osd_ioerr *ioerr, __be32 *p);
+
+#endif /* __PNFS_OSD_XDR_H__ */
