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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright 2018 Gaëtan Rivet
+ */
+
+#ifndef _RTE_CLASS_H_
+#define _RTE_CLASS_H_
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ *
+ * DPDK device class interface.
+ *
+ * This file describes the interface of the device class
+ * abstraction layer.
+ *
+ * A device class defines the type of function a device
+ * will be used for e.g.: Ethernet adapter (eth),
+ * cryptographic coprocessor (crypto), etc.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+
+#include <rte_dev.h>
+
+/** Double linked list of classes */
+TAILQ_HEAD(rte_class_list, rte_class);
+
+/**
+ * A structure describing a generic device class.
+ */
+struct rte_class {
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(rte_class) next; /**< Next device class in linked list */
+	const char *name; /**< Name of the class */
+	rte_dev_iterate_t dev_iterate; /**< Device iterator. */
+};
+
+/**
+ * Class comparison function.
+ *
+ * @param cls
+ *	Class under test.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ *	Data to compare against.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *	0 if the class matches the data.
+ *	!0 if the class does not match.
+ *	<0 if ordering is possible and the class is lower than the data.
+ *	>0 if ordering is possible and the class is greater than the data.
+ */
+typedef int (*rte_class_cmp_t)(const struct rte_class *cls, const void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Class iterator to find a particular class.
+ *
+ * This function compares each registered class to find one that matches
+ * the data passed as parameter.
+ *
+ * If the comparison function returns zero this function will stop iterating
+ * over any more classes. To continue a search the class of a previous search
+ * can be passed via the start parameter.
+ *
+ * @param start
+ *	Starting point for the iteration.
+ *
+ * @param cmp
+ *	Comparison function.
+ *
+ * @param data
+ *	 Data to pass to comparison function.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *	 A pointer to a rte_class structure or NULL in case no class matches
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+struct rte_class *
+rte_class_find(const struct rte_class *start, rte_class_cmp_t cmp,
+	       const void *data);
+
+/**
+ * Find the registered class for a given name.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+struct rte_class *
+rte_class_find_by_name(const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * Register a Class handle.
+ *
+ * @param cls
+ *   A pointer to a rte_class structure describing the class
+ *   to be registered.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void rte_class_register(struct rte_class *cls);
+
+/**
+ * Unregister a Class handle.
+ *
+ * @param cls
+ *   A pointer to a rte_class structure describing the class
+ *   to be unregistered.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void rte_class_unregister(struct rte_class *cls);
+
+/**
+ * Helper for Class registration.
+ * The constructor has lower priority than Bus constructors.
+ * The constructor has higher priority than PMD constructors.
+ */
+#define RTE_REGISTER_CLASS(nm, cls) \
+RTE_INIT_PRIO(classinitfn_ ##nm, CLASS) \
+{\
+	(cls).name = RTE_STR(nm); \
+	rte_class_register(&cls); \
+}
+
+#define RTE_UNREGISTER_CLASS(nm, cls) \
+RTE_FINI_PRIO(classfinifn_ ##nm, CLASS) \
+{ \
+	rte_class_unregister(&cls); \
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _RTE_CLASS_H_ */