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authorDave Barach <dave@barachs.net>2017-09-25 08:47:59 -0400
committerDave Barach <dave@barachs.net>2017-09-25 09:17:33 -0400
commit905c14af2b1464840cea201daed005cb30513683 (patch)
tree2e7dc77fa34d635ad77b1da67642dd4b1cba0e76 /src/vlibapi/api_common.h
parent41fef50d5db5e7deb3cfd901c3108abbc4406813 (diff)
Add binary API documentation
Change-Id: Id1a5da12b13d87bacfa81094f471b95db40c39be Signed-off-by: Dave Barach <dave@barachs.net>
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diff --git a/src/vlibapi/api_common.h b/src/vlibapi/api_common.h
index dc6761bc308..770cf47d188 100644
--- a/src/vlibapi/api_common.h
+++ b/src/vlibapi/api_common.h
@@ -20,71 +20,74 @@
#ifndef included_api_common_h
#define included_api_common_h
+/** \file API common definitions
+ * See api_doc.md for more info
+ */
+
#include <vppinfra/clib_error.h>
#include <svm/svm_common.h>
#include <vlibmemory/unix_shared_memory_queue.h>
+/** API registration types
+ */
typedef enum
{
REGISTRATION_TYPE_FREE = 0,
- REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM,
- REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_LISTEN,
- REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER,
- REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_CLIENT,
+ REGISTRATION_TYPE_SHMEM, /**< Shared memory connection */
+ REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_LISTEN, /**< Socket listener */
+ REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVER, /**< Socket server */
+ REGISTRATION_TYPE_SOCKET_CLIENT, /**< Socket client */
} vl_registration_type_t;
+/** An API client registration, only in vpp/vlib */
+
typedef struct vl_api_registration_
{
- vl_registration_type_t registration_type;
+ vl_registration_type_t registration_type; /**< type */
- /* Index in VLIB's brain (not shared memory). */
+ /** Index in VLIB's brain (not shared memory). */
u32 vl_api_registration_pool_index;
- u8 *name;
+ u8 *name; /**< Client name */
- /*
- * The following groups of data could be unioned, but my fingers are
- * going to be sore enough.
- */
-
- /* shared memory only */
+ /** shared memory only: pointer to client input queue */
unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
/* socket server and client */
- u32 clib_file_index;
- i8 *unprocessed_input;
- u32 unprocessed_msg_length;
- u8 *output_vector;
+ u32 clib_file_index; /**< Socket only: file index */
+ i8 *unprocessed_input; /**< Socket only: pending input */
+ u32 unprocessed_msg_length; /**< Socket only: unprocssed length */
+ u8 *output_vector; /**< Socket only: output vecto */
/* socket client only */
- u32 server_handle;
- u32 server_index;
-
+ u32 server_handle; /**< Socket client only: server handle */
+ u32 server_index; /**< Socket client only: server index */
} vl_api_registration_t;
-/* Trace configuration for a single message */
+/** Trace configuration for a single message */
typedef struct
{
- int size;
- int trace_enable;
- int replay_enable;
+ int size; /**< for sanity checking */
+ int trace_enable; /**< trace this message */
+ int replay_enable; /**< This message can be replayed */
} trace_cfg_t;
-/*
- * API recording
+/**
+ * API trace state
*/
typedef struct
{
- u8 endian;
- u8 enabled;
- u8 wrapped;
+ u8 endian; /**< trace endianness */
+ u8 enabled; /**< trace is enabled */
+ u8 wrapped; /**< trace has wrapped */
u8 pad;
- u32 nitems;
- u32 curindex;
- u8 **traces;
+ u32 nitems; /**< Number of trace records */
+ u32 curindex; /**< Current index in circular buffer */
+ u8 **traces; /**< Trace ring */
} vl_api_trace_t;
+/** Trace RX / TX enum */
typedef enum
{
VL_API_TRACE_TX,
@@ -94,35 +97,38 @@ typedef enum
#define VL_API_LITTLE_ENDIAN 0x00
#define VL_API_BIG_ENDIAN 0x01
+/** Message range (belonging to a plugin) */
typedef struct
{
- u8 *name;
- u16 first_msg_id;
- u16 last_msg_id;
+ u8 *name; /**< name of the plugin */
+ u16 first_msg_id; /**< first assigned message ID */
+ u16 last_msg_id; /**< last assigned message ID */
} vl_api_msg_range_t;
+/** Message configuration definition */
typedef struct
{
- int id;
- char *name;
- u32 crc;
- void *handler;
- void *cleanup;
- void *endian;
- void *print;
- int size;
- int traced;
- int replay;
- int message_bounce;
- int is_mp_safe;
+ int id; /**< the message ID */
+ char *name; /**< the message name */
+ u32 crc; /**< message definition CRC */
+ void *handler; /**< the message handler */
+ void *cleanup; /**< non-default message cleanup handler */
+ void *endian; /**< message endian function */
+ void *print; /**< message print function */
+ int size; /**< message size */
+ int traced; /**< is this message to be traced? */
+ int replay; /**< is this message to be replayed? */
+ int message_bounce; /**< do not free message after processing */
+ int is_mp_safe; /**< worker thread barrier required? */
} vl_msg_api_msg_config_t;
+/** Message header structure */
typedef struct msgbuf_
{
- unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q;
- u32 data_len;
- u32 gc_mark_timestamp;
- u8 data[0];
+ unix_shared_memory_queue_t *q; /**< message allocated in this shmem ring */
+ u32 data_len; /**< message length not including header */
+ u32 gc_mark_timestamp; /**< message garbage collector mark TS */
+ u8 data[0]; /**< actual message begins here */
} msgbuf_t;
/* api_shared.c prototypes */
@@ -171,101 +177,147 @@ typedef struct _vl_msg_api_init_function_list_elt
vl_msg_api_init_function_t *f;
} _vl_msg_api_function_list_elt_t;
+/** API main structure, used by both vpp and binary API clients */
typedef struct
{
+ /** Message handler vector */
void (**msg_handlers) (void *);
+ /** Plaform-dependent (aka hardware) message handler vector */
int (**pd_msg_handlers) (void *, int);
+
+ /** non-default message cleanup handler vector */
void (**msg_cleanup_handlers) (void *);
+
+ /** Message endian handler vector */
void (**msg_endian_handlers) (void *);
+
+ /** Message print function vector */
void (**msg_print_handlers) (void *, void *);
+
+ /** Message name vector */
const char **msg_names;
+
+ /** Don't automatically free message buffer vetor */
u8 *message_bounce;
+
+ /** Message is mp safe vector */
u8 *is_mp_safe;
+
+ /** Allocator ring vectors (in shared memory) */
struct ring_alloc_ *arings;
+
+ /** Number of times that the ring allocator failed */
u32 ring_misses;
+
+ /** Number of garbage-collected message buffers */
u32 garbage_collects;
+
+ /** Number of missing clients / failed message sends */
u32 missing_clients;
+
+ /** Received message trace configuration */
vl_api_trace_t *rx_trace;
+
+ /** Sent message trace configuration */
vl_api_trace_t *tx_trace;
+
+ /** Print every received message */
int msg_print_flag;
+
+ /** Current trace configuration */
trace_cfg_t *api_trace_cfg;
+
+ /** Current process PID */
int our_pid;
+
+ /** Binary api segment descriptor */
svm_region_t *vlib_rp;
+
+ /** Vector of all mapped shared-VM segments */
svm_region_t **mapped_shmem_regions;
+
+ /** Binary API shared-memory segment header pointer */
struct vl_shmem_hdr_ *shmem_hdr;
+
+ /** vlib/vpp only: vector of client registrations */
vl_api_registration_t **vl_clients;
+ /** vlib/vpp only: serialized (message, name, crc) table */
u8 *serialized_message_table_in_shmem;
- /* For plugin msg allocator */
+ /** First available message ID, for theplugin msg allocator */
u16 first_available_msg_id;
- /* message range by name hash */
+ /** Message range by name hash */
uword *msg_range_by_name;
- /* vector of message ranges */
+ /** vector of message ranges */
vl_api_msg_range_t *msg_ranges;
- /* uid for the api shared memory region */
+ /** uid for the api shared memory region */
int api_uid;
- /* gid for the api shared memory region */
+
+ /** gid for the api shared memory region */
int api_gid;
- /* base virtual address for global VM region */
+ /** base virtual address for global VM region */
u64 global_baseva;
- /* size of the global VM region */
+ /** size of the global VM region */
u64 global_size;
- /* size of the API region */
+ /** size of the API region */
u64 api_size;
- /* size of the global VM private mheap */
+ /** size of the global VM private mheap */
u64 global_pvt_heap_size;
- /* size of the api private mheap */
+ /** size of the api private mheap */
u64 api_pvt_heap_size;
- /* Client-only data structures */
+ /** Peer input queue pointer */
unix_shared_memory_queue_t *vl_input_queue;
- /*
+ /**
* All VLIB-side message handlers use my_client_index to identify
* the queue / client. This works in sim replay.
*/
int my_client_index;
- /*
+ /**
* This is the (shared VM) address of the registration,
* don't use it to id the connection since it can't possibly
* work in simulator replay.
*/
vl_api_registration_t *my_registration;
+ /** (Historical) signal-based queue non-empty signal, to be removed */
i32 vlib_signal;
- /* vlib input queue length */
+ /** vpp/vlib input queue length */
u32 vlib_input_queue_length;
- /* client side message index hash table */
+ /** client message index hash table */
uword *msg_index_by_name_and_crc;
+ /** Shared VM binary API region name */
const char *region_name;
+
+ /** Chroot path to the shared memory API files */
const char *root_path;
- /* Replay in progress? */
+ /** Replay in progress? */
int replay_in_progress;
- /* Dump (msg-name, crc) snapshot here at startup */
+ /** Dump (msg-name, crc) snapshot here at startup */
u8 *save_msg_table_filename;
- /* List of API client reaper functions */
+ /** List of API client reaper functions */
_vl_msg_api_function_list_elt_t *reaper_function_registrations;
} api_main_t;
extern api_main_t api_main;
-
#endif /* included_api_common_h */
/*