Documentation: expand isdn/INTERFACE.CAPI document

- Note that send_message() may be called in interrupt context.
- Describe the storage of CAPI messages and payload data in SKBs.
- Add more details to the description of the _cmsg structure.
- Describe kernelcapi debugging output.

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Signed-off-by: Tilman Schmidt <tilman@imap.cc>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ open() operation on regular files or character devices.
After a successful return from register_appl(), CAPI messages from the
application may be passed to the driver for the device via calls to the
send_message() callback function. The CAPI message to send is stored in the
data portion of an skb. Conversely, the driver may call Kernel CAPI's
capi_ctr_handle_message() function to pass a received CAPI message to Kernel
CAPI for forwarding to an application, specifying its ApplID.
send_message() callback function. Conversely, the driver may call Kernel
CAPI's capi_ctr_handle_message() function to pass a received CAPI message to
Kernel CAPI for forwarding to an application, specifying its ApplID.
Deregistration requests (CAPI operation CAPI_RELEASE) from applications are
forwarded as calls to the release_appl() callback function, passing the same
@ -142,6 +141,7 @@ u16 (*send_message)(struct capi_ctr *ctrlr, struct sk_buff *skb)
to accepting or queueing the message. Errors occurring during the
actual processing of the message should be signaled with an
appropriate reply message.
May be called in process or interrupt context.
Calls to this function are not serialized by Kernel CAPI, ie. it must
be prepared to be re-entered.
@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ read_proc_t *ctr_read_proc
system entry, /proc/capi/controllers/<n>; will be called with a
pointer to the device's capi_ctr structure as the last (data) argument
Note: Callback functions are never called in interrupt context.
Note: Callback functions except send_message() are never called in interrupt
context.
- to be filled in before calling capi_ctr_ready():
@ -171,14 +172,40 @@ u8 serial[CAPI_SERIAL_LEN]
value to return for CAPI_GET_SERIAL
4.3 The _cmsg Structure
4.3 SKBs
CAPI messages are passed between Kernel CAPI and the driver via send_message()
and capi_ctr_handle_message(), stored in the data portion of a socket buffer
(skb). Each skb contains a single CAPI message coded according to the CAPI 2.0
standard.
For the data transfer messages, DATA_B3_REQ and DATA_B3_IND, the actual
payload data immediately follows the CAPI message itself within the same skb.
The Data and Data64 parameters are not used for processing. The Data64
parameter may be omitted by setting the length field of the CAPI message to 22
instead of 30.
4.4 The _cmsg Structure
(declared in <linux/isdn/capiutil.h>)
The _cmsg structure stores the contents of a CAPI 2.0 message in an easily
accessible form. It contains members for all possible CAPI 2.0 parameters, of
which only those appearing in the message type currently being processed are
actually used. Unused members should be set to zero.
accessible form. It contains members for all possible CAPI 2.0 parameters,
including subparameters of the Additional Info and B Protocol structured
parameters, with the following exceptions:
* second Calling party number (CONNECT_IND)
* Data64 (DATA_B3_REQ and DATA_B3_IND)
* Sending complete (subparameter of Additional Info, CONNECT_REQ and INFO_REQ)
* Global Configuration (subparameter of B Protocol, CONNECT_REQ, CONNECT_RESP
and SELECT_B_PROTOCOL_REQ)
Only those parameters appearing in the message type currently being processed
are actually used. Unused members should be set to zero.
Members are named after the CAPI 2.0 standard names of the parameters they
represent. See <linux/isdn/capiutil.h> for the exact spelling. Member data
@ -190,18 +217,19 @@ u16 for CAPI parameters of type 'word'
u32 for CAPI parameters of type 'dword'
_cstruct for CAPI parameters of type 'struct' not containing any
variably-sized (struct) subparameters (eg. 'Called Party Number')
_cstruct for CAPI parameters of type 'struct'
The member is a pointer to a buffer containing the parameter in
CAPI encoding (length + content). It may also be NULL, which will
be taken to represent an empty (zero length) parameter.
Subparameters are stored in encoded form within the content part.
_cmstruct for CAPI parameters of type 'struct' containing 'struct'
subparameters ('Additional Info' and 'B Protocol')
_cmstruct alternative representation for CAPI parameters of type 'struct'
(used only for the 'Additional Info' and 'B Protocol' parameters)
The representation is a single byte containing one of the values:
CAPI_DEFAULT: the parameter is empty
CAPI_COMPOSE: the values of the subparameters are stored
individually in the corresponding _cmsg structure members
CAPI_DEFAULT: The parameter is empty/absent.
CAPI_COMPOSE: The parameter is present.
Subparameter values are stored individually in the corresponding
_cmsg structure members.
Functions capi_cmsg2message() and capi_message2cmsg() are provided to convert
messages between their transport encoding described in the CAPI 2.0 standard
@ -297,3 +325,26 @@ char *capi_cmd2str(u8 Command, u8 Subcommand)
be NULL if the command/subcommand is not one of those defined in the
CAPI 2.0 standard.
7. Debugging
The module kernelcapi has a module parameter showcapimsgs controlling some
debugging output produced by the module. It can only be set when the module is
loaded, via a parameter "showcapimsgs=<n>" to the modprobe command, either on
the command line or in the configuration file.
If the lowest bit of showcapimsgs is set, kernelcapi logs controller and
application up and down events.
In addition, every registered CAPI controller has an associated traceflag
parameter controlling how CAPI messages sent from and to tha controller are
logged. The traceflag parameter is initialized with the value of the
showcapimsgs parameter when the controller is registered, but can later be
changed via the MANUFACTURER_REQ command KCAPI_CMD_TRACE.
If the value of traceflag is non-zero, CAPI messages are logged.
DATA_B3 messages are only logged if the value of traceflag is > 2.
If the lowest bit of traceflag is set, only the command/subcommand and message
length are logged. Otherwise, kernelcapi logs a readable representation of
the entire message.