/*
* Routines to manage notifier chains for passing status changes to any
* interested routines. We need this instead of hard coded call lists so
* that modules can poke their nose into the innards. The network devices
* needed them so here they are for the rest of you.
*
* Alan Cox <Alan.Cox@linux.org>
*/
#ifndef _LINUX_NOTIFIER_H
#define _LINUX_NOTIFIER_H
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/rwsem.h>
/*
* Notifier chains are of four types:
*
* Atomic notifier chains: Chain callbacks run in interrupt/atomic
* context. Callouts are not allowed to block.
* Blocking notifier chains: Chain callbacks run in process context.
* Callouts are allowed to block.
* Raw notifier chains: There are no restrictions on callbacks,
* registration, or unregistration. All locking and protection
* must be provided by the caller.
* SRCU notifier chains: A variant of blocking notifier chains, with
* the same restrictions.
*
* atomic_notifier_chain_register() may be called from an atomic context,
* but blocking_notifier_chain_register() and srcu_notifier_chain_register()
* must be called from a process context. Ditto for the corresponding
* _unregister() routines.
*
* atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(), blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(),
* and srcu_notifier_chain_unregister() _must not_ be called from within
* the call chain.
*
* SRCU notifier chains are an alternative form of blocking notifier chains.
* They use SRCU (Sleepable Read-Copy Update) instead of rw-semaphores for
* protection of the chain links. This means there is _very_ low overhead
* in srcu_notifier_call_chain(): no cache bounces and no memory barriers.
* As compensation, srcu_notifier_chain_unregister() is rather expensive.
* SRCU notifier chains should be used when the chain will be called very
* often but notifier_blocks will seldom be removed. Also, SRCU notifier
* chains are slightly more difficult to use because they require special
* runtime initialization.
*/
struct notifier_block;
typedef int (*notifier_fn_t)(struct notifier_block *nb,
unsigned long action, void *data);
struct notifier_block {
notifier_fn_t notifier_call;
struct notifier_block __rcu *next;
int priority;
};
/* Console keyboard events.
* Note: KBD_KEYCODE is always sent before KBD_UNBOUND_KEYCODE, KBD_UNICODE and
* KBD_KEYSYM. */
#define KBD_KEYCODE 0x0001 /* Keyboard keycode, called before any other */
#define KBD_UNBOUND_KEYCODE 0x0002 /* Keyboard keycode which is not bound to any other */
#define KBD_UNICODE 0x0003 /* Keyboard unicode */
#define KBD_KEYSYM 0x0004 /* Keyboard keysym */
#define KBD_POST_KEYSYM 0x0005 /* Called after keyboard keysym interpretation */
#endif /* _LINUX_NOTIFIER_H */