src/vcl/vcl_event.h

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#ifndef VPP_VCL_EVENT_H
#define VPP_VCL_EVENT_H

/**
 * @file
 * @brief VPP Communications Library (VCL) event handler.
 *
 * Declarations for generic event handling in VCL.
 */

#include <vppinfra/types.h>
#include <vppinfra/lock.h>
#include <pthread.h>

typedef union vce_event_key_
{
  struct {
    u32 eid;
    u32 session_index;
  };
  u64 as_u64;
} vce_event_key_t;

typedef struct vce_event_
{
  vce_event_key_t evk;
  u32 refcnt;
  void *data;
} vce_event_t;

typedef void (*vce_event_callback_t) (void *reg /*vce_event_handler_reg_t* */);

typedef struct vce_event_handler_reg_
{
  vce_event_callback_t handler_fn;
  pthread_mutex_t handler_lock;
  pthread_cond_t handler_cond;
  u32 ev_idx;
  u32 replaced_handler_idx;
} vce_event_handler_reg_t;

typedef struct vce_event_thread_
{
  pthread_t thread;
  pthread_mutex_t generator_lock;
  pthread_cond_t generator_cond;
  u32 *event_index_fifo;
  u8 recycle_event;
  clib_spinlock_t events_lockp;
  vce_event_t *vce_events; //pool
  clib_spinlock_t handlers_lockp;
  vce_event_handler_reg_t *vce_event_handlers; //pool
  uword *handlers_index_by_event_key; //hash
} vce_event_thread_t;

/**
 * @brief vce_generate_event
 * - used to trigger an event in the event thread so that registered
 *   handlers are notified
 *
 * @param evt - vce_event_thread_t - event system state
 * @param ev_idx - index to vce_event_thread_t vce_event pool
 *
 * @return success/failure rv
 */
int vce_generate_event (vce_event_thread_t *evt, u32 ev_idx);

/**
 * @brief vce_clear_event()
 * - removes event from event_pool
 *
 * @param evt - vce_event_thread_t - event system state
 * @param ev  - vce_event_t - event to remove
 */
void vce_clear_event (vce_event_thread_t *evt, vce_event_t *ev);

/**
 * @brief vce_get_event_from_index()
 *
 * @param evt - vce_event_thread_t - event system state
 * @param ev_idx - index to vce_event_thread_t vce_event pool
 *
 * @return vce_event_t *
 */
vce_event_t * vce_get_event_from_index(vce_event_thread_t *evt, u32 ev_idx);

/**
 * @brief vce_register_handler
 * - used by functions who need to be notified that an event has occurred
 *   on a vce_event_key_t (i.e. event type (enum) and sessionID)
 * - if a handler already exists, the index to the old handler is stored
 *   inside the new handler for re-instatement on vce_unregister_handler()

 * @param evt - vce_event_thread_t - event system state
 * @param evk - vce_event_key_t current an eventID from enum in consumer and
 * 		sessionID
 * @param cb  - vce_event_callback_t function to handle event
 * @return vce_handler_reg_t - the function that needs event notification
 *   needs to block on a condvar mutex to reduce spin. That is in here.
 */
vce_event_handler_reg_t * vce_register_handler (vce_event_thread_t *evt,
						vce_event_key_t *evk,
						vce_event_callback_t cb);

/**
 * @brief vce_unregister_handler
 * - used by functions to remove need to be notified that an event has occurred
 *   on a vce_event_key_t (i.e. event type (enum) and sessionID)
 * - if this handler replaced an existing one, re-instate it.
 *
 * @param evt - vce_event_thread_t - event system state
 * @param ev  - vce_event_t - event to remove
 * @return success/failure rv
 */
int vce_unregister_handler (vce_event_thread_t *evt, vce_event_t *ev);

/**
 * @brief vce_event_thread_fn
 * - main event thread that waits on a generic condvar/mutex that a signal
 *   has been generated.
 *   - loops through all registered handlers for that vce_event_key_t
 *   (event enum + sessionID)
 *
 * @param arg - cast to type of event defined in consuming program.
 * @return
 */
extern void * vce_event_thread_fn (void *arg);

/**
 * @brief vce_start_event_thread
 * - as name suggests. What is important is that vce_event_thread_t is allocated
 * on the same heap as "everything else". ie use clib_mem_alloc.
 * @param evt - vce_event_thread_t - event system state
 * @param max_events - depth of event FIFO for max number of outstanding events.
 * @return succes/failure
 */
int vce_start_event_thread (vce_event_thread_t *evt, u8 max_events);

#endif //VPP_VCL_EVENT_H