Re: [PATCH 1/2] tty: Add lookahead param to receive_buf

[Jiri Slaby]

On 05. 04. 22, 12:24, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> After lookahead for XON/XOFF characters is added by the next
> patch, the receive side needs to ensure the flow-control
> actions are not retaken later on when those same characters
> get read by TTY.
>
> Thus, pass lookahead count to receive_buf and skip
> flow-control character actions if already taken for the
> character in question. Lookahead count will become live after
> the next patch.
...
> --- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
> @@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ struct tty_ldisc_ops {
>   	 * The following routines are called from below.
>   	 */
>   	void	(*receive_buf)(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *cp,
> -			       const char *fp, int count);
> +			       const char *fp, int count, int lookahead_count);
>   	void	(*write_wakeup)(struct tty_struct *tty);
>   	void	(*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int status);
>   	int	(*receive_buf2)(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *cp,
> -				const char *fp, int count);
> +				const char *fp, int count, int lookahead_count);

Please always use unsigned if you don't expect negative numbers. count 
should be changed to unsigned in long term too.

> diff --git a/include/linux/tty_port.h b/include/linux/tty_port.h
> index 58e9619116b7..1871a6a9cb00 100644
> --- a/include/linux/tty_port.h
> +++ b/include/linux/tty_port.h
> @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct tty_port_operations {
>   };
>   
>   struct tty_port_client_operations {
> -	int (*receive_buf)(struct tty_port *port, const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *, size_t);
> +	int (*receive_buf)(struct tty_port *port, const unsigned char *, const unsigned char *, size_t, size_t);

Good, here it is unsigned and even of size_t size (I don't immediately 
see why, but OK).

thanks,
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js
suse labs