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+#ifndef _IPXE_INTERFACE_H
+#define _IPXE_INTERFACE_H
+
+/** @file
+ *
+ * Object interfaces
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <ipxe/refcnt.h>
+
+/** An object interface operation */
+struct interface_operation {
+ /** Operation type */
+ void *type;
+ /** Implementing method */
+ void *func;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Define an object interface operation
+ *
+ * @v op_type Operation type
+ * @v object_type Implementing method's expected object type
+ * @v op_func Implementing method
+ * @ret op Object interface operation
+ */
+#define INTF_OP( op_type, object_type, op_func ) { \
+ .type = op_type, \
+ .func = ( ( ( ( typeof ( op_func ) * ) NULL ) == \
+ ( ( op_type ## _TYPE ( object_type ) * ) NULL ) ) \
+ ? op_func : op_func ), \
+ }
+
+/** An object interface descriptor */
+struct interface_descriptor {
+ /** Offset of interface within containing object */
+ size_t offset;
+ /** Number of interface operations */
+ unsigned int num_op;
+ /** Object interface operations */
+ struct interface_operation *op;
+ /** Offset to pass-through interface, if present */
+ ssize_t passthru_offset;
+};
+
+#define intf_offset( object_type, intf ) \
+ ( ( ( ( typeof ( ( ( object_type * ) NULL )->intf ) * ) NULL ) \
+ == ( ( struct interface * ) NULL ) ) \
+ ? offsetof ( object_type, intf ) \
+ : offsetof ( object_type, intf ) )
+
+/**
+ * Define an object interface descriptor
+ *
+ * @v object_type Containing object data type
+ * @v intf Interface name (i.e. field within object data type)
+ * @v operations Object interface operations array
+ * @ret desc Object interface descriptor
+ */
+#define INTF_DESC( object_type, intf, operations ) { \
+ .offset = intf_offset ( object_type, intf ), \
+ .op = operations, \
+ .num_op = ( sizeof ( operations ) / \
+ sizeof ( operations[0] ) ), \
+ .passthru_offset = 0, \
+ }
+
+/**
+ * Define an object interface descriptor with pass-through interface
+ *
+ * @v object_type Containing object data type
+ * @v intf Interface name (i.e. field within object data type)
+ * @v operations Object interface operations array
+ * @v passthru Pass-through interface name
+ * @ret desc Object interface descriptor
+ */
+#define INTF_DESC_PASSTHRU( object_type, intf, operations, passthru ) { \
+ .offset = offsetof ( object_type, intf ), \
+ .op = operations, \
+ .num_op = ( sizeof ( operations ) / \
+ sizeof ( operations[0] ) ), \
+ .passthru_offset = ( intf_offset ( object_type, passthru ) - \
+ intf_offset ( object_type, intf ) ), \
+ }
+
+/**
+ * Define an object interface descriptor for a pure-interface object
+ *
+ * @v operations Object interface operations array
+ * @ret desc Object interface descriptor
+ *
+ * A pure-interface object is an object that consists solely of a
+ * single interface.
+ */
+#define INTF_DESC_PURE( operations ) { \
+ .offset = 0, \
+ .op = operations, \
+ .num_op = ( sizeof ( operations ) / \
+ sizeof ( operations[0] ) ), \
+ .passthru_offset = 0, \
+ }
+
+/** An object interface */
+struct interface {
+ /** Destination object interface
+ *
+ * When the containing object invokes an operation on this
+ * interface, it will be executed by the destination object.
+ *
+ * This pointer may never be NULL. When the interface is
+ * unplugged, it should point to the null interface.
+ */
+ struct interface *dest;
+ /** Reference counter
+ *
+ * If this interface is not part of a reference-counted
+ * object, this field may be NULL.
+ */
+ struct refcnt *refcnt;
+ /** Interface descriptor */
+ struct interface_descriptor *desc;
+};
+
+extern void intf_plug ( struct interface *intf, struct interface *dest );
+extern void intf_plug_plug ( struct interface *a, struct interface *b );
+extern void intf_unplug ( struct interface *intf );
+extern void intf_nullify ( struct interface *intf );
+extern struct interface * intf_get ( struct interface *intf );
+extern void intf_put ( struct interface *intf );
+extern void * __attribute__ (( pure )) intf_object ( struct interface *intf );
+extern void * intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru_untyped ( struct interface *intf,
+ void *type,
+ struct interface **dest );
+extern void * intf_get_dest_op_untyped ( struct interface *intf, void *type,
+ struct interface **dest );
+
+extern void intf_close ( struct interface *intf, int rc );
+#define intf_close_TYPE( object_type ) \
+ typeof ( void ( object_type, int rc ) )
+
+extern void intf_shutdown ( struct interface *intf, int rc );
+extern void intf_restart ( struct interface *intf, int rc );
+
+extern struct interface_descriptor null_intf_desc;
+extern struct interface null_intf;
+
+/**
+ * Initialise an object interface
+ *
+ * @v intf Object interface
+ * @v desc Object interface descriptor
+ * @v refcnt Containing object reference counter, or NULL
+ */
+static inline void intf_init ( struct interface *intf,
+ struct interface_descriptor *desc,
+ struct refcnt *refcnt ) {
+ intf->dest = &null_intf;
+ intf->refcnt = refcnt;
+ intf->desc = desc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialise a static object interface
+ *
+ * @v descriptor Object interface descriptor
+ */
+#define INTF_INIT( descriptor ) { \
+ .dest = &null_intf, \
+ .refcnt = NULL, \
+ .desc = &(descriptor), \
+ }
+
+/**
+ * Get object interface destination and operation method (without pass-through)
+ *
+ * @v intf Object interface
+ * @v type Operation type
+ * @ret dest Destination interface
+ * @ret func Implementing method, or NULL
+ */
+#define intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru( intf, type, dest ) \
+ ( ( type ## _TYPE ( void * ) * ) \
+ intf_get_dest_op_no_passthru_untyped ( intf, type, dest ) )
+
+/**
+ * Get object interface destination and operation method
+ *
+ * @v intf Object interface
+ * @v type Operation type
+ * @ret dest Destination interface
+ * @ret func Implementing method, or NULL
+ */
+#define intf_get_dest_op( intf, type, dest ) \
+ ( ( type ## _TYPE ( void * ) * ) \
+ intf_get_dest_op_untyped ( intf, type, dest ) )
+
+/**
+ * Find debugging colourisation for an object interface
+ *
+ * @v intf Object interface
+ * @ret col Debugging colourisation
+ *
+ * Use as the first argument to DBGC() or equivalent macro.
+ */
+#define INTF_COL( intf ) intf_object ( intf )
+
+/** printf() format string for INTF_DBG() */
+#define INTF_FMT "%p+%zx"
+
+/**
+ * printf() arguments for representing an object interface
+ *
+ * @v intf Object interface
+ * @ret args printf() argument list corresponding to INTF_FMT
+ */
+#define INTF_DBG( intf ) intf_object ( intf ), (intf)->desc->offset
+
+/** printf() format string for INTF_INTF_DBG() */
+#define INTF_INTF_FMT INTF_FMT "->" INTF_FMT
+
+/**
+ * printf() arguments for representing an object interface pair
+ *
+ * @v intf Object interface
+ * @v dest Destination object interface
+ * @ret args printf() argument list corresponding to INTF_INTF_FMT
+ */
+#define INTF_INTF_DBG( intf, dest ) INTF_DBG ( intf ), INTF_DBG ( dest )
+
+#endif /* _IPXE_INTERFACE_H */