mca-legacy.h
/* -*- mode: c; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
/* This is the function prototypes for the old legacy MCA interface
*
* Please move your driver to the new sysfs based one instead */
#ifndef _LINUX_MCA_LEGACY_H
#define _LINUX_MCA_LEGACY_H
#include <linux/mca.h>
#warning "MCA legacy - please move your driver to the new sysfs api"
/* MCA_NOTFOUND is an error condition. The other two indicate
* motherboard POS registers contain the adapter. They might be
* returned by the mca_find_adapter() function, and can be used as
* arguments to mca_read_stored_pos(). I'm not going to allow direct
* access to the motherboard registers until we run across an adapter
* that requires it. We don't know enough about them to know if it's
* safe.
*
* See Documentation/mca.txt or one of the existing drivers for
* more information.
*/
#define MCA_NOTFOUND (-1)
/* Returns the slot of the first enabled adapter matching id. User can
* specify a starting slot beyond zero, to deal with detecting multiple
* devices. Returns MCA_NOTFOUND if id not found. Also checks the
* integrated adapters.
*/
extern int mca_find_adapter(int id, int start);
extern int mca_find_unused_adapter(int id, int start);
extern int mca_mark_as_used(int slot);
extern void mca_mark_as_unused(int slot);
/* gets a byte out of POS register (stored in memory) */
extern unsigned char mca_read_stored_pos(int slot, int reg);
/* This can be expanded later. Right now, it gives us a way of
* getting meaningful information into the MCA_info structure,
* so we can have a more interesting /proc/mca.
*/
extern void mca_set_adapter_name(int slot, char* name);
/* These routines actually mess with the hardware POS registers. They
* temporarily disable the device (and interrupts), so make sure you know
* what you're doing if you use them. Furthermore, writing to a POS may
* result in two devices trying to share a resource, which in turn can
* result in multiple devices sharing memory spaces, IRQs, or even trashing
* hardware. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
*
* You can only access slots with this. Motherboard registers are off
* limits.
*/
/* read a byte from the specified POS register. */
extern unsigned char mca_read_pos(int slot, int reg);
/* write a byte to the specified POS register. */
extern void mca_write_pos(int slot, int reg, unsigned char byte);
#endif