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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright (C) 2023 Veeam Software Group GmbH */
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME "-event_queue: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include "event_queue.h"
+
+void event_queue_init(struct event_queue *event_queue)
+{
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&event_queue->list);
+ spin_lock_init(&event_queue->lock);
+ init_waitqueue_head(&event_queue->wq_head);
+}
+
+void event_queue_done(struct event_queue *event_queue)
+{
+ struct event *event;
+
+ spin_lock(&event_queue->lock);
+ while (!list_empty(&event_queue->list)) {
+ event = list_first_entry(&event_queue->list, struct event,
+ link);
+ list_del(&event->link);
+ event_free(event);
+ }
+ spin_unlock(&event_queue->lock);
+}
+
+int event_gen(struct event_queue *event_queue, gfp_t flags, int code,
+ const void *data, int data_size)
+{
+ struct event *event;
+
+ event = kzalloc(sizeof(struct event) + data_size + 1, flags);
+ if (!event)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ event->time = ktime_get();
+ event->code = code;
+ event->data_size = data_size;
+ memcpy(event->data, data, data_size);
+
+ pr_debug("Generate event: time=%lld code=%d data_size=%d\n",
+ event->time, event->code, event->data_size);
+
+ spin_lock(&event_queue->lock);
+ list_add_tail(&event->link, &event_queue->list);
+ spin_unlock(&event_queue->lock);
+
+ wake_up(&event_queue->wq_head);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+struct event *event_wait(struct event_queue *event_queue,
+ unsigned long timeout_ms)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(event_queue->wq_head,
+ !list_empty(&event_queue->list), timeout_ms);
+ if (ret >= 0) {
+ struct event *event = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
+ spin_lock(&event_queue->lock);
+ if (!list_empty(&event_queue->list)) {
+ event = list_first_entry(&event_queue->list,
+ struct event, link);
+ list_del(&event->link);
+ }
+ spin_unlock(&event_queue->lock);
+ return event;
+ }
+ if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+ pr_debug("event waiting interrupted\n");
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
+ }
+
+ pr_err("Failed to wait event. errno=%d\n", abs(ret));
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* Copyright (C) 2023 Veeam Software Group GmbH */
+#ifndef __BLKSNAP_EVENT_QUEUE_H
+#define __BLKSNAP_EVENT_QUEUE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct event - An event to be passed to the user space.
+ * @link:
+ * The list header allows to combine events from the queue.
+ * @time:
+ * A timestamp indicates when an event occurred.
+ * @code:
+ * Event code.
+ * @data_size:
+ * The number of bytes in the event data array.
+ * @data:
+ * An array of event data.
+ *
+ * Events can be different, so they contain different data. The size of the
+ * data array is not defined exactly, but it has limitations. The size of
+ * the event structure is limited by the PAGE_SIZE (4096 bytes).
+ */
+struct event {
+ struct list_head link;
+ ktime_t time;
+ int code;
+ int data_size;
+ char data[];
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct event_queue - A queue of &struct event.
+ * @list:
+ * Linked list for storing events.
+ * @lock:
+ * Spinlock allows to guarantee safety of the linked list.
+ * @wq_head:
+ * A wait queue allows to put a user thread in a waiting state until
+ * an event appears in the linked list.
+ */
+struct event_queue {
+ struct list_head list;
+ spinlock_t lock;
+ struct wait_queue_head wq_head;
+};
+
+void event_queue_init(struct event_queue *event_queue);
+void event_queue_done(struct event_queue *event_queue);
+
+int event_gen(struct event_queue *event_queue, gfp_t flags, int code,
+ const void *data, int data_size);
+struct event *event_wait(struct event_queue *event_queue,
+ unsigned long timeout_ms);
+static inline void event_free(struct event *event)
+{
+ kfree(event);
+};
+#endif /* __BLKSNAP_EVENT_QUEUE_H */