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/************************************************************************************
 * drivers/serial/serial.c
 *
 *   Copyright (C) 2007-2009, 2011-2012 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
 *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 *
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
 *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
 *    distribution.
 * 3. Neither the name NuttX nor the names of its contributors may be
 *    used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
 *    without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
 * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
 * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
 * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
 * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
 * ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 *
 ************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************
 * Included Files
 ************************************************************************************/

#include <nuttx/config.h>

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <poll.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <debug.h>

#include <nuttx/irq.h>
#include <nuttx/arch.h>
#include <nuttx/fs/fs.h>
#include <nuttx/serial/serial.h>

/************************************************************************************
 * Definitions
 ************************************************************************************/

/* The architecture must provide up_putc for this driver */

#ifndef CONFIG_ARCH_LOWPUTC
#  error "Architecture must provide up_putc() for this driver"
#endif

#define uart_putc(ch) up_putc(ch)

#define HALF_SECOND_MSEC 500
#define HALF_SECOND_USEC 500000L

/************************************************************************************
 * Private Types
 ************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************
 * Private Function Prototypes
 ************************************************************************************/

static int     uart_open(FAR struct file *filep);
static int     uart_close(FAR struct file *filep);
static ssize_t uart_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer, size_t buflen);
static ssize_t uart_write(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen);
static int     uart_ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg);
#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL
static int     uart_poll(FAR struct file *filep, FAR struct pollfd *fds, bool setup);
#endif

/************************************************************************************
 * Private Variables
 ************************************************************************************/

static const struct file_operations g_serialops =
{
  uart_open,  /* open */
  uart_close, /* close */
  uart_read,  /* read */
  uart_write, /* write */
  0,          /* seek */
  uart_ioctl  /* ioctl */
#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL
  , uart_poll /* poll */
#endif
};

/************************************************************************************
 * Private Functions
 ************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_takesem
 ************************************************************************************/

static int uart_takesem(FAR sem_t *sem, bool errout)
{
  /* Loop, ignoring interrupts, until we have successfully acquired the semaphore */

  while (sem_wait(sem) != OK)
    {
      /* The only case that an error should occur here is if the wait was awakened
       * by a signal.
       */

      ASSERT(get_errno() == EINTR);

      /* When the signal is received, should we errout? Or should we just continue
       * waiting until we have the semaphore?
       */

      if (errout)
        {
          return -EINTR;
        }
    }

  return OK;
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_givesem
 ************************************************************************************/

#define uart_givesem(sem) (void)sem_post(sem)

/****************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_pollnotify
 ****************************************************************************/

#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL
static void uart_pollnotify(FAR uart_dev_t *dev, pollevent_t eventset)
{
  int i;

  for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_SERIAL_NPOLLWAITERS; i++)
    {
      struct pollfd *fds = dev->fds[i];
      if (fds)
        {
          fds->revents |= (fds->events & eventset);
          if (fds->revents != 0)
            {
              fvdbg("Report events: %02x\n", fds->revents);
              sem_post(fds->sem);
            }
        }
    }
}
#else
#  define uart_pollnotify(dev,event)
#endif

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_putxmitchar
 ************************************************************************************/

static int uart_putxmitchar(FAR uart_dev_t *dev, int ch)
{
  irqstate_t flags;
  int nexthead;
  int ret;

  /* Increment to see what the next head pointer will be.  We need to use the "next"
   * head pointer to determine when the circular buffer would overrun
   */
 
  nexthead = dev->xmit.head + 1;
  if (nexthead >= dev->xmit.size)
    {
      nexthead = 0;
    }

  /* Loop until we are able to add the character to the TX buffer */
  
  for (;;)
    {
      if (nexthead != dev->xmit.tail)
        {
          dev->xmit.buffer[dev->xmit.head] = ch;
          dev->xmit.head = nexthead;
          return OK;
        }
      else
        {
          /* Inform the interrupt level logic that we are waiting. This and
           * the following steps must be atomic.
           */

          flags = irqsave();
          dev->xmitwaiting = true;

          /* Wait for some characters to be sent from the buffer with the TX
           * interrupt enabled.  When the TX interrupt is enabled, uart_xmitchars
           * should execute and remove some of the data from the TX buffer.
           */

          uart_enabletxint(dev);
          ret = uart_takesem(&dev->xmitsem, true);
          uart_disabletxint(dev);
          irqrestore(flags);

          /* Check if we were awakened by signal. */

          if (ret < 0)
            {
             /* A signal received while waiting for the xmit buffer to become
              * non-full will abort the transfer.
              */

              return -EINTR;
            }
        }
    }

  /* We won't get here */

  return OK;
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_irqwrite
 ************************************************************************************/

static inline ssize_t uart_irqwrite(FAR uart_dev_t *dev, FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen)
{
  ssize_t ret = buflen;

  /* Force each character through the low level interface */

  for (; buflen; buflen--)
    {
      int ch = *buffer++;

     /* If this is the console, then we should replace LF with CR-LF */

      if (ch == '\n')
        {
          uart_putc('\r');
        }

      /* Output the character, using the low-level direct UART interfaces */

      uart_putc(ch);
    }

  return ret;
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_write
 ************************************************************************************/

static ssize_t uart_write(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen)
{
  FAR struct inode *inode  = filep->f_inode;
  FAR uart_dev_t   *dev    = inode->i_private;
  ssize_t           nread  = buflen;
  int               ret;

  /* We may receive console writes through this path from interrupt handlers and
   * from debug output in the IDLE task!  In these cases, we will need to do things
   * a little differently.
   */

  if (up_interrupt_context() || getpid() == 0)
    {
      /* up_putc() will be used to generate the output in a busy-wait loop.
       * up_putc() is only available for the console device.
       */

      if (dev->isconsole)
        {
          irqstate_t flags = irqsave();
          ret = uart_irqwrite(dev, buffer, buflen);
          irqrestore(flags);
          return ret;
        }
      else
        {
          return -EPERM;
        }
    }

  /* Only one user can access dev->xmit.head at a time */

  ret = (ssize_t)uart_takesem(&dev->xmit.sem, true);
  if (ret < 0)
    {
      /* A signal received while waiting for access to the xmit.head will
       * abort the transfer.  After the transfer has started, we are committed
       * and signals will be ignored.
       */

      return ret;
    }

  /* Loop while we still have data to copy to the transmit buffer.
   * we add data to the head of the buffer; uart_xmitchars takes the
   * data from the end of the buffer.
   */

  uart_disabletxint(dev);
  for (; buflen; buflen--)
    {
      int ch = *buffer++;

      /* If this is the console, then we should replace LF with CR-LF */

      ret = OK;
      if (dev->isconsole && ch == '\n')
        {
          ret = uart_putxmitchar(dev, '\r');
        }

      /* Put the character into the transmit buffer */

      if (ret == OK)
        {
          ret = uart_putxmitchar(dev, ch);
        }

      /* Were we awakened by a signal?  That should be the only condition that
       * uart_putxmitchar() should return an error.
       */

      if (ret < 0)
        {
          /* POSIX requires that we return -1 and errno set if no data was
           * transferred.  Otherwise, we return the number of bytes in the
           * interrupted transfer.
           */

          if (buflen < nread)
            {
              /* Some data was transferred.  Return the number of bytes that were
               * successfully transferred.
               */

              nread -= buflen;
            }
          else
            {
              /* No data was transferred. Return -EINTR.  The VFS layer will
               * set the errno value appropriately).
               */
 
              nread = -EINTR;
            }

          break;
        }
    }

  if (dev->xmit.head != dev->xmit.tail)
    {
      uart_enabletxint(dev);
    }

  uart_givesem(&dev->xmit.sem);
  return nread;
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_read
 ************************************************************************************/

static ssize_t uart_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer, size_t buflen)
{
  FAR struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
  FAR uart_dev_t   *dev   = inode->i_private;
  irqstate_t        flags;
  ssize_t           recvd = 0;
  int16_t           tail;
  int               ret;

  /* Only one user can access dev->recv.tail at a time */

  ret = uart_takesem(&dev->recv.sem, true);
  if (ret < 0)
    {
      /* A signal received while waiting for access to the recv.tail will avort
       * the transfer.  After the transfer has started, we are committed and
       * signals will be ignored.
       */

      return ret;
    }

  /* Loop while we still have data to copy to the receive buffer.
   * we add data to the head of the buffer; uart_xmitchars takes the
   * data from the end of the buffer.
   */

  while (recvd < buflen)
    {
      /* Check if there is more data to return in the circular buffer.
       * NOTE: Rx interrupt handling logic may aynchronously increment
       * the head index but must not modify the tail index.  The tail
       * index is only modified in this function.  Therefore, no
       * special handshaking is required here.
       *
       * The head and tail pointers are 16-bit values.  The only time that
       * the following could be unsafe is if the CPU made two non-atomic
       * 8-bit accesses to obtain the 16-bit head index.
       */

      tail = dev->recv.tail;
      if (dev->recv.head != tail)
        {
          /* Take the next character from the tail of the buffer */

          *buffer++ = dev->recv.buffer[tail];
          recvd++;

          /* Increment the tail index.  Most operations are done using the
           * local variable 'tail' so that the final dev->recv.tail update
           * is atomic.
           */

          if (++tail >= dev->recv.size)
            {
              tail = 0;
            }

          dev->recv.tail = tail;
        }

#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_SERIAL_FULLBLOCKS
      /* No... then we would have to wait to get receive more data.
       * If the user has specified the O_NONBLOCK option, then just
       * return what we have.
       */

      else if (filep->f_oflags & O_NONBLOCK)
        {
          /* If nothing was transferred, then return the -EAGAIN
           * error (not zero which means end of file).
           */

          if (recvd < 1)
            {
              recvd = -EAGAIN;
            }
          break;
       }
#else
      /* No... the circular buffer is empty.  Have we returned anything
       * to the caller?
       */

      else if (recvd > 0)
       {
          /* Yes.. break out of the loop and return the number of bytes
           * received up to the wait condition.
           */

          break;
       }

      /* No... then we would have to wait to get receive some data.
       * If the user has specified the O_NONBLOCK option, then do not
       * wait.
       */

      else if (filep->f_oflags & O_NONBLOCK)
        {
          /* Break out of the loop returning -EAGAIN */

          recvd = -EAGAIN;
          break;
        }
#endif
      /* Otherwise we are going to have to wait for data to arrive */

      else
        {
          /* Disable Rx interrupts and test again... */

          uart_disablerxint(dev);

          /* If the Rx ring buffer still empty?  Bytes may have been addded
           * between the last time that we checked and when we disabled Rx
           * interrupts.
           */

          if (dev->recv.head == dev->recv.tail)
            {
              /* Yes.. the buffer is still empty.  Wait for some characters
               * to be received into the buffer with the RX interrupt re-
               * enabled.  All interrupts are disabled briefly to assure
               * that the following operations are atomic.
               */

              flags = irqsave();
              dev->recvwaiting = true;
              uart_enablerxint(dev);

              /* Now wait with the Rx interrupt re-enabled.  NuttX will
               * automatically re-enable global interrupts when this thread
               * goes to sleep.
               */

              ret = uart_takesem(&dev->recvsem, true);
              irqrestore(flags);

              /* Was a signal received while waiting for data to be received? */

              if (ret < 0)
                {
                  /* POSIX requires that we return after a signal is received.
                   * If some bytes were read, we need to return the number of bytes
                   * read; if no bytes were read, we need to return -1 with the
                   * errno set correctly.
                   */

                  if (recvd == 0)
                    {
                      /* No bytes were read, return -EINTR (the VFS layer will
                       * set the errno value appropriately.
                       */

                      recvd = -EINTR;
                    }

                  break;
                }
            }
          else
            {
              /* No... the ring buffer is no longer empty.  Just re-enable Rx
               * interrupts and accept the new data on the next time through
               * the loop.
               */

              uart_enablerxint(dev);
            }
        }
    }

  uart_givesem(&dev->recv.sem);
  return recvd;
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_ioctl
 ************************************************************************************/

static int uart_ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
{
  FAR struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
  FAR uart_dev_t   *dev   = inode->i_private;

  return dev->ops->ioctl(filep, cmd, arg);
}

/****************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_poll
 ****************************************************************************/

#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL
int uart_poll(FAR struct file *filep, FAR struct pollfd *fds, bool setup)
{
  FAR struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
  FAR uart_dev_t   *dev   = inode->i_private;
  pollevent_t       eventset;
  int               ndx;
  int               ret;
  int               i;

  /* Some sanity checking */

#if CONFIG_DEBUG
  if (!dev || !fds)
    {
      return -ENODEV;
    }
#endif

  /* Are we setting up the poll?  Or tearing it down? */

  ret = uart_takesem(&dev->pollsem, true);
  if (ret < 0)
    {
      /* A signal received while waiting for access to the poll data
       * will abort the operation.
       */

      return ret;
    }

  if (setup)
    {
      /* This is a request to set up the poll.  Find an available
       * slot for the poll structure reference
       */

      for (i = 0; i < CONFIG_SERIAL_NPOLLWAITERS; i++)
        {
          /* Find an available slot */

          if (!dev->fds[i])
            {
              /* Bind the poll structure and this slot */

              dev->fds[i]  = fds;
              fds->priv    = &dev->fds[i];
              break;
            }
        }

      if (i >= CONFIG_SERIAL_NPOLLWAITERS)
        {
          fds->priv    = NULL;
          ret          = -EBUSY;
          goto errout;
        }

      /* Should we immediately notify on any of the requested events?
       * First, check if the xmit buffer is full.
       *
       * Get exclusive access to the xmit buffer indices.  NOTE: that we do not
       * let this wait be interrupted by a signal (we probably should, but that
       * would be a little awkward).
       */

      eventset = 0;
      (void)uart_takesem(&dev->xmit.sem, false);

      ndx = dev->xmit.head + 1;
      if (ndx >= dev->xmit.size)
        {
          ndx = 0;
        }

      if (ndx != dev->xmit.tail)
       {
         eventset |= POLLOUT;
       }

      uart_givesem(&dev->xmit.sem);

      /* Check if the receive buffer is empty
       *
       * Get exclusive access to the recv buffer indices.  NOTE: that we do not
       * let this wait be interrupted by a signal (we probably should, but that
       * would be a little awkward).
       */

      (void)uart_takesem(&dev->recv.sem, false);
      if (dev->recv.head != dev->recv.tail)
       {
         eventset |= POLLIN;
       }

      uart_givesem(&dev->recv.sem);

      if (eventset)
        {
          uart_pollnotify(dev, eventset);
        }

    }
  else if (fds->priv)
    {
      /* This is a request to tear down the poll. */

      struct pollfd **slot = (struct pollfd **)fds->priv;

#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG
      if (!slot)
        {
          ret              = -EIO;
          goto errout;
        }
#endif

      /* Remove all memory of the poll setup */

      *slot                = NULL;
      fds->priv            = NULL;
    }

errout:
  uart_givesem(&dev->pollsem);
  return ret;
}
#endif

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_close
 *
 * Description:
 *   This routine is called when the serial port gets closed.
 *   It waits for the last remaining data to be sent.
 *
 ************************************************************************************/

static int uart_close(FAR struct file *filep)
{
  FAR struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
  FAR uart_dev_t   *dev   = inode->i_private;
  irqstate_t        flags;

  /* Get exclusive access to the close semaphore (to synchronize open/close operations.
   * NOTE: that we do not let this wait be interrupted by a signal.  Technically, we
   * should, but almost no one every checks the return value from close() so we avoid
   * a potential memory leak by ignoring signals in this case.
   */

  (void)uart_takesem(&dev->closesem, false);
  if (dev->open_count > 1)
    {
      dev->open_count--;
      uart_givesem(&dev->closesem);
      return OK;
    }

  /* There are no more references to the port */

  dev->open_count = 0;

  /* Stop accepting input */

  uart_disablerxint(dev);

  /* Now we wait for the transmit buffer to clear */

  while (dev->xmit.head != dev->xmit.tail)
    {
#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS
      usleep(HALF_SECOND_USEC);
#else
      up_mdelay(HALF_SECOND_MSEC);
#endif
    }

  /* And wait for the TX fifo to drain */

  while (!uart_txempty(dev))
    {
#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS
      usleep(HALF_SECOND_USEC);
#else
      up_mdelay(HALF_SECOND_MSEC);
#endif
    }

  /* Free the IRQ and disable the UART */

  flags = irqsave();       /* Disable interrupts */
  uart_detach(dev);        /* Detach interrupts */
  if (!dev->isconsole)     /* Check for the serial console UART */
    {
      uart_shutdown(dev);  /* Disable the UART */
    }
  irqrestore(flags);

  uart_givesem(&dev->closesem);
  return OK;
 }

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_open
 *
 * Description:
 *   This routine is called whenever a serial port is opened.
 *
 ************************************************************************************/

static int uart_open(FAR struct file *filep)
{
  struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
  uart_dev_t   *dev   = inode->i_private;
  uint8_t       tmp;
  int           ret;

  /* If the port is the middle of closing, wait until the close is finished.
   * If a signal is received while we are waiting, then return EINTR.
   */

  ret = uart_takesem(&dev->closesem, true);
  if (ret < 0)
    {
      /* A signal received while waiting for the last close operation. */

      return ret;
    }

  /* Start up serial port */
  /* Increment the count of references to the device. */

  tmp = dev->open_count + 1;
  if (tmp == 0)
    {
      /* More than 255 opens; uint8_t overflows to zero */

      ret = -EMFILE;
      goto errout_with_sem;
    }

  /* Check if this is the first time that the driver has been opened. */

  if (tmp == 1)
    {
      irqstate_t flags = irqsave();

      /* If this is the console, then the UART has already been initialized. */

      if (!dev->isconsole)
        {
          /* Perform one time hardware initialization */

          ret = uart_setup(dev);
          if (ret < 0)
            {
              irqrestore(flags);
              goto errout_with_sem;
            }
        }

      /* In any event, we do have to configure for interrupt driven mode of
       * operation.  Attach the hardware IRQ(s). Hmm.. should shutdown() the
       * the device in the rare case that uart_attach() fails, tmp==1, and
       * this is not the console.
       */

      ret = uart_attach(dev);
      if (ret < 0)
        {
           uart_shutdown(dev);
           irqrestore(flags);
           goto errout_with_sem;
        }

      /* Mark the io buffers empty */

      dev->xmit.head = 0;
      dev->xmit.tail = 0;
      dev->recv.head = 0;
      dev->recv.tail = 0;

      /* Enable the RX interrupt */

      uart_enablerxint(dev);
      irqrestore(flags);
    }

  /* Save the new open count on success */

  dev->open_count = tmp;

errout_with_sem:
  uart_givesem(&dev->closesem);
  return ret;
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Public Functions
 ************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_register
 *
 * Description:
 *   Register serial console and serial ports.
 *
 ************************************************************************************/

int uart_register(FAR const char *path, FAR uart_dev_t *dev)
{
  sem_init(&dev->xmit.sem, 0, 1);
  sem_init(&dev->recv.sem, 0, 1);
  sem_init(&dev->closesem, 0, 1);
  sem_init(&dev->xmitsem,  0, 0);
  sem_init(&dev->recvsem,  0, 0);
#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL
  sem_init(&dev->pollsem,  0, 1);
#endif

  dbg("Registering %s\n", path);
  return register_driver(path, &g_serialops, 0666, dev);
}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_datareceived
 *
 * Description:
 *   This function is called from uart_recvchars when new serial data is place in 
 *   the driver's circular buffer.  This function will wake-up any stalled read()
 *   operations that are waiting for incoming data.
 *
 ************************************************************************************/

void uart_datareceived(FAR uart_dev_t *dev)
{
  /* Awaken any awaiting read() operations */

  if (dev->recvwaiting)
    {
      dev->recvwaiting = false;
      (void)sem_post(&dev->recvsem);
    }

  /* Notify all poll/select waiters that they can read from the recv buffer */

  uart_pollnotify(dev, POLLIN);

}

/************************************************************************************
 * Name: uart_datasent
 *
 * Description:
 *   This function is called from uart_xmitchars after serial data has been sent,
 *   freeing up some space in the driver's circular buffer. This function will
 *   wake-up any stalled write() operations that was waiting for space to buffer
 *   outgoing data.
 *
 ************************************************************************************/

void uart_datasent(FAR uart_dev_t *dev)
{
  if (dev->xmitwaiting)
    {
      dev->xmitwaiting = false;
      (void)sem_post(&dev->xmitsem);
    }

  /* Notify all poll/select waiters that they can write to xmit buffer */

  uart_pollnotify(dev, POLLOUT);
}