1 /*
2 * \brief ROM session interface
3 * \author Norman Feske
4 * \date 2006-07-06
5 *
6 * A ROM session corresponds to an open file. The file name is specified as an
7 * argument on session creation.
8 */
9
10 /*
11 * Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Genode Labs GmbH
12 *
13 * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
14 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
15 */
16
17 #ifndef _INCLUDE__ROM_SESSION__ROM_SESSION_H_
18 #define _INCLUDE__ROM_SESSION__ROM_SESSION_H_
19
20 #include <dataspace/capability.h>
21 #include <session/session.h>
22 #include <base/signal.h>
23
24 namespace Genode {
25
26 struct Rom_dataspace : Dataspace { };
27
28 typedef Capability<Rom_dataspace> Rom_dataspace_capability;
29
30 struct Rom_session : Session
31 {
32 static const char *service_name() { return "ROM"; }
33
34 virtual ~Rom_session() { }
35
36 /**
37 * Request dataspace containing the ROM session data
38 *
39 * \return capability to ROM dataspace
40 *
41 * The capability may be invalid.
42 *
43 * Consecutive calls of this functions are not guaranteed to return the
44 * same dataspace as dynamic ROM sessions may update the ROM data
45 * during the lifetime of the session. When calling the function, the
46 * server may destroy the old dataspace and replace it with a new one
47 * containing the updated data. Hence, prior calling this function, the
48 * client should make sure to detach the previously requested dataspace
49 * from its local address space.
50 */
51 virtual Rom_dataspace_capability dataspace() = 0;
52
53 /**
54 * Register signal handler to be notified of ROM data changes
55 *
56 * The ROM session interface allows for the implementation of ROM
57 * services that dynamically update the data exported as ROM dataspace
58 * during the lifetime of the session. This is useful in scenarios
59 * where this data is generated rather than originating from a static
60 * file, for example to update a program`s configuration at runtime.
61 *
62 * By installing a signal handler using the `sigh()` function, the
63 * client will receive a notification each time the data changes at the
64 * server. From the client`s perspective, the original data contained
65 * in the currently used dataspace remains unchanged until the client
66 * calls `dataspace()` the next time.
67 */
68 virtual void sigh(Signal_context_capability sigh) = 0;
69
70
71 /*********************
72 ** RPC declaration **
73 *********************/
74
75 GENODE_RPC(Rpc_dataspace, Rom_dataspace_capability, dataspace);
76 GENODE_RPC(Rpc_sigh, void, sigh, Signal_context_capability);
77
78 GENODE_RPC_INTERFACE(Rpc_dataspace, Rpc_sigh);
79 };
80 }
81
82 #endif /* _INCLUDE__ROM_SESSION__ROM_SESSION_H_ */