*
* -->
*
- * \author Francesco Sacchi <batt@develer.com>
+ * \defgroup io_kblock KBlock interface
+ * \ingroup core
+ * \{
*
* \brief KBlock interface
*
+ * A block device is a device which can only be read/written
+ * with data blocks of constant size: flash memories,
+ * SD cards, hard disks, etc...
+ * This interface is designed to adapt to most block devices and
+ * use peculiar features in order to save CPU time and memory space.
+ *
+ * There is no init function because you do not have to use this
+ * structure directly, specific implementations will supply their own init
+ * functions.
+ *
+ * Error handling is done in a way similar to standard C library: whenever a
+ * function (eg. kblock_flush()) returns error, you need to check the error
+ * code, which is implementation specific.
+ *
+ * Example of code flow:
+ * \code
+ * // init a KBlock-derived class
+ * Flash fls;
+ * flash_init(&fls.blk, 0);
+ *
+ * // use kblock_* functions to access the derived class
+ * kblock_write(&fls.blk, ...);
+ * if (kblock_flush(&fls.blk) == EOF)
+ * {
+ * // oops, error occurred!
+ * int err = kblock_error(&fls.blk);
+ * // handle Flash specific error conditions
+ * // ...
+ * // clear error condition
+ * kblock_clearerr(&fls.blk);
+ * }
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * \note The KBlock interface is optimized for block reads. If you need a
+ * file-like access, you can use \ref kfile_block.
+ *
+ * \author Francesco Sacchi <batt@develer.com>
+ *
* $WIZ$ module_name = "kblock"
*/
/**
* KBlock: interface for a generic block device.
*
- * A block device is a device which can only be read/written
- * with data blocks of constant size: flash memories,
- * SD cards, hard disks, etc...
- *
- * This interface is designed to adapt to most block devices and
- * use peculiar features in order to save CPU time and memory space.
- *
- * You do not have to use this structure directly, specific implementations
- * will be supplied in the peripheral drivers.
*/
typedef struct KBlock
{
* \param start The index of the start block for the limiting window in logical addressing units.
* \param count The number of blocks to be used.
*
+ * \return 0 if all is OK, EOF on errors.
*/
-INLINE void kblock_trim(struct KBlock *b, block_idx_t start, block_idx_t count)
-{
- ASSERT(start + count <= b->blk_cnt);
- b->priv.blk_start += start;
- b->blk_cnt = count;
-}
+int kblock_trim(struct KBlock *b, block_idx_t start, block_idx_t count);
#define KB_ASSERT_METHOD(b, method) \
size_t kblock_swWriteBuf(struct KBlock *b, const void *buf, size_t offset, size_t size);
int kblock_swClose(struct KBlock *b);
+/** \} */ //defgroup io_kblock
+
+
#endif /* IO_KBLOCK_H */