source: vbox/trunk/include/VBox/vd-filter-backend.h@ 52664

/** @file
 * Internal VD filter backend interface.
 */

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2014 Oracle Corporation
 *
 * This file is part of VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE), as
 * available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
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 * Foundation, in version 2 as it comes in the "COPYING" file of the
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 *
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 * of the Common Development and Distribution License Version 1.0
 * (CDDL) only, as it comes in the "COPYING.CDDL" file of the
 * VirtualBox OSE distribution, in which case the provisions of the
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 */

#ifndef __vd_filter_backend_h__
#define __vd_filter_backend_h__

#include <VBox/vd.h>
#include <VBox/vd-ifs-internal.h>

/**
 * VD filter backend interface.
 */
typedef struct VDFILTERBACKEND
{
    /**
     * The name of the backend (constant string).
     */
    const char *pszBackendName;

    /**
     * The size of the structure.
     */
    uint32_t cbSize;

    /**
     * Pointer to an array of structs describing each supported config key.
     * Terminated by a NULL config key. Note that some backends do not support
     * the configuration interface, so this pointer may just contain NULL.
     * Mandatory if the backend sets VD_CAP_CONFIG.
     */
    PCVDCONFIGINFO paConfigInfo;

    /**
     * Creates a new filter instance.
     *
     * @returns VBox status code.
     * @param   pVDIfsDisk      Pointer to the per-disk VD interface list.
     * @param   pVDIfsFilter    Pointer to the per-filter VD interface list.
     * @param   ppvBackendData  Opaque state data for this filter instance.
     */
    DECLR3CALLBACKMEMBER(int, pfnCreate, (PVDINTERFACE pVDIfsDisk,
                                          PVDINTERFACE pVDIfsFilter,
                                          void **ppvBackendData));

    /**
     * Destroys a filter instance.
     *
     * @returns VBox status code.
     * @param   pvBackendData   Opaque state data for the filter instance to destroy.
     */
    DECLR3CALLBACKMEMBER(int, pfnDestroy, (void *pvBackendData));

    /**
     * Filters the data of a read from the image chain. The filter is applied
     * after everything was read.
     *
     * @returns VBox status code.
     * @param   pvBackendData   Opaque state data for the filter instance.
     * @param   uOffset         Start offset of the read.
     * @param   cbRead          Number of bytes read.
     * @param   pIoCtx          The I/O context holding the read data.
     */
    DECLR3CALLBACKMEMBER(int, pfnFilterRead, (void *pvBackendData, uint64_t uOffset, size_t cbRead,
                                              PVDIOCTX pIoCtx));

    /**
     * Filters the data of a write to the image chain. The filter is applied
     * before everything is written.
     *
     * @returns VBox status code.
     * @param   pvBackendData   Opaque state data for the filter instance.
     * @param   uOffset         Start offset of the write.
     * @param   cbWrite         Number of bytes to be written.
     * @param   pIoCtx          The I/O context holding the data to write.
     */
    DECLR3CALLBACKMEMBER(int, pfnFilterWrite, (void *pvBackendData, uint64_t uOffset, size_t cbWrite,
                                               PVDIOCTX pIoCtx));

} VDFILTERBACKEND;
/** Pointer to VD filter backend. */
typedef VDFILTERBACKEND *PVDFILTERBACKEND;
/** Constant pointer to a VD filter backend. */
typedef const VDFILTERBACKEND *PCVDFILTERBACKEND;

#endif