1 PARPORT interface documentation
2 -------------------------------
4 Time-stamp: <2000-02-24 13:30:20 twaugh>
6 Described here are the following functions:
9 parport_register_driver
10 parport_unregister_driver
12 parport_register_device
13 parport_unregister_device
15 parport_claim_or_block
18 parport_yield_blocking
19 parport_wait_peripheral
20 parport_poll_peripheral
34 Port functions (can be overridden by low-level drivers):
38 port->ops->read_status
39 port->ops->read_control
40 port->ops->write_control
41 port->ops->frob_control
43 port->ops->disable_irq
44 port->ops->data_forward
45 port->ops->data_reverse
48 port->ops->epp_write_data
49 port->ops->epp_read_data
50 port->ops->epp_write_addr
51 port->ops->epp_read_addr
54 port->ops->ecp_write_data
55 port->ops->ecp_read_data
56 port->ops->ecp_write_addr
59 port->ops->nibble_read_data
60 port->ops->byte_read_data
61 port->ops->compat_write_data
63 The parport subsystem comprises 'parport' (the core port-sharing
64 code), and a variety of low-level drivers that actually do the port
65 accesses. Each low-level driver handles a particular style of port
66 (PC, Amiga, and so on).
68 The parport interface to the device driver author can be broken down
69 into global functions and port functions.
71 The global functions are mostly for communicating between the device
72 driver and the parport subsystem: acquiring a list of available ports,
73 claiming a port for exclusive use, and so on. They also include
74 'generic' functions for doing standard things that will work on any
75 IEEE 1284-capable architecture.
77 The port functions are provided by the low-level drivers, although the
78 core parport module provides generic 'defaults' for some routines.
79 The port functions can be split into three groups: SPP, EPP, and ECP.
81 SPP (Standard Parallel Port) functions modify so-called 'SPP'
82 registers: data, status, and control. The hardware may not actually
83 have registers exactly like that, but the PC does and this interface is
84 modelled after common PC implementations. Other low-level drivers may
85 be able to emulate most of the functionality.
87 EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) functions are provided for reading and
88 writing in IEEE 1284 EPP mode, and ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)
89 functions are used for IEEE 1284 ECP mode. (What about BECP? Does
92 Hardware assistance for EPP and/or ECP transfers may or may not be
93 available, and if it is available it may or may not be used. If
94 hardware is not used, the transfer will be software-driven. In order
95 to cope with peripherals that only tenuously support IEEE 1284, a
96 low-level driver specific function is provided, for altering 'fudge
102 parport_register_driver - register a device driver with parport
103 -----------------------
107 #include <linux/parport.h>
109 struct parport_driver {
111 void (*attach) (struct parport *);
112 void (*detach) (struct parport *);
113 struct parport_driver *next;
115 int parport_register_driver (struct parport_driver *driver);
119 In order to be notified about parallel ports when they are detected,
120 parport_register_driver should be called. Your driver will
121 immediately be notified of all ports that have already been detected,
122 and of each new port as low-level drivers are loaded.
124 A 'struct parport_driver' contains the textual name of your driver,
125 a pointer to a function to handle new ports, and a pointer to a
126 function to handle ports going away due to a low-level driver
127 unloading. Ports will only be detached if they are not being used
128 (i.e. there are no devices registered on them).
130 The visible parts of the 'struct parport *' argument given to
135 struct parport *next; /* next parport in list */
136 const char *name; /* port's name */
137 unsigned int modes; /* bitfield of hardware modes */
138 struct parport_device_info probe_info;
140 int number; /* parport index */
141 struct parport_operations *ops;
145 There are other members of the structure, but they should not be
148 The 'modes' member summarises the capabilities of the underlying
149 hardware. It consists of flags which may be bitwise-ored together:
151 PARPORT_MODE_PCSPP IBM PC registers are available,
152 i.e. functions that act on data,
153 control and status registers are
154 probably writing directly to the
156 PARPORT_MODE_TRISTATE The data drivers may be turned off.
157 This allows the data lines to be used
158 for reverse (peripheral to host)
160 PARPORT_MODE_COMPAT The hardware can assist with
161 compatibility-mode (printer)
162 transfers, i.e. compat_write_block.
163 PARPORT_MODE_EPP The hardware can assist with EPP
165 PARPORT_MODE_ECP The hardware can assist with ECP
167 PARPORT_MODE_DMA The hardware can use DMA, so you might
168 want to pass ISA DMA-able memory
169 (i.e. memory allocated using the
170 GFP_DMA flag with kmalloc) to the
171 low-level driver in order to take
174 There may be other flags in 'modes' as well.
176 The contents of 'modes' is advisory only. For example, if the
177 hardware is capable of DMA, and PARPORT_MODE_DMA is in 'modes', it
178 doesn't necessarily mean that DMA will always be used when possible.
179 Similarly, hardware that is capable of assisting ECP transfers won't
184 Zero on success, otherwise an error code.
188 None. (Can it fail? Why return int?)
192 static void lp_attach (struct parport *port)
195 private = kmalloc (...);
196 dev[count++] = parport_register_device (...);
200 static void lp_detach (struct parport *port)
205 static struct parport_driver lp_driver = {
209 NULL /* always put NULL here */
215 if (parport_register_driver (&lp_driver)) {
216 /* Failed; nothing we can do. */
224 parport_unregister_driver, parport_register_device, parport_enumerate
226 parport_unregister_driver - tell parport to forget about this driver
227 -------------------------
231 #include <linux/parport.h>
233 struct parport_driver {
235 void (*attach) (struct parport *);
236 void (*detach) (struct parport *);
237 struct parport_driver *next;
239 void parport_unregister_driver (struct parport_driver *driver);
243 This tells parport not to notify the device driver of new ports or of
244 ports going away. Registered devices belonging to that driver are NOT
245 unregistered: parport_unregister_device must be used for each one.
249 void cleanup_module (void)
252 /* Stop notifications. */
253 parport_unregister_driver (&lp_driver);
255 /* Unregister devices. */
256 for (i = 0; i < NUM_DEVS; i++)
257 parport_unregister_device (dev[i]);
263 parport_register_driver, parport_enumerate
265 parport_enumerate - retrieve a list of parallel ports (DEPRECATED)
270 #include <linux/parport.h>
272 struct parport *parport_enumerate (void);
276 Retrieve the first of a list of valid parallel ports for this machine.
277 Successive parallel ports can be found using the 'struct parport
278 *next' element of the 'struct parport *' that is returned. If 'next'
279 is NULL, there are no more parallel ports in the list. The number of
280 ports in the list will not exceed PARPORT_MAX.
284 A 'struct parport *' describing a valid parallel port for the machine,
285 or NULL if there are none.
289 This function can return NULL to indicate that there are no parallel
294 int detect_device (void)
296 struct parport *port;
298 for (port = parport_enumerate ();
301 /* Try to detect a device on the port... */
311 parport_enumerate is deprecated; parport_register_driver should be
316 parport_register_driver, parport_unregister_driver
318 parport_register_device - register to use a port
319 -----------------------
323 #include <linux/parport.h>
325 typedef int (*preempt_func) (void *handle);
326 typedef void (*wakeup_func) (void *handle);
327 typedef int (*irq_func) (int irq, void *handle, struct pt_regs *);
329 struct pardevice *parport_register_device(struct parport *port,
331 preempt_func preempt,
339 Use this function to register your device driver on a parallel port
340 ('port'). Once you have done that, you will be able to use
341 parport_claim and parport_release in order to use the port.
343 This function will register three callbacks into your driver:
344 'preempt', 'wakeup' and 'irq'. Each of these may be NULL in order to
345 indicate that you do not want a callback.
347 When the 'preempt' function is called, it is because another driver
348 wishes to use the parallel port. The 'preempt' function should return
349 non-zero if the parallel port cannot be released yet -- if zero is
350 returned, the port is lost to another driver and the port must be
351 re-claimed before use.
353 The 'wakeup' function is called once another driver has released the
354 port and no other driver has yet claimed it. You can claim the
355 parallel port from within the 'wakeup' function (in which case the
356 claim is guaranteed to succeed), or choose not to if you don't need it
359 If an interrupt occurs on the parallel port your driver has claimed,
360 the 'irq' function will be called. (Write something about shared
363 The 'handle' is a pointer to driver-specific data, and is passed to
364 the callback functions.
366 'flags' may be a bitwise combination of the following flags:
369 PARPORT_DEV_EXCL The device cannot share the parallel port at all.
370 Use this only when absolutely necessary.
372 The typedefs are not actually defined -- they are only shown in order
373 to make the function prototype more readable.
375 The visible parts of the returned 'struct pardevice' are:
378 struct parport *port; /* Associated port */
379 void *private; /* Device driver's 'handle' */
385 A 'struct pardevice *': a handle to the registered parallel port
386 device that can be used for parport_claim, parport_release, etc.
390 A return value of NULL indicates that there was a problem registering
391 a device on that port.
395 static int preempt (void *handle)
400 must_reclaim_port = 1;
404 static void wakeup (void *handle)
406 struct toaster *private = handle;
407 struct pardevice *dev = private->dev;
408 if (!dev) return; /* avoid races */
414 static int toaster_detect (struct toaster *private, struct parport *port)
416 private->dev = parport_register_device (port, "toaster", preempt,
420 /* Couldn't register with parport. */
423 must_reclaim_port = 0;
425 parport_claim_or_block (private->dev);
427 /* Don't need the port while the toaster warms up. */
431 if (must_reclaim_port) {
432 parport_claim_or_block (private->dev);
433 must_reclaim_port = 0;
440 parport_unregister_device, parport_claim
442 parport_unregister_device - finish using a port
443 -------------------------
447 #include <linux/parport.h>
449 void parport_unregister_device (struct pardevice *dev);
453 This function is the opposite of parport_register_device. After using
454 parport_unregister_device, 'dev' is no longer a valid device handle.
456 You should not unregister a device that is currently claimed, although
457 if you do it will be released automatically.
462 kfree (dev->private); /* before we lose the pointer */
463 parport_unregister_device (dev);
468 parport_unregister_driver
470 parport_claim, parport_claim_or_block - claim the parallel port for a device
471 -------------------------------------
475 #include <linux/parport.h>
477 int parport_claim (struct pardevice *dev);
478 int parport_claim_or_block (struct pardevice *dev);
482 These functions attempt to gain control of the parallel port on which
483 'dev' is registered. 'parport_claim' does not block, but
484 'parport_claim_or_block' may do. (Put something here about blocking
485 interruptibly or non-interruptibly.)
487 You should not try to claim a port that you have already claimed.
491 A return value of zero indicates that the port was successfully
492 claimed, and the caller now has possession of the parallel port.
494 If 'parport_claim_or_block' blocks before returning successfully, the
495 return value is positive.
499 -EAGAIN The port is unavailable at the moment, but another attempt
500 to claim it may succeed.
506 parport_release - release the parallel port
511 #include <linux/parport.h>
513 void parport_release (struct pardevice *dev);
517 Once a parallel port device has been claimed, it can be released using
518 'parport_release'. It cannot fail, but you should not release a
519 device that you do not have possession of.
523 static size_t write (struct pardevice *dev, const void *buf,
527 written = dev->port->ops->write_ecp_data (dev->port, buf,
529 parport_release (dev);
536 change_mode, parport_claim, parport_claim_or_block, parport_yield
538 parport_yield, parport_yield_blocking - temporarily release a parallel port
539 -------------------------------------
543 #include <linux/parport.h>
545 int parport_yield (struct pardevice *dev)
546 int parport_yield_blocking (struct pardevice *dev);
550 When a driver has control of a parallel port, it may allow another
551 driver to temporarily 'borrow' it. 'parport_yield' does not block;
552 'parport_yield_blocking' may do.
556 A return value of zero indicates that the caller still owns the port
557 and the call did not block.
559 A positive return value from 'parport_yield_blocking' indicates that
560 the caller still owns the port and the call blocked.
562 A return value of -EAGAIN indicates that the caller no longer owns the
563 port, and it must be re-claimed before use.
567 -EAGAIN Ownership of the parallel port was given away.
573 parport_wait_peripheral - wait for status lines, up to 35ms
574 -----------------------
578 #include <linux/parport.h>
580 int parport_wait_peripheral (struct parport *port,
586 Wait for the status lines in mask to match the values in val.
590 -EINTR a signal is pending
591 0 the status lines in mask have values in val
592 1 timed out while waiting (35ms elapsed)
596 parport_poll_peripheral
598 parport_poll_peripheral - wait for status lines, in usec
599 -----------------------
603 #include <linux/parport.h>
605 int parport_poll_peripheral (struct parport *port,
612 Wait for the status lines in mask to match the values in val.
616 -EINTR a signal is pending
617 0 the status lines in mask have values in val
618 1 timed out while waiting (usec microseconds have elapsed)
622 parport_wait_peripheral
624 parport_wait_event - wait for an event on a port
629 #include <linux/parport.h>
631 int parport_wait_event (struct parport *port, signed long timeout)
635 Wait for an event (e.g. interrupt) on a port. The timeout is in
641 <0 error (exit as soon as possible)
644 parport_negotiate - perform IEEE 1284 negotiation
649 #include <linux/parport.h>
651 int parport_negotiate (struct parport *, int mode);
655 Perform IEEE 1284 negotiation.
659 0 handshake OK; IEEE 1284 peripheral and mode available
660 -1 handshake failed; peripheral not compliant (or none present)
661 1 handshake OK; IEEE 1284 peripheral present but mode not
666 parport_read, parport_write
668 parport_read - read data from device
673 #include <linux/parport.h>
675 ssize_t parport_read (struct parport *, void *buf, size_t len);
679 Read data from device in current IEEE 1284 transfer mode. This only
680 works for modes that support reverse data transfer.
684 If negative, an error code; otherwise the number of bytes transferred.
688 parport_write, parport_negotiate
690 parport_write - write data to device
695 #include <linux/parport.h>
697 ssize_t parport_write (struct parport *, const void *buf, size_t len);
701 Write data to device in current IEEE 1284 transfer mode. This only
702 works for modes that support forward data transfer.
706 If negative, an error code; otherwise the number of bytes transferred.
710 parport_read, parport_negotiate
712 parport_open - register device for particular device number
717 #include <linux/parport.h>
719 struct pardevice *parport_open (int devnum, const char *name,
722 void (*irqf) (int, void *,
724 int flags, void *handle);
728 This is like parport_register_device but takes a device number instead
729 of a pointer to a struct parport.
733 See parport_register_device. If no device is associated with devnum,
738 parport_register_device, parport_device_num
740 parport_close - unregister device for particular device number
745 #include <linux/parport.h>
747 void parport_close (struct pardevice *dev);
751 This is the equivalent of parport_unregister_device for parport_open.
755 parport_unregister_device, parport_open
757 parport_device_id - obtain IEEE 1284 Device ID
762 #include <linux/parport.h>
764 ssize_t parport_device_id (int devnum, char *buffer, size_t len);
768 Obtains the IEEE 1284 Device ID associated with a given device.
772 If negative, an error code; otherwise, the number of bytes of buffer
773 that contain the device ID. The format of the device ID is as
778 The first two bytes indicate the inclusive length of the entire Device
779 ID, and are in big-endian order. The ID is a sequence of pairs of the
786 Many devices have ill-formed IEEE 1284 Device IDs.
790 parport_find_class, parport_find_device, parport_device_num
792 parport_device_num - convert device coordinates to device number
797 #include <linux/parport.h>
799 int parport_device_num (int parport, int mux, int daisy);
803 Convert between device coordinates (port, multiplexor, daisy chain
804 address) and device number (zero-based).
808 Device number, or -1 if no device at given coordinates.
812 parport_device_coords, parport_open, parport_device_id
814 parport_device_coords - convert device number to device coordinates
819 #include <linux/parport.h>
821 int parport_device_coords (int devnum, int *parport, int *mux,
826 Convert between device number (zero-based) and device coordinates
827 (port, multiplexor, daisy chain address).
831 Zero on success, in which case the coordinates are (*parport, *mux,
836 parport_device_num, parport_open, parport_device_id
838 parport_find_class - find a device by its class
843 #include <linux/parport.h>
846 PARPORT_CLASS_LEGACY = 0, /* Non-IEEE1284 device */
847 PARPORT_CLASS_PRINTER,
850 PARPORT_CLASS_HDC, /* Hard disk controller */
851 PARPORT_CLASS_PCMCIA,
852 PARPORT_CLASS_MEDIA, /* Multimedia device */
853 PARPORT_CLASS_FDC, /* Floppy disk controller */
855 PARPORT_CLASS_SCANNER,
856 PARPORT_CLASS_DIGCAM,
857 PARPORT_CLASS_OTHER, /* Anything else */
858 PARPORT_CLASS_UNSPEC, /* No CLS field in ID */
859 PARPORT_CLASS_SCSIADAPTER
860 } parport_device_class;
862 int parport_find_class (parport_device_class cls, int from);
866 Find a device by class. The search starts from device number from+1.
870 The device number of the next device in that class, or -1 if no such
878 while ((devnum = parport_find_class (PARPORT_CLASS_DIGCAM, devnum)) != -1) {
879 struct pardevice *dev = parport_open (devnum, ...);
885 parport_find_device, parport_open, parport_device_id
887 parport_find_device - find a device by its class
892 #include <linux/parport.h>
894 int parport_find_device (const char *mfg, const char *mdl, int from);
898 Find a device by vendor and model. The search starts from device
903 The device number of the next device matching the specifications, or
904 -1 if no such device exists.
911 while ((devnum = parport_find_device ("IOMEGA", "ZIP+", devnum)) != -1) {
912 struct pardevice *dev = parport_open (devnum, ...);
918 parport_find_class, parport_open, parport_device_id
920 parport_set_timeout - set the inactivity timeout
925 #include <linux/parport.h>
927 long parport_set_timeout (struct pardevice *dev, long inactivity);
931 Set the inactivity timeout, in jiffies, for a registered device. The
932 previous timeout is returned.
936 The previous timeout, in jiffies.
940 Some of the port->ops functions for a parport may take time, owing to
941 delays at the peripheral. After the peripheral has not responded for
942 'inactivity' jiffies, a timeout will occur and the blocking function
945 A timeout of 0 jiffies is a special case: the function must do as much
946 as it can without blocking or leaving the hardware in an unknown
947 state. If port operations are performed from within an interrupt
948 handler, for instance, a timeout of 0 jiffies should be used.
950 Once set for a registered device, the timeout will remain at the set
951 value until set again.
955 port->ops->xxx_read/write_yyy
960 The functions in the port->ops structure (struct parport_operations)
961 are provided by the low-level driver responsible for that port.
963 port->ops->read_data - read the data register
968 #include <linux/parport.h>
970 struct parport_operations {
972 unsigned char (*read_data) (struct parport *port);
978 If port->modes contains the PARPORT_MODE_TRISTATE flag and the
979 PARPORT_CONTROL_DIRECTION bit in the control register is set, this
980 returns the value on the data pins. If port->modes contains the
981 PARPORT_MODE_TRISTATE flag and the PARPORT_CONTROL_DIRECTION bit is
982 not set, the return value _may_ be the last value written to the data
983 register. Otherwise the return value is undefined.
987 write_data, read_status, write_control
989 port->ops->write_data - write the data register
990 ---------------------
994 #include <linux/parport.h>
996 struct parport_operations {
998 void (*write_data) (struct parport *port, unsigned char d);
1004 Writes to the data register. May have side-effects (a STROBE pulse,
1009 read_data, read_status, write_control
1011 port->ops->read_status - read the status register
1012 ----------------------
1016 #include <linux/parport.h>
1018 struct parport_operations {
1020 unsigned char (*read_status) (struct parport *port);
1026 Reads from the status register. This is a bitmask:
1028 - PARPORT_STATUS_ERROR (printer fault, "nFault")
1029 - PARPORT_STATUS_SELECT (on-line, "Select")
1030 - PARPORT_STATUS_PAPEROUT (no paper, "PError")
1031 - PARPORT_STATUS_ACK (handshake, "nAck")
1032 - PARPORT_STATUS_BUSY (busy, "Busy")
1034 There may be other bits set.
1038 read_data, write_data, write_control
1040 port->ops->read_control - read the control register
1041 -----------------------
1045 #include <linux/parport.h>
1047 struct parport_operations {
1049 unsigned char (*read_control) (struct parport *port);
1055 Returns the last value written to the control register (either from
1056 write_control or frob_control). No port access is performed.
1060 read_data, write_data, read_status, write_control
1062 port->ops->write_control - write the control register
1063 ------------------------
1067 #include <linux/parport.h>
1069 struct parport_operations {
1071 void (*write_control) (struct parport *port, unsigned char s);
1077 Writes to the control register. This is a bitmask:
1079 - PARPORT_CONTROL_STROBE (nStrobe)
1081 - PARPORT_CONTROL_AUTOFD (nAutoFd)
1083 - PARPORT_CONTROL_INIT (nInit)
1085 - PARPORT_CONTROL_SELECT (nSelectIn)
1089 read_data, write_data, read_status, frob_control
1091 port->ops->frob_control - write control register bits
1092 -----------------------
1096 #include <linux/parport.h>
1098 struct parport_operations {
1100 unsigned char (*frob_control) (struct parport *port,
1108 This is equivalent to reading from the control register, masking out
1109 the bits in mask, exclusive-or'ing with the bits in val, and writing
1110 the result to the control register.
1112 As some ports don't allow reads from the control port, a software copy
1113 of its contents is maintained, so frob_control is in fact only one
1118 read_data, write_data, read_status, write_control
1120 port->ops->enable_irq - enable interrupt generation
1121 ---------------------
1125 #include <linux/parport.h>
1127 struct parport_operations {
1129 void (*enable_irq) (struct parport *port);
1135 The parallel port hardware is instructed to generate interrupts at
1136 appropriate moments, although those moments are
1137 architecture-specific. For the PC architecture, interrupts are
1138 commonly generated on the rising edge of nAck.
1144 port->ops->disable_irq - disable interrupt generation
1145 ----------------------
1149 #include <linux/parport.h>
1151 struct parport_operations {
1153 void (*disable_irq) (struct parport *port);
1159 The parallel port hardware is instructed not to generate interrupts.
1160 The interrupt itself is not masked.
1166 port->ops->data_forward - enable data drivers
1167 -----------------------
1171 #include <linux/parport.h>
1173 struct parport_operations {
1175 void (*data_forward) (struct parport *port);
1181 Enables the data line drivers, for 8-bit host-to-peripheral
1188 port->ops->data_reverse - tristate the buffer
1189 -----------------------
1193 #include <linux/parport.h>
1195 struct parport_operations {
1197 void (*data_reverse) (struct parport *port);
1203 Places the data bus in a high impedance state, if port->modes has the
1204 PARPORT_MODE_TRISTATE bit set.
1210 port->ops->epp_write_data - write EPP data
1211 -------------------------
1215 #include <linux/parport.h>
1217 struct parport_operations {
1219 size_t (*epp_write_data) (struct parport *port, const void *buf,
1220 size_t len, int flags);
1226 Writes data in EPP mode, and returns the number of bytes written.
1228 The 'flags' parameter may be one or more of the following,
1229 bitwise-or'ed together:
1231 PARPORT_EPP_FAST Use fast transfers. Some chips provide 16-bit and
1232 32-bit registers. However, if a transfer
1233 times out, the return value may be unreliable.
1237 epp_read_data, epp_write_addr, epp_read_addr
1239 port->ops->epp_read_data - read EPP data
1240 ------------------------
1244 #include <linux/parport.h>
1246 struct parport_operations {
1248 size_t (*epp_read_data) (struct parport *port, void *buf,
1249 size_t len, int flags);
1255 Reads data in EPP mode, and returns the number of bytes read.
1257 The 'flags' parameter may be one or more of the following,
1258 bitwise-or'ed together:
1260 PARPORT_EPP_FAST Use fast transfers. Some chips provide 16-bit and
1261 32-bit registers. However, if a transfer
1262 times out, the return value may be unreliable.
1266 epp_write_data, epp_write_addr, epp_read_addr
1268 port->ops->epp_write_addr - write EPP address
1269 -------------------------
1273 #include <linux/parport.h>
1275 struct parport_operations {
1277 size_t (*epp_write_addr) (struct parport *port,
1278 const void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1284 Writes EPP addresses (8 bits each), and returns the number written.
1286 The 'flags' parameter may be one or more of the following,
1287 bitwise-or'ed together:
1289 PARPORT_EPP_FAST Use fast transfers. Some chips provide 16-bit and
1290 32-bit registers. However, if a transfer
1291 times out, the return value may be unreliable.
1293 (Does PARPORT_EPP_FAST make sense for this function?)
1297 epp_write_data, epp_read_data, epp_read_addr
1299 port->ops->epp_read_addr - read EPP address
1300 ------------------------
1304 #include <linux/parport.h>
1306 struct parport_operations {
1308 size_t (*epp_read_addr) (struct parport *port, void *buf,
1309 size_t len, int flags);
1315 Reads EPP addresses (8 bits each), and returns the number read.
1317 The 'flags' parameter may be one or more of the following,
1318 bitwise-or'ed together:
1320 PARPORT_EPP_FAST Use fast transfers. Some chips provide 16-bit and
1321 32-bit registers. However, if a transfer
1322 times out, the return value may be unreliable.
1324 (Does PARPORT_EPP_FAST make sense for this function?)
1328 epp_write_data, epp_read_data, epp_write_addr
1330 port->ops->ecp_write_data - write a block of ECP data
1331 -------------------------
1335 #include <linux/parport.h>
1337 struct parport_operations {
1339 size_t (*ecp_write_data) (struct parport *port,
1340 const void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1346 Writes a block of ECP data. The 'flags' parameter is ignored.
1350 The number of bytes written.
1354 ecp_read_data, ecp_write_addr
1356 port->ops->ecp_read_data - read a block of ECP data
1357 ------------------------
1361 #include <linux/parport.h>
1363 struct parport_operations {
1365 size_t (*ecp_read_data) (struct parport *port,
1366 void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1372 Reads a block of ECP data. The 'flags' parameter is ignored.
1376 The number of bytes read. NB. There may be more unread data in a
1377 FIFO. Is there a way of stunning the FIFO to prevent this?
1381 ecp_write_block, ecp_write_addr
1383 port->ops->ecp_write_addr - write a block of ECP addresses
1384 -------------------------
1388 #include <linux/parport.h>
1390 struct parport_operations {
1392 size_t (*ecp_write_addr) (struct parport *port,
1393 const void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1399 Writes a block of ECP addresses. The 'flags' parameter is ignored.
1403 The number of bytes written.
1407 This may use a FIFO, and if so shall not return until the FIFO is empty.
1411 ecp_read_data, ecp_write_data
1413 port->ops->nibble_read_data - read a block of data in nibble mode
1414 ---------------------------
1418 #include <linux/parport.h>
1420 struct parport_operations {
1422 size_t (*nibble_read_data) (struct parport *port,
1423 void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1429 Reads a block of data in nibble mode. The 'flags' parameter is ignored.
1433 The number of whole bytes read.
1437 byte_read_data, compat_write_data
1439 port->ops->byte_read_data - read a block of data in byte mode
1440 -------------------------
1444 #include <linux/parport.h>
1446 struct parport_operations {
1448 size_t (*byte_read_data) (struct parport *port,
1449 void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1455 Reads a block of data in byte mode. The 'flags' parameter is ignored.
1459 The number of bytes read.
1463 nibble_read_data, compat_write_data
1465 port->ops->compat_write_data - write a block of data in compatibility mode
1466 ----------------------------
1470 #include <linux/parport.h>
1472 struct parport_operations {
1474 size_t (*compat_write_data) (struct parport *port,
1475 const void *buf, size_t len, int flags);
1481 Writes a block of data in compatibility mode. The 'flags' parameter
1486 The number of bytes written.
1490 nibble_read_data, byte_read_data