1. NAME▲
struct_spi_message - one multi-segment SPI transaction
2. SYNOPSIS ▲
struct
spi_message {
struct
list_head transfers;
struct
spi_device *
spi;
unsigned
is_dma_mapped:1
;
void
(*
complete) (
void
*
context);
void
*
context;
unsigned
actual_length;
int
status;
struct
list_head queue;
void
*
state;
}
;
3. MEMBERS ▲
transfers
list of transfer segments in this transaction
spi
SPI device to which the transaction is queued
is_dma_mapped
if true, the caller provided both dma and cpu virtual addresses for each transfer buffer
complete
called to report transaction completions
context
the argument to complete when itAqs called
actual_length
the total number of bytes that were transferred in all successful segments
status
zero for success, else negative errno
queue
for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
state
for use by whichever driver currently owns the message
4. DESCRIPTION ▲
A spi_message is used to execute an atomic sequence of data transfers, each represented by a struct spi_transfer. The sequence is « atomic » in the sense that no other spi_message may use that SPI bus until that sequence completes. On some systems, many such sequences can execute as as single programmed DMA transfer. On all systems, these messages are queued, and might complete after transactions to other devices. Messages sent to a given spi_device are alway executed in FIFO order.
The code that submits an spi_message (and its spi_transfers) to the lower layers is responsible for managing its memory. Zero-initialize every field you donAqt set up explicitly, to insulate against future API updates. After you submit a message and its transfers, ignore them until its completion callback.
5. COPYRIGHT ▲