linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/9] ldisc: new dcd_change() method for line disciplines.

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Message-Id: <1227542451-31969-6-git-send-email-giometti@linux.it>
Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:00:47 +0100
From:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...ux.it>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...ux.it>
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] ldisc: new dcd_change() method for line disciplines.

Signed-off-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...ux.it>
---
 Documentation/tty.txt     |    4 ++++
 include/linux/tty_ldisc.h |    8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/tty.txt b/Documentation/tty.txt
index 8e65c44..3fc812a 100644
--- a/Documentation/tty.txt
+++ b/Documentation/tty.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ write_wakeup()	-	May be called at any point between open and close.
 			is permitted to call the driver write method from
 			this function. In such a situation defer it.
 
+dcd_change()	-	Report to the tty line the current DCD pin status
+			changes and the relative timestamp. The timestamp
+			can be NULL.
+
 
 Driver Access
 
diff --git a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
index 40f38d8..526fbf4 100644
--- a/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
+++ b/include/linux/tty_ldisc.h
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
  *	cease I/O to the tty driver. Can sleep. The driver should
  *	seek to perform this action quickly but should wait until
  *	any pending driver I/O is completed.
+ *
+ * void (*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned int status,
+ * 			struct timespec *ts)
+ *
+ *	Tells the discipline that the DCD pin has changed its status and
+ *	the relative timestamp. Pointer ts can be NULL.
  */
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -136,6 +142,8 @@ struct tty_ldisc_ops {
 	void	(*receive_buf)(struct tty_struct *, const unsigned char *cp,
 			       char *fp, int count);
 	void	(*write_wakeup)(struct tty_struct *);
+	void	(*dcd_change)(struct tty_struct *, unsigned int,
+				struct timespec *);
 
 	struct  module *owner;
 	
-- 
1.5.4.3

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