source: trunk/libs/mini-libc/unistd.h @ 509

/*
 * unistd.h - User level <unistd> library definition.
 * 
 * Author     Alain Greiner (2016,2017,2018)
 *
 * Copyright (c) UPMC Sorbonne Universites
 *
 * This file is part of ALMOS-MKH.
 *
 * ALMOS-MKH is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2.0 of the License.
 *
 * ALMOS-MKH is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with ALMOS-MKH; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */

#ifndef _UNISTD_H_
#define _UNISTD_H_

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This file defines the user level, memory mapping related <mman> library.
 * All these functions make a system call to access the kernel structures.
 * The user/kernel shared structures and mnemonics are defined in
 * the <syscalls/shared_include/shared_unistd.h> file.
 ****************************************************************************************/

#include <shared_unistd.h>

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function returns the pathname of the current working directory.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * buf     : buffer addres in user space.
 * nbytes  : user buffer size in bytes.
 * @ return 0 if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int getcwd( char       * buf,
            unsigned int nbytes );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function read bytes from an open file identified by the <fd> file descriptor.
 * This file can be a regular file or a character oriented device.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ fd       : open file index in fd_array.
 * @ buf      : buffer virtual address in user space.
 * @ count    : number of bytes.
 * @ return number of bytes actually read if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int read( int            fd,
          void         * buf,
          unsigned int   count );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function writes bytes to an open file identified by the <fd> file descriptor.
 * This file can be a regular file or character oriented device.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ fd       : open file index in fd_array.
 * @ buf      : buffer virtual address in user space.
 * @ count    : number of bytes.
 * @ return number of bytes actually written if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int write( int            fd,
           const void   * buf,
           unsigned int   count );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function repositions the offset of the file descriptor identified by <file_id>,
 * according to the operation type defined by the <whence> argument.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ fd       : open file index in fd_array.
 * @ offset   : used to compute new offset value.
 * @ whence   : operation type (SEEK_SET / SEEK_CUR / SEEK_END defined in syscalls.h)
 * @ return 0 if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int lseek( int           fd,
           unsigned int  offset,
           int           whence );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function release the memory allocated for the file descriptor identified by 
 * the <file_id> argument, and remove the fd array_entry in all copies of the process 
 * descriptor.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ fd   : file descriptor index in fd_array.
 * @ return 0 if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int close( int fd );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function removes a directory entry identified by the <pathname> from the
 * directory, and decrement the link count of the file referenced by the link.
 * If the link count reduces to zero, and no process has the file open, then all resources
 * associated with the file are released.  If one or more process have the file open when
 * the last link is removed, the link is removed, but the removal of the file is delayed 
 * until all references to it have been closed.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ pathname   : pathname (can be relative or absolute).
 * @ return 0 if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int unlink( const char * pathname );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function creates in the calling thread cluster an unnamed pipe, and two
 * (read and write) file descriptors to access this pipe. The calling function must pass
 * the pointer on the fd[] array.
 * TODO not implemented yet...
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ fd[0] : [out] read only file descriptor index.
 * @ fd[1] : [out] write only file descriptor index.
 * @ return 0 if success / return -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int pipe( int fd[2] );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function change the current working directory in reference process descriptor.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ pathname   : pathname (can be relative or absolute).
 * @ return 0 if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int chdir( const char * pathname );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function removes a directory file whose name is given by <pathname>.
 * The directory must not have any entries other than `.' and `..'.
 *****************************************************************************************
 * @ pathname   : pathname (can be relative or absolute).
 * @ return 0 if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int rmdir( char * pathname ); 

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function implement the "fork" system call on the user side.
 * The calling process descriptor (parent process), and the associated thread descriptor
 * are replicated in a - likely - remote cluster, that becomes the new process owner. 
 * The child process get a new PID is linked to the parent PID. The child process inherit
 * from the parent process the memory image, and all open files (including the TXT).
 * The child process becomes the TXT terminal owner.
 * The target cluster depends on the "fork_user" flag and "fork_cxy" variable that can be
 * stored in the calling thread descriptor by the specific fork_place() system call.
 * If not, the kernel function makes a query to the DQDT to select the target cluster. 
 ***************************************************************************************** 
 * @ if success, returns child process PID to parent, and return O to child.
 * @ if failure, returns -1 to parent / no child process is created.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int fork( void );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function implement the "exec" system call on the user side.
 * It creates, in the same cluster as the calling thread, a new process descriptor,
 * and a new associated main thread descriptor, executing a new memory image defined 
 * by the <filename> argument. This new process inherit from the old process the PID
 * and the PPID, as well as all open files (including the TXT). 
 * The old process descriptor, and all its threads are blocked, and marked for deletion.
 * Therefore the exec syscall does not return to the calling thread in case of success.
 * This function build an exec_info_t structure containing the new process arguments,
 * as defined by the <arv> argument, and the new process environment variables, 
 * as defined by the <envp>  argument.
 * TODO : the <argv> and <envp> arguments are not supported yet (both must be NULL).
 ***************************************************************************************** 
 * @ filename : string pointer on .elf filename (virtual pointer in user space)
 * @ argv     : array of strings on process arguments (virtual pointers in user space)
 * @ envp     : array of strings on environment variables (virtual pointers in user space)
 * @ does not return if success / returns -1 if failure.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int execve( char  * filename,
            char ** argv,
            char ** envp );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function implements the "getpid" system call on the user side.
 ***************************************************************************************** 
 * @ returns the process PID for the calling thread process.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int getpid( void );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function test whether a file descriptor refers to a terminal.
 ***************************************************************************************** 
 * @ fd   : file descriptor index in fd_array.
 * @ returns 1 if fd is an open file descriptor referring to a terminal / 0 otherwise.
 ****************************************************************************************/
int isatty( int fd );

/***************************************************************************************** 
 * This function sets a timer to deliver the signal SIGALRM to the calling process,
 * after the specified number of seconds. 
 * If an alarm has already been set with alarm() but has not been delivered, 
 * another call to alarm() will supersede the prior call.
 * The request alarm(0) cancels the current alarm and the signal will not be delivered.
 ***************************************************************************************** 
 * @ seconds   : number of seconds.
 * @ returns the amount of time left on the timer from a previous call to alarm().
 *   If no alarm is currently set, the return value is 0.
 ****************************************************************************************/
unsigned alarm( unsigned seconds );

#endif