source: vbox/trunk/include/VBox/vd-filter-backend.h@ 63905

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

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 */

#ifndef __vd_filter_backend_h__
#define __vd_filter_backend_h__

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

/**
 * VD filter backend interface.
 */
typedef struct VDFILTERBACKEND
{
    /** Structure version. VD_FLTBACKEND_VERSION defines the current version. */
    uint32_t            u32Version;
    /** The name of the backend (constant string). */
    const char          *pszBackendName;

    /**
     * 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   fFlags          Subset of VD_FILTER_FLAGS_*.
     * @param   pVDIfsFilter    Pointer to the per-filter VD interface list.
     * @param   ppvBackendData  Opaque state data for this filter instance.
     */
    DECLR3CALLBACKMEMBER(int, pfnCreate, (PVDINTERFACE pVDIfsDisk, uint32_t fFlags,
                                          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));

    /** Initialization safty marker. */
    uint32_t            u32VersionEnd;
} VDFILTERBACKEND;
/** Pointer to VD filter backend. */
typedef VDFILTERBACKEND *PVDFILTERBACKEND;
/** Constant pointer to a VD filter backend. */
typedef const VDFILTERBACKEND *PCVDFILTERBACKEND;

/** The current version of the VDFILTERBACKEND structure. */
#define VD_FLTBACKEND_VERSION                   VD_VERSION_MAKE(0xff02, 1, 0)

#endif