console.c

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#include "stddef.h"
#include <ipxe/console.h>
#include <ipxe/process.h>
#include <ipxe/nap.h>
 
/** @file */
 
FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );
FILE_SECBOOT ( PERMITTED );
 
/** Current console usage */
int console_usage = CONSOLE_USAGE_STDOUT;
 
/** Console width */
unsigned int console_width = CONSOLE_DEFAULT_WIDTH;
 
/** Console height */
unsigned int console_height = CONSOLE_DEFAULT_HEIGHT;
 
/**
 * Write a single character to each console device
 *
 * @v character         Character to be written
 * @ret character       Character written
 *
 * The character is written out to all enabled console devices, using
 * each device's console_driver::putchar() method.
 */
int putchar ( int character ) {
        struct console_driver *console;
 
        /* Automatic LF -> CR,LF translation */
        if ( character == '\n' )
                putchar ( '\r' );
 
        for_each_table_entry ( console, CONSOLES ) {
                if ( ( ! ( console->disabled & CONSOLE_DISABLED_OUTPUT ) ) &&
                     ( console_usage & console->usage ) &&
                     console->putchar )
                        console->putchar ( character );
        }
 
        return character;
}
 
/**
 * Check to see if any input is available on any console
 *
 * @ret console         Console device that has input available, or NULL
 *
 * All enabled console devices are checked once for available input
 * using each device's console_driver::iskey() method.  The first
 * console device that has available input will be returned, if any.
 */
static struct console_driver * has_input ( void ) {
        struct console_driver *console;
 
        for_each_table_entry ( console, CONSOLES ) {
                if ( ( ! ( console->disabled & CONSOLE_DISABLED_INPUT ) ) &&
                     console->iskey ) {
                        if ( console->iskey () )
                                return console;
                }
        }
        return NULL;
}
 
/**
 * Read a single character from any console
 *
 * @ret character       Character read from a console.
 *
 * A character will be read from the first enabled console device that
 * has input available using that console's console_driver::getchar()
 * method.  If no console has input available to be read, this method
 * will block.  To perform a non-blocking read, use something like
 *
 * @code
 *
 *   int key = iskey() ? getchar() : -1;
 *
 * @endcode
 *
 * The character read will not be echoed back to any console.
 */
int getchar ( void ) {
        struct console_driver *console;
        int character;
 
        while ( 1 ) {
                console = has_input();
                if ( console && console->getchar ) {
                        character = console->getchar ();
                        break;
                }
 
                /* Doze for a while (until the next interrupt).  This works
                 * fine, because the keyboard is interrupt-driven, and the
                 * timer interrupt (approx. every 50msec) takes care of the
                 * serial port, which is read by polling.  This reduces the
                 * power dissipation of a modern CPU considerably, and also
                 * makes Etherboot waiting for user interaction waste a lot
                 * less CPU time in a VMware session.
                 */
                cpu_nap();
 
                /* Keep processing background tasks while we wait for
                 * input.
                 */
                step();
        }
 
        /* CR -> LF translation */
        if ( character == '\r' )
                character = '\n';
 
        return character;
}
 
/**
 * Check for available input on any console
 *
 * @ret is_available    Input is available on a console
 *
 * All enabled console devices are checked once for available input
 * using each device's console_driver::iskey() method.  If any console
 * device has input available, this call will return true.  If this
 * call returns true, you can then safely call getchar() without
 * blocking.
 */
int iskey ( void ) {
        return has_input() ? 1 : 0;
}
 
/**
 * Configure console
 *
 * @v config            Console configuration
 * @ret rc              Return status code
 *
 * The configuration is passed to all configurable consoles, including
 * those which are currently disabled.  Consoles may choose to enable
 * or disable themselves depending upon the configuration.
 *
 * If configuration fails, then all consoles will be reset.
 */
int console_configure ( struct console_configuration *config ) {
        struct console_driver *console;
        int rc;
 
        /* Reset console width and height */
        console_set_size ( CONSOLE_DEFAULT_WIDTH, CONSOLE_DEFAULT_HEIGHT );
 
        /* Try to configure each console */
        for_each_table_entry ( console, CONSOLES ) {
                if ( ( console->configure ) &&
                     ( ( rc = console->configure ( config ) ) != 0 ) )
                                goto err;
        }
 
        return 0;
 
 err:
        /* Reset all consoles, avoiding a potential infinite loop */
        if ( config )
                console_reset();
        return rc;
}