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+/*
+ * net/tipc/node.h: Include file for TIPC node management routines
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2005, Ericsson Research Canada
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2006, Ericsson AB
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this 
+ * list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, 
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation 
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * Neither the names of the copyright holders nor the names of its 
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this 
+ * software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" 
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE 
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE 
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF 
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS 
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN 
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE 
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _TIPC_NODE_H
+#define _TIPC_NODE_H
+
+#include "node_subscr.h"
+#include "addr.h"
+#include "cluster.h"
+#include "bearer.h"
+
+/**
+ * struct node - TIPC node structure
+ * @addr: network address of node
+ * @lock: spinlock governing access to structure
+ * @owner: pointer to cluster that node belongs to
+ * @next: pointer to next node in sorted list of cluster's nodes
+ * @nsub: list of "node down" subscriptions monitoring node
+ * @active_links: pointers to active links to node
+ * @links: pointers to all links to node
+ * @link_cnt: number of links to node
+ * @permit_changeover: non-zero if node has redundant links to this system
+ * @routers: bitmap (used for multicluster communication)
+ * @last_router: (used for multicluster communication)
+ * @bclink: broadcast-related info
+ *    @supported: non-zero if node supports TIPC b'cast capability
+ *    @acked: sequence # of last outbound b'cast message acknowledged by node
+ *    @last_in: sequence # of last in-sequence b'cast message received from node
+ *    @gap_after: sequence # of last message not requiring a NAK request
+ *    @gap_to: sequence # of last message requiring a NAK request
+ *    @nack_sync: counter that determines when NAK requests should be sent
+ *    @deferred_head: oldest OOS b'cast message received from node
+ *    @deferred_tail: newest OOS b'cast message received from node
+ *    @defragm: list of partially reassembled b'cast message fragments from node
+ */
+ 
+struct node {
+	u32 addr;
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct cluster *owner;
+	struct node *next;
+	struct list_head nsub;
+	struct link *active_links[2];
+	struct link *links[MAX_BEARERS];
+	int link_cnt;
+	int permit_changeover;
+	u32 routers[512/32];
+	int last_router;
+	struct {
+		int supported;
+		u32 acked;
+		u32 last_in;
+		u32 gap_after; 
+		u32 gap_to; 
+		u32 nack_sync;
+		struct sk_buff *deferred_head;
+		struct sk_buff *deferred_tail;
+		struct sk_buff *defragm;
+	} bclink;
+};
+
+extern struct node *nodes;
+extern u32 tipc_own_tag;
+
+struct node *node_create(u32 addr);
+void node_delete(struct node *n_ptr);
+struct node *node_attach_link(struct link *l_ptr);
+void node_detach_link(struct node *n_ptr, struct link *l_ptr);
+void node_link_down(struct node *n_ptr, struct link *l_ptr);
+void node_link_up(struct node *n_ptr, struct link *l_ptr);
+int node_has_active_links(struct node *n_ptr);
+int node_has_redundant_links(struct node *n_ptr);
+u32 node_select_router(struct node *n_ptr, u32 ref);
+struct node *node_select_next_hop(u32 addr, u32 selector);
+int node_is_up(struct node *n_ptr);
+void node_add_router(struct node *n_ptr, u32 router);
+void node_remove_router(struct node *n_ptr, u32 router);
+struct sk_buff *node_get_links(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space);
+struct sk_buff *node_get_nodes(const void *req_tlv_area, int req_tlv_space);
+
+static inline struct node *node_find(u32 addr)
+{
+	if (likely(in_own_cluster(addr)))
+		return local_nodes[tipc_node(addr)];
+	else if (addr_domain_valid(addr)) {
+		struct cluster *c_ptr = cluster_find(addr);
+
+		if (c_ptr)
+			return c_ptr->nodes[tipc_node(addr)];
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline struct node *node_select(u32 addr, u32 selector)
+{
+	if (likely(in_own_cluster(addr)))
+		return local_nodes[tipc_node(addr)];
+	return node_select_next_hop(addr, selector);
+}
+
+static inline void node_lock(struct node *n_ptr)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&n_ptr->lock);
+}
+
+static inline void node_unlock(struct node *n_ptr)
+{
+	spin_unlock_bh(&n_ptr->lock);
+}
+
+#endif