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14.Dd September 22, 2017
15.Dt MAC_REGISTER 9F
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm mac_register ,
19.Nm mac_unregister
20.Nd register and unregister a device driver from the MAC framework
21.Sh SYNOPSIS
22.In sys/mac_provider.h
23.Ft int
24.Fo mac_register
25.Fa "mac_register_t *mregp"
26.Fa "mac_handle_t *mhp"
27.Fc
28.Ft int
29.Fo mac_unregister
30.Fa "mac_handle_t mh"
31.Fc
32.Sh INTERFACE LEVEL
33illumos DDI specific
34.Sh PARAMETERS
35.Bl -tag -width Fa
36.It Fa mregp
37A pointer to a
38.Xr mac_register 9S
39structure allocated by calling
40.Xr mac_alloc 9F
41and filled in by the device driver.
42.It Fa mhp
43A pointer to a driver-backed handle to the MAC framework.
44.It Fa mh
45The driver-backed handle to the MAC framework.
46.El
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Fn mac_register
50function is used to register an instance of a device driver with the
51.Xr mac 9E
52framework.
53Upon successfully calling the
54.Fn mac_register
55function, the device will start having its
56.Xr mac_callbacks 9S
57entry points called.
58The device driver should call this function during it's
59.Xr attach 9E
60entry point after the device has been configured and is set up.
61For a more detailed explanation of the exact steps that the device driver
62should take and where in the sequence of a driver's
63.Xr attach 9E
64entry point this function should be called, see the
65.Sx Registering with MAC
66section of
67.Xr mac 9E .
68.Pp
69The driver should provide a pointer to a
70.Ft mac_handle_t
71structure as the second argument to the
72.Fn mac_register
73function.
74This handle will be used when the device driver needs to interact with the
75framework in various ways throughout its life.
76It is also where the driver gets the
77.Fa mh
78argument for calling the
79.Fn mac_unregister
80function.
81It is recommended that the device driver keep the handle around in its soft
82state structure for a given instance.
83.Pp
84If the call to the
85.Fn mac_register
86function fails, the device driver should unwind its
87.Xr attach 9E
88entry point, tear down everything that it initialized, and ultimately
89return an error from its
90.Xr attach 9E
91entry point.
92.Pp
93If the
94.Xr attach 9E
95routine fails for some reason after the call to the
96.Fn mac_register
97function has succeeded, then the driver should call the
98.Fn mac_unregister
99function as part of unwinding all of its state.
100.Pp
101When a driver is in its
102.Xr detach 9E
103entry point, it should call the
104.Fn mac_unregister
105function immediately after draining any of its transmit and receive
106resources that might have been given to the rest of the operating system
107through DMA binding.
108See the
109.Sx MBLKS AND DMA
110section of
111.Xr mac 9E
112for more information.
113This should be done before the driver does any tearing down.
114The call to the
115.Fn mac_unregister
116function may fail.
117This may happen because the networking stack is still using the device.
118In such a case, the driver should fail the call to
119.Xr detach 9E
120and return
121.Sy DDI_FAILURE .
122.Sh CONTEXT
123The
124.Fn mac_register
125function is generally only called from a driver's
126.Xr attach 9E
127entry point.
128The
129.Fn mac_unregister
130function is generally only called from a driver's
131.Xr attach 9E
132and
133.Xr detach 9E
134entry point.
135However, both functions may be called from either
136.Sy user
137or
138.Sy kernel
139context.
140.Sh RETURN VALUES
141Upon successful completion, the
142.Fn mac_register
143and
144.Fn mac_unregister
145functions both return
146.Sy 0 .
147Otherwise, they return an error number.
148.Sh EXAMPLES
149The following example shows how a device driver might call the
150.Fn mac_register
151function.
152.Bd -literal
153#include <sys/mac_provider.h>
154#include <sys/mac_ether.h>
155
156/*
157 * The call to mac_register(9F) generally comes from the context of
158 * attach(9E). This function encapsulates setting up and initializing
159 * the mac_register_t structure and should be assumed to be called from
160 * attach.
161 *
162 * The exact set of callbacks and private properties will vary based
163 * upon the driver.
164 */
165
166static char *example_priv_props[] = {
167	"_rx_intr_throttle",
168	"_tx_intr_throttle",
169	NULL
170};
171
172static mac_callbacks_t example_m_callbacks = {
173	.mc_callbacsk = MC_GETCAPAB | MC_SETPROP | MC_GETPROP | MC_PROPINFO |
174	    MC_IOCTL,
175	.mc_start = example_m_start,
176	.mc_stop = example_m_stop,
177	.mc_setpromisc = example_m_setpromisc,
178	.mc_multicst = example_m_multicst,
179	.mc_unicst = example_m_unicst,
180	.mc_tx = example_m_tx,
181	.mc_ioctl = example_m_ioctl,
182	.mc_getcapab = example_m_getcapab,
183	.mc_getprop = example_m_getprop,
184	.mc_setprop = example_m_setprop,
185	.mc_propinfo = example_m_propinfo
186};
187
188static boolean_t
189example_register_mac(example_t *ep)
190{
191	int status;
192	mac_register_t *mac;
193
194	mac = mac_alloc(MAC_VERSION);
195	if (mac == NULL)
196		return (B_FALSE);
197
198	mac->m_type_ident = MAC_PLUGIN_IDENT_ETHER;
199	mac->m_driver = ep;
200	mac->m_dip = ep->ep_dev_info;
201	mac->m_src_addr = ep->ep_mac_addr;
202	mac->m_callbacks = &example_m_callbacks;
203	mac->m_min_sdu = 0;
204	mac->m_max_sdu = ep->ep_sdu;
205	mac->m_margin = VLAN_TAGSZ;
206	mac->m_priv_props = exmple_priv_props;
207
208	status = mac_register(mac, &ep->ep_mac_hdl);
209	mac_free(mac);
210
211	return (status == 0);
212}
213.Ed
214.Sh ERRORS
215The
216.Fn mac_register
217function may fail if:
218.Bl -tag -width Er
219.It EEXIST
220A driver with the same name and instance already exists.
221.It EINVAL
222There was something invalid with the device's registration information.
223Some of the following reasons may apply, this list is not exhaustive:
224.Bl -bullet
225.It
226The
227.Xr mac_init_ops 9F
228function was not called.
229.It
230The specified mac plugin does not exist.
231.It
232An invalid minor number was used.
233.It
234The default unicast source address was incorrect.
235.It
236The plugin specific private data was incorrect or missing.
237.It
238Plugin specific data was provided when none is required.
239.It
240Required callback functions are not specified.
241.It
242The system was unable to properly create minor nodes.
243.El
244.It ENOSPC
245The
246.Xr mac 9E
247framework was unable to allocate a minor number for the device as they
248have all been exhausted.
249.El
250.Pp
251The
252.Fn mac_unregister
253function will fail if:
254.Bl -tag -width Er
255.It Er EBUSY
256The device is still in use.
257.It Er ENOTEMPTY
258The flow table is not empty.
259.El
260.Pp
261Note the set of errors for both the
262.Fn mac_regster
263and
264.Fn mac_unregister
265functions are not set in stone and may be expanded in future revisions.
266In general, all errors should be handled by the device driver in similar
267ways for these functions.
268.Sh SEE ALSO
269.Xr attach 9E ,
270.Xr detach 9E ,
271.Xr mac 9E ,
272.Xr mac_alloc 9F ,
273.Xr mac_init_ops 9F ,
274.Xr mac_callbacks 9S ,
275.Xr mac_register 9S
276