staging: sync: Add synchronization framework
authorErik Gilling <konkers@android.com>
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 00:42:57 +0000 (16:42 -0800)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:40:07 +0000 (17:40 +0800)
Sync is a framework for synchronization between multiple
drivers. Sync implementations can take advantage of hardware
synchronization built into devices like GPUs.

Cc: Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@canonical.com>
Cc: Erik Gilling <konkers@android.com>
Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Cc: Rob Clark <robclark@gmail.com>
Cc: Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: Android Kernel Team <kernel-team@android.com>
Signed-off-by: Erik Gilling <konkers@android.com>
[jstultz: Added commit message, moved to staging, squished minor fix in]
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/staging/android/Kconfig
drivers/staging/android/Makefile
drivers/staging/android/sync.c [new file with mode: 0644]
drivers/staging/android/sync.h [new file with mode: 0644]

index 465a28c08f20f890bd2e24fbd680fa4a8d7ada92..c95aedeff3f4a837328635ce525018060acca837 100644 (file)
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ config ANDROID_INTF_ALARM_DEV
          elapsed realtime, and a non-wakeup alarm on the monotonic clock.
          Also exports the alarm interface to user-space.
 
+config SYNC
+       bool "Synchronization framework"
+       default n
+       select ANON_INODES
+       help
+         This option enables the framework for synchronization between multiple
+         drivers.  Sync implementations can take advantage of hardware
+         synchronization built into devices like GPUs.
+
 endif # if ANDROID
 
 endmenu
index b35a631734d6313e9c6dce8f945b9dd68ab8dd1c..22c656c82c3f5743d6ce85531603ce6e59dde376 100644 (file)
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_TIMED_OUTPUT)      += timed_output.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_TIMED_GPIO)       += timed_gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_LOW_MEMORY_KILLER)        += lowmemorykiller.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_INTF_ALARM_DEV)   += alarm-dev.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SYNC)                     += sync.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..4a9e63d
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,525 @@
+/*
+ * drivers/base/sync.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Google, Inc.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation, and
+ * may be copied, distributed, and modified under those terms.
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
+
+#include "sync.h"
+
+static void sync_fence_signal_pt(struct sync_pt *pt);
+static int _sync_pt_has_signaled(struct sync_pt *pt);
+
+struct sync_timeline *sync_timeline_create(const struct sync_timeline_ops *ops,
+                                          int size, const char *name)
+{
+       struct sync_timeline *obj;
+
+       if (size < sizeof(struct sync_timeline))
+               return NULL;
+
+       obj = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (obj == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       obj->ops = ops;
+       strlcpy(obj->name, name, sizeof(obj->name));
+
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->child_list_head);
+       spin_lock_init(&obj->child_list_lock);
+
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&obj->active_list_head);
+       spin_lock_init(&obj->active_list_lock);
+
+       return obj;
+}
+
+void sync_timeline_destroy(struct sync_timeline *obj)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       bool needs_freeing;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
+       obj->destroyed = true;
+       needs_freeing = list_empty(&obj->child_list_head);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
+
+       if (needs_freeing)
+               kfree(obj);
+       else
+               sync_timeline_signal(obj);
+}
+
+static void sync_timeline_add_pt(struct sync_timeline *obj, struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       pt->parent = obj;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
+       list_add_tail(&pt->child_list, &obj->child_list_head);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static void sync_timeline_remove_pt(struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       struct sync_timeline *obj = pt->parent;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       bool needs_freeing;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
+       if (!list_empty(&pt->active_list))
+               list_del_init(&pt->active_list);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
+       list_del(&pt->child_list);
+       needs_freeing = obj->destroyed && list_empty(&obj->child_list_head);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);
+
+       if (needs_freeing)
+               kfree(obj);
+}
+
+void sync_timeline_signal(struct sync_timeline *obj)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       LIST_HEAD(signaled_pts);
+       struct list_head *pos, *n;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
+
+       list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &obj->active_list_head) {
+               struct sync_pt *pt =
+                       container_of(pos, struct sync_pt, active_list);
+
+               if (_sync_pt_has_signaled(pt))
+                       list_move(pos, &signaled_pts);
+       }
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
+
+       list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &signaled_pts) {
+               struct sync_pt *pt =
+                       container_of(pos, struct sync_pt, active_list);
+
+               list_del_init(pos);
+               sync_fence_signal_pt(pt);
+       }
+}
+
+struct sync_pt *sync_pt_create(struct sync_timeline *parent, int size)
+{
+       struct sync_pt *pt;
+
+       if (size < sizeof(struct sync_pt))
+               return NULL;
+
+       pt = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (pt == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pt->active_list);
+       sync_timeline_add_pt(parent, pt);
+
+       return pt;
+}
+
+void sync_pt_free(struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       if (pt->parent->ops->free_pt)
+               pt->parent->ops->free_pt(pt);
+
+       sync_timeline_remove_pt(pt);
+
+       kfree(pt);
+}
+
+/* call with pt->parent->active_list_lock held */
+static int _sync_pt_has_signaled(struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       if (!pt->status)
+               pt->status = pt->parent->ops->has_signaled(pt);
+
+       if (!pt->status && pt->parent->destroyed)
+               pt->status = -ENOENT;
+
+       return pt->status;
+}
+
+static struct sync_pt *sync_pt_dup(struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       return pt->parent->ops->dup(pt);
+}
+
+/* Adds a sync pt to the active queue.  Called when added to a fence */
+static void sync_pt_activate(struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       struct sync_timeline *obj = pt->parent;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int err;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
+
+       err = _sync_pt_has_signaled(pt);
+       if (err != 0)
+               goto out;
+
+       list_add_tail(&pt->active_list, &obj->active_list_head);
+
+out:
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->active_list_lock, flags);
+}
+
+static int sync_fence_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
+static long sync_fence_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+                            unsigned long arg);
+
+
+static const struct file_operations sync_fence_fops = {
+       .release = sync_fence_release,
+       .unlocked_ioctl = sync_fence_ioctl,
+};
+
+static struct sync_fence *sync_fence_alloc(const char *name)
+{
+       struct sync_fence *fence;
+
+       fence = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sync_fence), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (fence == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       fence->file = anon_inode_getfile("sync_fence", &sync_fence_fops,
+                                        fence, 0);
+       if (fence->file == NULL)
+               goto err;
+
+       strlcpy(fence->name, name, sizeof(fence->name));
+
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fence->pt_list_head);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fence->waiter_list_head);
+       spin_lock_init(&fence->waiter_list_lock);
+
+       init_waitqueue_head(&fence->wq);
+       return fence;
+
+err:
+       kfree(fence);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+/* TODO: implement a create which takes more that one sync_pt */
+struct sync_fence *sync_fence_create(const char *name, struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       struct sync_fence *fence;
+
+       if (pt->fence)
+               return NULL;
+
+       fence = sync_fence_alloc(name);
+       if (fence == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       pt->fence = fence;
+       list_add(&pt->pt_list, &fence->pt_list_head);
+       sync_pt_activate(pt);
+
+       return fence;
+}
+
+static int sync_fence_copy_pts(struct sync_fence *dst, struct sync_fence *src)
+{
+       struct list_head *pos;
+
+       list_for_each(pos, &src->pt_list_head) {
+               struct sync_pt *orig_pt =
+                       container_of(pos, struct sync_pt, pt_list);
+               struct sync_pt *new_pt = sync_pt_dup(orig_pt);
+
+               if (new_pt == NULL)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+
+               new_pt->fence = dst;
+               list_add(&new_pt->pt_list, &dst->pt_list_head);
+               sync_pt_activate(new_pt);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void sync_fence_free_pts(struct sync_fence *fence)
+{
+       struct list_head *pos, *n;
+
+       list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &fence->pt_list_head) {
+               struct sync_pt *pt = container_of(pos, struct sync_pt, pt_list);
+               sync_pt_free(pt);
+       }
+}
+
+struct sync_fence *sync_fence_fdget(int fd)
+{
+       struct file *file = fget(fd);
+
+       if (file == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       if (file->f_op != &sync_fence_fops)
+               goto err;
+
+       return file->private_data;
+
+err:
+       fput(file);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+void sync_fence_put(struct sync_fence *fence)
+{
+       fput(fence->file);
+}
+
+void sync_fence_install(struct sync_fence *fence, int fd)
+{
+       fd_install(fd, fence->file);
+}
+
+static int sync_fence_get_status(struct sync_fence *fence)
+{
+       struct list_head *pos;
+       int status = 1;
+
+       list_for_each(pos, &fence->pt_list_head) {
+               struct sync_pt *pt = container_of(pos, struct sync_pt, pt_list);
+               int pt_status = pt->status;
+
+               if (pt_status < 0) {
+                       status = pt_status;
+                       break;
+               } else if (status == 1) {
+                       status = pt_status;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return status;
+}
+
+struct sync_fence *sync_fence_merge(const char *name,
+                                   struct sync_fence *a, struct sync_fence *b)
+{
+       struct sync_fence *fence;
+       int err;
+
+       fence = sync_fence_alloc(name);
+       if (fence == NULL)
+               return NULL;
+
+       err = sync_fence_copy_pts(fence, a);
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto err;
+
+       err = sync_fence_copy_pts(fence, b);
+       if (err < 0)
+               goto err;
+
+       fence->status = sync_fence_get_status(fence);
+
+       return fence;
+err:
+       sync_fence_free_pts(fence);
+       kfree(fence);
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static void sync_fence_signal_pt(struct sync_pt *pt)
+{
+       LIST_HEAD(signaled_waiters);
+       struct sync_fence *fence = pt->fence;
+       struct list_head *pos;
+       struct list_head *n;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int status;
+
+       status = sync_fence_get_status(fence);
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&fence->waiter_list_lock, flags);
+       /*
+        * this should protect against two threads racing on the signaled
+        * false -> true transition
+        */
+       if (status && !fence->status) {
+               list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &fence->waiter_list_head)
+                       list_move(pos, &signaled_waiters);
+
+               fence->status = status;
+       } else {
+               status = 0;
+       }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fence->waiter_list_lock, flags);
+
+       if (status) {
+               list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &signaled_waiters) {
+                       struct sync_fence_waiter *waiter =
+                               container_of(pos, struct sync_fence_waiter,
+                                            waiter_list);
+
+                       waiter->callback(fence, waiter->callback_data);
+                       list_del(pos);
+                       kfree(waiter);
+               }
+               wake_up(&fence->wq);
+       }
+}
+
+int sync_fence_wait_async(struct sync_fence *fence,
+                         void (*callback)(struct sync_fence *, void *data),
+                         void *callback_data)
+{
+       struct sync_fence_waiter *waiter;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int err = 0;
+
+       waiter = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sync_fence_waiter), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (waiter == NULL)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       waiter->callback = callback;
+       waiter->callback_data = callback_data;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&fence->waiter_list_lock, flags);
+
+       if (fence->status) {
+               kfree(waiter);
+               err = fence->status;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       list_add_tail(&waiter->waiter_list, &fence->waiter_list_head);
+out:
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fence->waiter_list_lock, flags);
+
+       return err;
+}
+
+int sync_fence_wait(struct sync_fence *fence, long timeout)
+{
+       int err;
+
+       if (timeout) {
+               timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(timeout);
+               err = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(fence->wq,
+                                                      fence->status != 0,
+                                                      timeout);
+       } else {
+               err = wait_event_interruptible(fence->wq, fence->status != 0);
+       }
+
+       if (err < 0)
+               return err;
+
+       if (fence->status < 0)
+               return fence->status;
+
+       if (fence->status == 0)
+               return -ETIME;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int sync_fence_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+       struct sync_fence *fence = file->private_data;
+
+       sync_fence_free_pts(fence);
+       kfree(fence);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static long sync_fence_ioctl_wait(struct sync_fence *fence, unsigned long arg)
+{
+       __s32 value;
+
+       if (copy_from_user(&value, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(value)))
+               return -EFAULT;
+
+       return sync_fence_wait(fence, value);
+}
+
+static long sync_fence_ioctl_merge(struct sync_fence *fence, unsigned long arg)
+{
+       int fd = get_unused_fd();
+       int err;
+       struct sync_fence *fence2, *fence3;
+       struct sync_merge_data data;
+
+       if (copy_from_user(&data, (void __user *)arg, sizeof(data)))
+               return -EFAULT;
+
+       fence2 = sync_fence_fdget(data.fd2);
+       if (fence2 == NULL) {
+               err = -ENOENT;
+               goto err_put_fd;
+       }
+
+       data.name[sizeof(data.name) - 1] = '\0';
+       fence3 = sync_fence_merge(data.name, fence, fence2);
+       if (fence3 == NULL) {
+               err = -ENOMEM;
+               goto err_put_fence2;
+       }
+
+       data.fence = fd;
+       if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &data, sizeof(data))) {
+               err = -EFAULT;
+               goto err_put_fence3;
+       }
+
+       sync_fence_install(fence3, fd);
+       sync_fence_put(fence2);
+       return 0;
+
+err_put_fence3:
+       sync_fence_put(fence3);
+
+err_put_fence2:
+       sync_fence_put(fence2);
+
+err_put_fd:
+       put_unused_fd(fd);
+       return err;
+}
+
+
+static long sync_fence_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+                            unsigned long arg)
+{
+       struct sync_fence *fence = file->private_data;
+       switch (cmd) {
+       case SYNC_IOC_WAIT:
+               return sync_fence_ioctl_wait(fence, arg);
+
+       case SYNC_IOC_MERGE:
+               return sync_fence_ioctl_merge(fence, arg);
+       default:
+               return -ENOTTY;
+       }
+}
+
diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.h b/drivers/staging/android/sync.h
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..388acd1
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,314 @@
+/*
+ * include/linux/sync.h
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Google, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_SYNC_H
+#define _LINUX_SYNC_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+
+struct sync_timeline;
+struct sync_pt;
+struct sync_fence;
+
+/**
+ * struct sync_timeline_ops - sync object implementation ops
+ * @driver_name:       name of the implentation
+ * @dup:               duplicate a sync_pt
+ * @has_signaled:      returns:
+ *                       1 if pt has signaled
+ *                       0 if pt has not signaled
+ *                      <0 on error
+ * @compare:           returns:
+ *                       1 if b will signal before a
+ *                       0 if a and b will signal at the same time
+ *                      -1 if a will signabl before b
+ * @free_pt:           called before sync_pt is freed
+ * @release_obj:       called before sync_timeline is freed
+ */
+struct sync_timeline_ops {
+       const char *driver_name;
+
+       /* required */
+       struct sync_pt *(*dup)(struct sync_pt *pt);
+
+       /* required */
+       int (*has_signaled)(struct sync_pt *pt);
+
+       /* required */
+       int (*compare)(struct sync_pt *a, struct sync_pt *b);
+
+       /* optional */
+       void (*free_pt)(struct sync_pt *sync_pt);
+
+       /* optional */
+       void (*release_obj)(struct sync_timeline *sync_timeline);
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct sync_timeline - sync object
+ * @ops:               ops that define the implementaiton of the sync_timeline
+ * @name:              name of the sync_timeline. Useful for debugging
+ * @destoryed:         set when sync_timeline is destroyed
+ * @child_list_head:   list of children sync_pts for this sync_timeline
+ * @child_list_lock:   lock protecting @child_list_head, destroyed, and
+ *                       sync_pt.status
+ * @active_list_head:  list of active (unsignaled/errored) sync_pts
+ */
+struct sync_timeline {
+       const struct sync_timeline_ops  *ops;
+       char                    name[32];
+
+       /* protected by child_list_lock */
+       bool                    destroyed;
+
+       struct list_head        child_list_head;
+       spinlock_t              child_list_lock;
+
+       struct list_head        active_list_head;
+       spinlock_t              active_list_lock;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct sync_pt - sync point
+ * @parent:            sync_timeline to which this sync_pt belongs
+ * @child_list:                membership in sync_timeline.child_list_head
+ * @active_list:       membership in sync_timeline.active_list_head
+ * @fence:             sync_fence to which the sync_pt belongs
+ * @pt_list:           membership in sync_fence.pt_list_head
+ * @status:            1: signaled, 0:active, <0: error
+ */
+struct sync_pt {
+       struct sync_timeline            *parent;
+       struct list_head        child_list;
+
+       struct list_head        active_list;
+
+       struct sync_fence       *fence;
+       struct list_head        pt_list;
+
+       /* protected by parent->active_list_lock */
+       int                     status;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct sync_fence - sync fence
+ * @file:              file representing this fence
+ * @name:              name of sync_fence.  Useful for debugging
+ * @pt_list_head:      list of sync_pts in ths fence.  immutable once fence
+ *                       is created
+ * @waiter_list_head:  list of asynchronous waiters on this fence
+ * @waiter_list_lock:  lock protecting @waiter_list_head and @status
+ * @status:            1: signaled, 0:active, <0: error
+ *
+ * @wq:                        wait queue for fence signaling
+ */
+struct sync_fence {
+       struct file             *file;
+       char                    name[32];
+
+       /* this list is immutable once the fence is created */
+       struct list_head        pt_list_head;
+
+       struct list_head        waiter_list_head;
+       spinlock_t              waiter_list_lock; /* also protects status */
+       int                     status;
+
+       wait_queue_head_t       wq;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct sync_fence_waiter - metadata for asynchronous waiter on a fence
+ * @waiter_list:       membership in sync_fence.waiter_list_head
+ * @callback:          function pointer to call when fence signals
+ * @callback_data:     pointer to pass to @callback
+ */
+struct sync_fence_waiter {
+       struct list_head        waiter_list;
+
+       void (*callback)(struct sync_fence *fence, void *data);
+       void *callback_data;
+};
+
+/*
+ * API for sync_timeline implementers
+ */
+
+/**
+ * sync_timeline_create() - creates a sync object
+ * @ops:       specifies the implemention ops for the object
+ * @size:      size to allocate for this obj
+ * @name:      sync_timeline name
+ *
+ * Creates a new sync_timeline which will use the implemetation specified by
+ * @ops.  @size bytes will be allocated allowing for implemntation specific
+ * data to be kept after the generic sync_timeline stuct.
+ */
+struct sync_timeline *sync_timeline_create(const struct sync_timeline_ops *ops,
+                                          int size, const char *name);
+
+/**
+ * sync_timeline_destory() - destorys a sync object
+ * @obj:       sync_timeline to destroy
+ *
+ * A sync implemntation should call this when the @obj is going away
+ * (i.e. module unload.)  @obj won't actually be freed until all its childern
+ * sync_pts are freed.
+ */
+void sync_timeline_destroy(struct sync_timeline *obj);
+
+/**
+ * sync_timeline_signal() - signal a status change on a sync_timeline
+ * @obj:       sync_timeline to signal
+ *
+ * A sync implemntation should call this any time one of it's sync_pts
+ * has signaled or has an error condition.
+ */
+void sync_timeline_signal(struct sync_timeline *obj);
+
+/**
+ * sync_pt_create() - creates a sync pt
+ * @parent:    sync_pt's parent sync_timeline
+ * @size:      size to allocate for this pt
+ *
+ * Creates a new sync_pt as a chiled of @parent.  @size bytes will be
+ * allocated allowing for implemntation specific data to be kept after
+ * the generic sync_timeline struct.
+ */
+struct sync_pt *sync_pt_create(struct sync_timeline *parent, int size);
+
+/**
+ * sync_pt_free() - frees a sync pt
+ * @pt:                sync_pt to free
+ *
+ * This should only be called on sync_pts which have been created but
+ * not added to a fence.
+ */
+void sync_pt_free(struct sync_pt *pt);
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_create() - creates a sync fence
+ * @name:      name of fence to create
+ * @pt:                sync_pt to add to the fence
+ *
+ * Creates a fence containg @pt.  Once this is called, the fence takes
+ * ownership of @pt.
+ */
+struct sync_fence *sync_fence_create(const char *name, struct sync_pt *pt);
+
+/*
+ * API for sync_fence consumers
+ */
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_merge() - merge two fences
+ * @name:      name of new fence
+ * @a:         fence a
+ * @b:         fence b
+ *
+ * Creates a new fence which contains copies of all the sync_pts in both
+ * @a and @b.  @a and @b remain valid, independent fences.
+ */
+struct sync_fence *sync_fence_merge(const char *name,
+                                   struct sync_fence *a, struct sync_fence *b);
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_fdget() - get a fence from an fd
+ * @fd:                fd referencing a fence
+ *
+ * Ensures @fd references a valid fence, increments the refcount of the backing
+ * file, and returns the fence.
+ */
+struct sync_fence *sync_fence_fdget(int fd);
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_put() - puts a refernnce of a sync fence
+ * @fence:     fence to put
+ *
+ * Puts a reference on @fence.  If this is the last reference, the fence and
+ * all it's sync_pts will be freed
+ */
+void sync_fence_put(struct sync_fence *fence);
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_install() - installs a fence into a file descriptor
+ * @fence:     fence to instal
+ * @fd:                file descriptor in which to install the fence
+ *
+ * Installs @fence into @fd.  @fd's should be acquired through get_unused_fd().
+ */
+void sync_fence_install(struct sync_fence *fence, int fd);
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_wait_async() - registers and async wait on the fence
+ * @fence:             fence to wait on
+ * @callback:          callback
+ * @callback_data      data to pass to the callback
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if @fence has already signaled.
+ *
+ * Registers a callback to be called when @fence signals or has an error
+ */
+int sync_fence_wait_async(struct sync_fence *fence,
+                         void (*callback)(struct sync_fence *, void *data),
+                         void *callback_data);
+
+/**
+ * sync_fence_wait() - wait on fence
+ * @fence:     fence to wait on
+ * @tiemout:   timeout in ms
+ *
+ * Wait for @fence to be signaled or have an error.  Waits indefintly
+ * if @timeout = 0
+ */
+int sync_fence_wait(struct sync_fence *fence, long timeout);
+
+/* useful for sync driver's debug print handlers */
+const char *sync_status_str(int status);
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+/**
+ * struct sync_merge_data - data passed to merge ioctl
+ * @fd2:       file descriptor of second fence
+ * @name:      name of new fence
+ * @fence:     returns the fd of the new fence to userspace
+ */
+struct sync_merge_data {
+       __s32   fd2; /* fd of second fence */
+       char    name[32]; /* name of new fence */
+       __s32   fence; /* fd on newly created fence */
+};
+
+#define SYNC_IOC_MAGIC         '>'
+
+/**
+ * DOC: SYNC_IOC_WAIT - wait for a fence to signal
+ *
+ * pass timeout in milliseconds.
+ */
+#define SYNC_IOC_WAIT          _IOW(SYNC_IOC_MAGIC, 0, __u32)
+
+/**
+ * DOC: SYNC_IOC_MERGE - merge two fences
+ *
+ * Takes a struct sync_merge_data.  Creates a new fence containing copies of
+ * the sync_pts in both the calling fd and sync_merge_data.fd2.  Returns the
+ * new fence's fd in sync_merge_data.fence
+ */
+#define SYNC_IOC_MERGE         _IOWR(SYNC_IOC_MAGIC, 1, struct sync_merge_data)
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_SYNC_H */