| .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 |
| |
| ========== |
| TTY Buffer |
| ========== |
| |
| .. contents:: :local: |
| |
| Here, we document functions for taking care of tty buffer and their flipping. |
| Drivers are supposed to fill the buffer by one of those functions below and |
| then flip the buffer, so that the data are passed to :doc:`line discipline |
| <tty_ldisc>` for further processing. |
| |
| Flip Buffer Management |
| ====================== |
| |
| .. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c |
| :identifiers: tty_prepare_flip_string tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag |
| tty_insert_flip_string_flags __tty_insert_flip_char |
| tty_flip_buffer_push tty_ldisc_receive_buf |
| |
| ---- |
| |
| Other Functions |
| =============== |
| |
| .. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c |
| :identifiers: tty_buffer_space_avail tty_buffer_set_limit |
| |
| ---- |
| |
| Buffer Locking |
| ============== |
| |
| These are used only in special circumstances. Avoid them. |
| |
| .. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c |
| :identifiers: tty_buffer_lock_exclusive tty_buffer_unlock_exclusive |
| |
| ---- |
| |
| Internal Functions |
| ================== |
| |
| .. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c |
| :internal: |
