HDF Driver Development Process

Overview

The Hardware Driver Foundation (HDF) provides the driver framework to implement driver loading, driver service management, driver messaging mechanism, and configuration management. It provides component-based driver model to normalize driver development and deployment. The HDF helps to build a unified driver architecture platform, which provides a more accurate and efficient driver development environment to achieve one-time development for multi-device deployment.

Driver Loading

The HDF allows loading of the drivers that match the configured device list.

Driver Service Management

The HDF supports centralized management of driver services. You can obtain a driver service by using the APIs provided by the HDF.

Driver Messaging Mechanism

The HDF provides a unified driver messaging mechanism, which allows messages to be exchanged between user-mode applications and kernel-mode drivers.

Configuration Management

HDF Configuration Source (HCS) provides the configuration source code of the HDF in key-value pairs. It decouples the configuration code from the driver code, thereby facilitating configuration management.

Driver Model

The device model involves the following concepts:

  • Host: In the HDF, the device drivers of the same type are placed in a host. The host manages the start and loading of a group of devices. You can deploy dependent drivers to the same host, and deploy independent drivers to different hosts.
  • Device: A device corresponds to a physical device.
  • Device Node: Device Node is a component of a device. A device has at least one Device Node. Each Device Node can publish a device service. Each Device Node corresponds to a unique driver to interact with the hardware.

The following figure shows the HDF driver model.

Figure 1 HDF driver model

Driver Functions

Driver Loading

Driver Loading Policies

The HDF allows loading of the drivers that match the configured device list. It supports on-demand loading or sequential loading (default). The loading policy of a device is determined by the preload field in the configuration file. The values are as follows:

typedef enum {
    DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE = 0,
    DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE_STEP2 = 1,
    DEVICE_PRELOAD_DISABLE = 2,
    DEVICE_PRELOAD_INVALID
} DevicePreload;

On-Demand Loading

  • 0 (DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE): loads the driver during the system boot process.
  • 1 (DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE_STEP2): loads the driver after a quick start is complete. If the system does not support quick start, the value 1 has the same meaning as DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE.
  • 2 (DEVICE_PRELOAD_DISABLE): dynamically loads the driver after the system starts. If the driver service does not exist when a user-mode process attempts to obtain the driver service messaging mechanism, the HDF will dynamically load the driver.

Sequential Loading (Default)

The priority field (ranging from 0 to 200) in the configuration file determines the loading sequence of a host and a driver. For the drivers in different hosts, the driver with a smaller host priority is loaded first. For the drivers in the same host, the driver with a smaller priority is loaded first.

Exception Recovery (User-Mode Driver)

The policies for restoring from a driver service exception are as follows:

If preload is set to 0 (DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE) or 1 (DEVICE_PRELOAD_ENABLE_STEP2) for the driver service, the startup module starts the host and reloads the service.

If preload is set to 2 (DEVICE_PRELOAD_DISABLE), the service module needs to register an HDF service state listener. When receiving a notification on service exit, the service module calls LoadDevice() to reload the service.

Driver Service Management

Driver services, as capability objects externally provided by HDF driver devices, are managed by the HDF in a unified manner. Driver service management involves publishing and obtaining driver services. The policy field in the configuration file defines the service publishing policies. The values of this field are as follows:

typedef enum {
    /* The driver does not provide services. */
    SERVICE_POLICY_NONE = 0,
    /* The driver publishes services only for kernel-mode processes. */
    SERVICE_POLICY_PUBLIC = 1,
    /* The driver publishes services for both kernel- and user-mode processes. */
    SERVICE_POLICY_CAPACITY = 2,
    /** The driver services are not published externally but can be subscribed to. */
    SERVICE_POLICY_FRIENDLY = 3,
    /* The driver private services cannot be published externally or subscribed to. */
    SERVICE_POLICY_PRIVATE = 4,
    /** Invalid service policy. */
    SERVICE_POLICY_INVALID
} ServicePolicy;

When to Use

You need to implement HDF driver service management when your driver needs to provide external capabilities via APIs.

Available APIs

The following table describes the APIs for driver service management.

Table 1 APIs for driver service management

API Description
int32_t (*Bind)(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject) Binds a service interface to the HDF. You need to implement Bind.
const struct HdfObject *DevSvcManagerClntGetService(const char *svcName) Obtains a driver service.
int HdfDeviceSubscribeService( struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject, const char *serviceName, struct SubscriberCallback callback) Subscribes to a driver service.

Driver Messaging Mechanism

When to Use

The HDF messaging mechanism implements interaction between the user-mode applications and kernel-mode drivers.

Available APIs

The messaging mechanism allows:

  • A user-mode application to send a message to a driver.
  • A user-mode application to receive events reported by a driver.

Table 2 APIs for the driver messaging mechanism

API Description
struct HdfIoService *HdfIoServiceBind(const char *serviceName); Obtains a driver service. After obtaining the driver service, the user-mode application calls Dispatch() in the driver service obtained to send messages to the driver.
void HdfIoServiceRecycle(struct HdfIoService *service); Releases a driver service.
int HdfDeviceRegisterEventListener(struct HdfIoService *target, struct HdfDevEventlistener *listener); Registers an event listener to receive events from the driver.
int32_t HdfDeviceSendEvent(const struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject, uint32_t id, const struct HdfSBuf *data) Sends events.

Configuration Management

Configuration Overview

HDF Configuration Source (HCS) provides the HDF configuration description source code in key-value pairs. It decouples the configuration code from the driver code, thereby facilitating configuration management. You can use the HDF Configuration Generator (HC-GEN) to convert an HCS configuration file into a file that can be read by the software.

  • In a low-performance system on a chip (SoC), the HC-GEN tool converts an HCS configuration file into the source code or macro definitions of a configuration tree. The driver can obtain the configuration by calling the C code or macro-based APIs.
  • In a high-performance SoC, the tool converts an HCS configuration file into an HDF configuration binary (HCB) file. The driver can obtain the configuration by calling the configuration parsing APIs provided by the HDF.

The following figure illustrates the configuration management process.

Figure 2 Configuration management process

The HC-GEN converts the HCS into an HCB file. The HCS Parser module in the HDF rebuilds a configuration tree from the HCB file. The HDF driver obtains the configuration through the APIs provided by the HCS Parser.

Configuration Syntax

The following describes the HCS syntax.

Keyword

The following table describes the keywords used in the HCS syntax.

Table 3 Keywords used in the HCS syntax

Keyword Description Remarks
root Sets the root node. -
include Includes another HCS file. -
delete Deletes a node or an attribute. Applicable only to the configuration tree imported by using include.
template Defines a template node. -
match_attr Marks the node attribute for matching. During configuration parsing, the attribute value can be used to locate the corresponding node.
Basic Structs

The HCS has two structures: Attribute and Node.

Attribute

Attribute is the minimum, independent configuration unit. The syntax is as follows:

  attribute_name = value;
  • attribute_name is a case-sensitive string consisting of letters, digits, and underscores (_) and must start with a letter or underscore (_).
  • The value can be in any of the following formats:
    • Numeric constant. The value can be a binary, octal, decimal, or hexadecimal number. For details, see Data Types.
    • String quoted by double quotation marks ("").
    • Node reference.
  • An attribute key-value pair must end with a semicolon (;) and belong to a node.

Node

Node is a set of attributes. The syntax is as follows:

  node_name {
      module = "sample";
      ...
  }
  • node_name is a case-sensitive string consisting of letters, digits, and underscores (_) and must start with a letter or underscore (_).
  • No semicolon (;) is required after the curly brace ({) or (}).
  • The keyword root is used to declare the root node of a configuration table. Each configuration table must start with the root node.
  • The root node must contain a module attribute. The value is a string indicating the module to which the configuration belongs.
  • The match_attr attribute can be added to a node. Its value is a globally unique string. When parsing the configuration, the driver can use the value of this attribute as a parameter to call an API to locate the node that has this attribute.
Data Types

Attributes use built-in data types. You do not need to explicitly specify the data type for attribute values. Attributes support the following data types:

Integer

An integer can be in any of the following formats. The data type is assigned based on the actual data length and minimum space required.

  • Binary: prefixed with 0b. For example, 0b1010.
  • Octal: prefixed with 0. For example, 0664.
  • Decimal: signed or unsigned, without prefix. For example, 1024 or +1024. Negative integers can be read only via APIs with signed numbers.
  • Hexadecimal: prefixed with 0x. For example, 0xff00 and 0xFF.

String

A string is enclosed in double quotation marks ("").

Array

An array can hold either integers or strings, but not both of them. The mixed use of uint32_t and uint64_t in an integer array will cause typecasting to uint64. The following is an example of an integer array and a string array:

attr_foo = [0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04];
attr_bar = ["hello", "world"];

Boolean

Boolean is a form of data with only two possible values: true and false.

Preprocessing

include

The keyword include is used to import an HCS file. The syntax is as follows:

#include "foo.hcs"
#include "../bar.hcs"
  • The file name must be enclosed in double quotation marks (""). If the file to be included is in a different directory with the target file, use a relative path. The included file must be a valid HCS file.
  • If multiple HCS files included contain the same nodes, the same nodes will be overridden and other nodes are listed in sequence.
Comments

The following two comment formats are supported:

  • Single-line comment

    // comment

  • Multi-line comment

    /*
comment
*/

    NOTE

    Multi-line comments cannot be nested.

Reference Modification

You can reference the content of a node to modify the content of another node. The syntax is as follows:

 node :& source_node

In this statement, the content of node is referenced to modify the content of source_node.

Example:

root {
    module = "sample";
    foo {
        foo_ :& root.bar{
            attr = "foo";
        }
        foo1 :& foo2 {
            attr = 0x2;
        }
        foo2 {
            attr = 0x1;
        }
    }

    bar {
        attr = "bar";
    }
}

The configuration tree generated is as follows:

root {
    module = "sample";
    foo {
        foo2 {
            attr = 0x2;
        }
    }
    bar {
        attr = "foo";
    }
}

In this example, the value of bar.attr is changed to foo by referencing foo.foo_, and the value of foo.foo2.attr is changed to 0x2 by referencing foo.foo1. The foo.foo_ and foo.foo1 nodes are used to modify the content of the target nodes, and do not exist in the configuration tree generated.

  • A node of the same level can be referenced simply by using the node name. To reference a node of a different level, use the absolute path starting with root, and separate the node names using a period (.). root indicates the root node. For example, root.foo.bar.
  • If multiple modifications are made to the same attribute, only one modification takes effect and a warning will be displayed for you to confirm the result.
Node Replication

You can replicate a node to define a node with similar content. The syntax is as follows:

 node : source_node

This statement replicates the attributes of the source_node node to define node.

Example:

root {
    module = "sample";
    foo {
        attr_0 = 0x0;
    }
    bar:foo {
        attr_1 = 0x1;
    }
}

The configuration tree generated is as follows:

root {
    module = "sample";
    foo {
        attr_0 = 0x0;
    }
    bar {
        attr_1 = 0x1;
        attr_0 = 0x0;
    }
}

In this example, the bar node contains attr_0 and attr_1 attributes, and the modification of the attr_0 attribute in the bar node does not affect the foo node.

You do not need to specify the path of the foo node if the foo node and the bar node are of the same level. Otherwise, specify the absolute path of foo by using Reference Modification.

Delete

You can use the keyword delete to delete unnecessary nodes or attributes from the base configuration tree imported by using the include keyword. The following example includes the configuration in sample2.hcs to sample1.hcs and deletes the attribute2 attribute and the foo_2 node.

Example:

// sample2.hcs
root {
    attr_1 = 0x1;
    attr_2 = 0x2;
    foo_2 {
        t = 0x1;
    }
}

// sample1.hcs
#include "sample2.hcs"
root {
    attr_2 = delete;
    foo_2 : delete {
    }
}

The configuration tree generated is as follows:

root {
    attr_1 = 0x1;
}

NOTE

The keyword delete cannot be used to delete nodes or attributes in the same HCS file. In an HCS file, you can directly delete unnecessary attributes.

Attribute References

You can associate an attribute and a node so that the node can be quickly located when the attribute is read during configuration parsing. The syntax is as follows:

 attribute = &node;

In this statement, the value of attribute is a referenced to the node. During code parsing, you can quickly locate the node based on this attribute.

Example:

node1 {
    attributes;
}
node2 {
    attr_1 = &root.node1;
}

or

node2 {
    node1 {
        attributes;
    }
    attr_1 = &node1;
}
Template

The template is used to generate nodes with consistent syntax, thereby facilitating the traverse and management of nodes of the same type. If a node is defined using the keyword template, its child nodes inherit from the node configuration through the double colon operator (::). The child nodes can modify or add but cannot delete attributes in template. The attributes not defined in the child nodes will use the attributes defined in template as the default values.

Example:

root {
    module = "sample";
    template foo {
        attr_1 = 0x1;
        attr_2 = 0x2;
    }

    bar :: foo {
    }

    bar_1 :: foo {
        attr_1 = 0x2;
    }
}

The configuration tree generated is as follows:

root {
    module = "sample";
    bar {
        attr_1 = 0x1;
        attr_2 = 0x2;
    }
    bar_1 {
        attr_1 = 0x2;
        attr_2 = 0x2;
    }
}

In this example, the bar and bar_1 nodes inherit from the foo node. The structure of the generated configuration tree is the same as that of the foo node, except that the attribute values are different.

Configuration Generation

The HC-GEN tool checks the HCS configuration syntax and converts HCS source files into HCB files.

HC-GEN

HC-GEN options:

Usage: hc-gen [Options] [File]
options:
  -o <file>   output file name, default same as input
  -a          hcb align with four bytes
  -b          output binary output, default enable
  -t          output config in C language source file style
  -m          output config in macro source file style
  -i          output binary hex dump in C language source file style
  -p <prefix> prefix of generated symbol name
  -d          decompile hcb to hcs
  -V          show verbose info
  -v          show version
  -h          show this help message

Generate a .c or .h configuration file.

hc-gen -o [OutputCFileName] -t [SourceHcsFileName]

Generate an HCB file.

hc-gen -o [OutputHcbFileName] -b [SourceHcsFileName]

Generate a macro definition file.

hc-gen -o [OutputMacroFileName] -m [SourceHcsFileName]

Decompile an HCB file to an HCS file.

hc-gen -o [OutputHcsFileName] -d [SourceHcbFileName]

Development

When to Use

During driver development, the driver cannot be loaded in the code compilation process without service management and messaging mechanism. The following describes the driver development process.

Driver Development Example

The HDF-based driver development involves the following:

  1. Implement a driver.
  2. Write the driver build script.
  3. Configure the driver.

Implementing a Driver

Write the driver code and register the driver entry with the HDF.

  • Write the driver service code.

    Example:

    #include "hdf_device_desc.h"         // Include the driver development APIs provided by the HDF.
#include "hdf_log.h"                 // Include the log APIs provided by the HDF.

#define HDF_LOG_TAG "sample_driver"  // Define the tag contained in logs. If no tag is defined, the default HDF_TAG is used.

// Bind the service capability interface provided by the driver to the HDF.
int32_t HdfSampleDriverBind(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    HDF_LOGD("Sample driver bind success");
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

// Initialize the driver service.
int32_t HdfSampleDriverInit(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    HDF_LOGD("Sample driver Init success");
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

// Release the driver resources.
void HdfSampleDriverRelease(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    HDF_LOGD("Sample driver release success");
    return;
}

  • Register the driver entry with the HDF.

    // Define a driver entry object. It must be a global variable of the HdfDriverEntry type (defined in hdf_device_desc.h). 
struct HdfDriverEntry g_sampleDriverEntry = {
    .moduleVersion = 1,
    .moduleName = "sample_driver",
    .Bind = HdfSampleDriverBind,
    .Init = HdfSampleDriverInit,
    .Release = HdfSampleDriverRelease,
};

// Call HDF_INIT to register the driver entry with the HDF. When loading the driver, the HDF calls Bind() and then Init(). If Init() fails to be called, the HDF will call Release() to release driver resources and exit the driver model.
HDF_INIT(g_sampleDriverEntry);

Writing the Driver Compilation Script

  • LiteOS

    If a LiteOS is used, you need to modify makefile and BUILD.gn files.

    • Makefile:

      Use the makefile template provided by the HDF to compile the driver code.

      include $(LITEOSTOPDIR)/../../drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/liteos/lite.mk # (Mandatory) Import the HDF predefined content.
MODULE_NAME :=        # File to be generated.
LOCAL_INCLUDE: =      # Directory of the driver header files.
LOCAL_SRCS : =        # Source code files of the driver.
LOCAL_CFLAGS : =      # Custom compiler options.
include $(HDF_DRIVER) # Import the Makefile template to complete the build.

      Add the path of the generated file to hdf_lite.mk in the drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/liteos directory to link the file to the kernel image.

      Example:

      LITEOS_BASELIB += -lxxx # Static library generated by the link.
LIB_SUBDIRS    +=         # Directory in which makefile is located.

    • BUILD.gn:

      Add the module BUILD.gn.

      Example:

      import("//build/lite/config/component/lite_component.gni")
import("//drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/liteos/hdf.gni")
module_switch = defined(LOSCFG_DRIVERS_HDF_xxx)
module_name = "xxx"
hdf_driver(module_name) {
    sources = [
        "xxx/xxx/xxx.c",           # Source code to compile.
    ]
    public_configs = [ ":public" ] # Head file configuration of the dependencies.
}
config("public") {                 # Define the head file configuration of the dependencies.
    include_dirs = [
        "xxx/xxx/xxx",             # Directory of dependency header files.
    ]

    } ```

    Add the **BUILD.gn** directory to **/drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/liteos/BUILD.gn**.

```
group("liteos") {
    public_deps = [ ":$module_name" ]
    deps = [
        "xxx/xxx", # Directory of the new module BUILD.gn, /drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/liteos
    ]
}
```
  • Linux

    If a Linux is used, perform the following:

    To define the driver control macro, add the Kconfig file to the driver directory xxx and add the path of the Kconfig file to drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/linux/Kconfig.

source "drivers/hdf/khdf/xxx/Kconfig" # Kernel directory to which the HDF module is soft linked. ```

Add the driver directory to **drivers/hdf_core/adapter/khdf/linux/Makefile**.

```makefile

obj-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_HDF) += xxx/ ```

Add a **Makefile** to the driver directory **xxx** and add code compiling rules of the driver to the **Makefile** file.

```makefile
obj-y  += xxx.o
```

Configuring the Driver

The HDF uses HCS as the configuration description source code. For details about the HCS, see Configuration Overview.

The driver configuration consists of the driver device description defined by the HDF and the private driver configuration.

  • (Mandatory) Set driver device information.

    The HDF loads a driver based on the driver device description defined by the HDF. Therefore, the driver device description must be added to the device_info.hcs file defined by the HDF. The following is an example:

    root {
    device_info {
        match_attr = "hdf_manager";
        template host {       // Host template. If a node (for example, sample_host) uses the default values in this template, the node fields can be omitted.
            hostName = "";
            priority = 100;
            uid = "";         // User ID (UID) of the user-mode process. It is left empty by default. If you do not set the value, this parameter will be set to the value of hostName, which indicates a common user.
            gid = "";         // Group ID (GID) of the user-mode process. It is left empty by default. If you do not set the value, this parameter will be set to the value of hostName, which indicates a common user group.
            caps = [""]];     // Linux capabilities of the user-mode process. It is left empty by default. Set this parameter based on service requirements.
            template device {
                template deviceNode {
                    policy = 0;
                    priority = 100;
                    preload = 0;
                    permission = 0664;
                    moduleName = "";
                    serviceName = "";
                    deviceMatchAttr = "";
                }
            }
        }
        sample_host :: host{
            hostName = "host0";    // Host name. The host node is used as a container to hold a type of drivers.
            priority = 100;        // Host startup priority (0-200). A smaller value indicates a higher priority. The default value 100 is recommended. The hosts with the same priority start based on the time when the priority was configured. The host configured first starts first.
            caps = ["DAC_OVERRIDE", "DAC_READ_SEARCH"];   // Linux capabilities of a user-mode process.
            device_sample :: device {        // Sample device node.
                device0 :: deviceNode {      // DeviceNode of the sample driver.
                    policy = 1;              // Policy for publishing the driver service. For details, see Driver Service Management.
                    priority = 100;          // Driver startup priority (0-200). A smaller value indicates a higher priority. The default value 100 is recommended. The drivers with the same priority start based on the time when the priority was configured. The driver configured first starts first.
                    preload = 0;             // The value 0 means to load the driver by default during the startup of the system.
                    permission = 0664;       // Permission for the DeviceNode created.
                    moduleName = "sample_driver";      // Driver name. The value must be the same as that of moduleName in the HdfDriverEntry structure.
                    serviceName = "sample_service";    // Name of the service published by the driver. The service name must be unique.
                    deviceMatchAttr = "sample_config"; // Keyword for matching the private data of the driver. The value must be the same as that of match_attr in the private data configuration table of the driver.
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

    NOTE

    • uid, gid, and caps are startup parameters for user-mode drivers only.
    • According to the principle of least privilege for processes, uid and gid do not need to be configured for service modules. In the preceding example, uid and gid are left empty (granted with the common user rights) for sample_host.
    • If you need to set uid and gid to system or root due to service requirements, contact security experts for review.
    • The process UIDs are configured in base/startup/init/services/etc/passwd, and the process GIDs are configured in base/startup/init/services/etc/group. For details, see Adding a System Service User Group.
    • The caps value is in the caps = ["xxx"] format. To configure CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, set this parameter to caps = ["DAC_OVERRIDE"]. Do not set it to caps = ["CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE"].
    • preload specifies the loading policy for the driver. In this example, on-demand loading is used.

  • (Optional) Set driver private information.

    If the driver has private configuration, add a driver configuration file to set default driver configuration. When loading the driver, the HDF obtains and saves the driver private information in property of HdfDeviceObject, and passes the information to the driver using Bind() and Init() (see Implementing a Driver).

    Driver configuration example:

    root {
    SampleDriverConfig {
        sample_version = 1;
        sample_bus = "I2C_0";
        match_attr = "sample_config"; // The value must be the same as that of deviceMatchAttr in device_info.hcs.
    }

} ```

Add the configuration file to the **hdf.hcs** file.

Example:

```
#include "device_info/device_info.hcs"
#include "sample/sample_config.hcs"
```

Driver Messaging Mechanism Development

  1. Set the policy field in the driver configuration information to 2 (SERVICE_POLICY_CAPACITY). For details about the policy, see Driver Service Management.

    device_sample :: Device {
    policy = 2;
    ...
}

  2. Set permissions for the device node of the driver. By default, the permission field is set to 0666. You can set it based on service requirements.

  3. Implement the Dispatch() method of IDeviceIoService.

    // Dispatch() is used to process messages sent from the user-mode application.
int32_t SampleDriverDispatch(struct HdfDeviceIoClient *device, int cmdCode, struct HdfSBuf *data, struct HdfSBuf *reply)
{
    HDF_LOGI("sample driver lite A dispatch");
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}
int32_t SampleDriverBind(struct HdfDeviceObject *device)
{
    HDF_LOGI("test for lite os sample driver A Open!");
    if (device == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("test for lite os sample driver A Open failed!");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    static struct ISampleDriverService sampleDriverA = {
        .ioService.Dispatch = SampleDriverDispatch,
        .ServiceA = SampleDriverServiceA,
        .ServiceB = SampleDriverServiceB,
    };
    device->service = (struct IDeviceIoService *)(&sampleDriverA);
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

  4. Define the cmd type in the message processing function.

    #define SAMPLE_WRITE_READ 1 // Read and write operation 1

  5. Enable the user-mode application to obtain a service and send a message to the driver.

    int SendMsg(const char *testMsg)
{
    if (testMsg == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("test msg is null");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    struct HdfIoService *serv = HdfIoServiceBind("sample_driver");
    if (serv == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to get service");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    struct HdfSBuf *data = HdfSbufObtainDefaultSize();
    if (data == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to obtain sbuf data");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    struct HdfSBuf *reply = HdfSbufObtainDefaultSize();
    if (reply == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to obtain sbuf reply");
        ret = HDF_DEV_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
        goto out;
    }
    if (!HdfSbufWriteString(data, testMsg)) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to write sbuf");
        ret = HDF_FAILURE;
        goto out;
    }
    int ret = serv->dispatcher->Dispatch(&serv->object, SAMPLE_WRITE_READ, data, reply);
    if (ret != HDF_SUCCESS) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to send service call");
        goto out;
    }
out:
    HdfSbufRecycle(data);
    HdfSbbufRecycle(reply);
    HdfIoServiceRecycle(serv);
    return ret;
}

  6. Enable the user-mode process to receive messages from the driver.

    1. Implement the method for the user-mode application to process the events reported by the driver.

      static int OnDevEventReceived(void *priv,  uint32_t id, struct HdfSBuf *data)
{
    OsalTimespec time;
    OsalGetTime(&time);
    HDF_LOGI("%{public}s received event at %{public}llu.%{public}llu", (char *)priv, time.sec, time.usec);

    const char *string = HdfSbufReadString(data);
    if (string == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to read string in event data");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    HDF_LOGI("%{public}s: dev event received: %{public}d %{public}s",  (char *)priv, id, string);
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

    2. Register the method for the user-mode application to receive messages from the driver.

      int RegisterListen()
{
    struct HdfIoService *serv = HdfIoServiceBind("sample_driver");
    if (serv == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to get service");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    static struct HdfDevEventlistener listener = {
        .callBack = OnDevEventReceived,
        .priv ="Service0"
    };
    if (HdfDeviceRegisterEventListener(serv, &listener) != 0) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to register event listener");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    ......
    HdfDeviceUnregisterEventListener(serv, &listener);
    HdfIoServiceRecycle(serv);
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

    3. Enable the driver to report events.

      int32_t SampleDriverDispatch(HdfDeviceIoClient *client, int cmdCode, struct HdfSBuf *data, struct HdfSBuf *reply)
{
    ... // process api call here
    return HdfDeviceSendEvent(client->device, cmdCode, data);
}

Driver Service Management Development

The development procedure is as follows:

Defining the Services to be Published by the Driver

// Define the driver service struct.
struct ISampleDriverService {
    struct IDeviceIoService ioService;       // The first member must be of the IDeviceIoService type.
    int32_t (*ServiceA)(void);               // API of the first driver service.
    int32_t (*ServiceB)(uint32_t inputCode); // API of the second driver service. You can add more as required.
};

// Implement the driver service APIs.
int32_t SampleDriverServiceA(void)
{
    // You need to implement the service logic.
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

int32_t SampleDriverServiceB(uint32_t inputCode)
{
    // You need to implement the service logic.
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

Binding Driver Services

Implement the Bind pointer function, for example, SampleDriverBind, in HdfDriverEntry to bind the driver service to the HDF.

int32_t SampleDriverBind(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    // deviceObject is a pointer to the device object created by the HDF for each driver. The device object holds private device data and service APIs.
    if (deviceObject == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("Sample device object is null!");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    static struct ISampleDriverService sampleDriverA = {
        .ServiceA = SampleDriverServiceA,
        .ServiceB = SampleDriverServiceB,
    };
    deviceObject->service = &sampleDriverA.ioService;
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

Obtaining Driver Services

The driver service can be obtained by using either of the following methods:

Using the API provided by the HDF

If the service requester clearly knows when the driver is loaded, it can obtain the driver service by using the API provided by the HDF.

Example:

const struct ISampleDriverService *sampleService =
        (const struct ISampleDriverService *)DevSvcManagerClntGetService("sample_driver");
if (sampleService == NULL) {
    return HDF_FAILURE;
}
sampleService->ServiceA();
sampleService->ServiceB(5);
Using the Subscription Mechanism

If the service requester is unaware of when the driver (in the same host) is loaded, it can use the subscription mechanism provided by the HDF to subscribe to the service. After the driver is loaded, the HDF publishes the driver service to the subscriber. The implementation is as follows:

// Callback invoked to return the driver service after the subscribed driver is loaded.
// object is the pointer to the private data of the subscriber, and service is the pointer to the subscribed service object.
int32_t TestDriverSubCallBack(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject, const struct HdfObject *service)
{
    const struct ISampleDriverService *sampleService =
        (const struct ISampleDriverService *)service;
    if (sampleService == NULL) {
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    sampleService->ServiceA();
    sampleService->ServiceB(5);
}
// Implement the subscription process.
int32_t TestDriverInit(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    if (deviceObject == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("Test driver init failed, deviceObject is null!");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    struct SubscriberCallback callBack;
    callBack.deviceObject = deviceObject;
    callBack.OnServiceConnected = TestDriverSubCallBack;
    int32_t ret = HdfDeviceSubscribeService(deviceObject, "sample_driver", callBack);
    if (ret != HDF_SUCCESS) {
        HDF_LOGE("Test driver subscribe sample driver failed!");
    }
    return ret;
}

HDF Development Example

The following is a HDF-based driver development example.

Adding the Driver Configuration

Add the driver configuration to the HDF configuration file, for example, vendor/hisilicon/xxx/hdf_config/device_info.

root {
    device_info {
        match_attr = "hdf_manager";
        template host {
            hostName = "";
            priority = 100;
            template device {
                template deviceNode {
                    policy = 0;
                    priority = 100;
                    preload = 0;
                    permission = 0664;
                    moduleName = "";
                    serviceName = "";
                    deviceMatchAttr = "";
                }
            }
        }
        sample_host :: host {
            hostName = "sample_host";
            sample_device :: device {
                device0 :: deviceNode {
                    policy = 2;
                    priority = 100;
                    preload = 1;
                    permission = 0664;
                    moduleName = "sample_driver";
                    serviceName = "sample_service";
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Writing the Driver Code

The sample driver code compiled based on the HDF framework is as follows:

#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include "hdf_log.h"
#include "hdf_base.h"
#include "hdf_device_desc.h"

#define HDF_LOG_TAG sample_driver

#define SAMPLE_WRITE_READ 123

static int32_t HdfSampleDriverDispatch(
    struct HdfDeviceIoClient *client, int id, struct HdfSBuf *data, struct HdfSBuf *reply)
{
    HDF_LOGI("%{public}s: received cmd %{public}d", __func__, id);
    if (id == SAMPLE_WRITE_READ) {
        const char *readData = HdfSbufReadString(data);
        if (readData != NULL) {
            HDF_LOGE("%{public}s: read data is: %{public}s", __func__, readData);
        }
        if (!HdfSbufWriteInt32(reply, INT32_MAX)) {
            HDF_LOGE("%{public}s: reply int32 fail", __func__);
        }
        return HdfDeviceSendEvent(client->device, id, data);
    }
    return HDF_FAILURE;
}

static void HdfSampleDriverRelease(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    // Release resources here
    return;
}

static int HdfSampleDriverBind(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    if (deviceObject == NULL) {
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    static struct IDeviceIoService testService = {
        .Dispatch = HdfSampleDriverDispatch,
    };
    deviceObject->service = &testService;
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

static int HdfSampleDriverInit(struct HdfDeviceObject *deviceObject)
{
    if (deviceObject == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("%{public}s::ptr is null!", __func__);
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    HDF_LOGI("Sample driver Init success");
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

static struct HdfDriverEntry g_sampleDriverEntry = {
    .moduleVersion = 1,
    .moduleName = "sample_driver",
    .Bind = HdfSampleDriverBind,
    .Init = HdfSampleDriverInit,
    .Release = HdfSampleDriverRelease,
};

HDF_INIT(g_sampleDriverEntry);

Implementing Interaction Between the Application and the Driver

Write the code for interaction between the user-mode application and the driver. Place the code in the drivers/hdf_core/adapter/uhdf directory for compilation.

For details about BUILD.gn, see drivers/hdf_core/framework/sample/platform/uart/dev/BUILD.gn.

#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include "hdf_log.h"
#include "hdf_sbuf.h"
#include "hdf_io_service_if.h"

#define HDF_LOG_TAG sample_test
#define SAMPLE_SERVICE_NAME "sample_service"

#define SAMPLE_WRITE_READ 123

int g_replyFlag = 0;

static int OnDevEventReceived(void *priv,  uint32_t id, struct HdfSBuf *data)
{
    const char *string = HdfSbufReadString(data);
    if (string == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to read string in event data");
        g_replyFlag = 1;
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    HDF_LOGI("%{public}s: dev event received: %{public}u %{public}s",  (char *)priv, id, string);
    g_replyFlag = 1;
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

static int SendEvent(struct HdfIoService *serv, char *eventData)
{
    int ret = 0;
    struct HdfSBuf *data = HdfSbufObtainDefaultSize();
    if (data == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to obtain sbuf data");
        return 1;
    }

    struct HdfSBuf *reply = HdfSbufObtainDefaultSize();
    if (reply == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to obtain sbuf reply");
        ret = HDF_DEV_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
        goto out;
    }

    if (!HdfSbufWriteString(data, eventData)) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to write sbuf");
        ret = HDF_FAILURE;
        goto out;
    }

    ret = serv->dispatcher->Dispatch(&serv->object, SAMPLE_WRITE_READ, data, reply);
    if (ret != HDF_SUCCESS) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to send service call");
        goto out;
    }

    int replyData = 0;
    if (!HdfSbufReadInt32(reply, &replyData)) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to get service call reply");
        ret = HDF_ERR_INVALID_OBJECT;
        goto out;
    }
    HDF_LOGI("Get reply is: %{public}d", replyData);
out:
    HdfSbufRecycle(data);
    HdfSbufRecycle(reply);
    return ret;
}

int main()
{
    char *sendData = "default event info";
    struct HdfIoService *serv = HdfIoServiceBind(SAMPLE_SERVICE_NAME);
    if (serv == NULL) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to get service %s", SAMPLE_SERVICE_NAME);
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }

    static struct HdfDevEventlistener listener = {
        .callBack = OnDevEventReceived,
        .priv ="Service0"
    };

    if (HdfDeviceRegisterEventListener(serv, &listener) != HDF_SUCCESS) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to register event listener");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }
    if (SendEvent(serv, sendData)) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to send event");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }

    while (g_replyFlag == 0) {
        sleep(1);
    }

    if (HdfDeviceUnregisterEventListener(serv, &listener)) {
        HDF_LOGE("fail to  unregister listener");
        return HDF_FAILURE;
    }

    HdfIoServiceRecycle(serv);
    return HDF_SUCCESS;
}

NOTE

The user-mode application uses the message sending API of the HDF, and the compilation of the user-mode application depends on the dynamic libraries hdf_core and osal provided by the HDF. Therefore, you need to add the following dependencies to the .gn file:

deps = [

​ "//drivers/hdf_core/adapter/uhdf/manager:hdf_core",

​ "//drivers/hdf_core/adapter/uhdf/posix:hdf_posix_osal",

]