CALLBACK(9)						   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					       CALLBACK(9)

NAME

     callback -- generic callback interface

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/callback.h>

     void
     callback_head_init(struct callback_head *ch, int ipl);

     void
     callback_head_destroy(struct callback_head *ch);

     void
     callback_register(struct callback_head *ch, struct callback_entry *ce, void *obj, int (*fn)(struct callback_entry *, void *, void *));

     void
     callback_unregister(struct callback_head *ch, struct callback_entry *ce);

     int
     callback_run_roundrobin(struct callback_head *ch, void *arg);

DESCRIPTION

     The generic callback interface allows lower-level layer code to execute a registered function, or set of functions, from the higher-level
     layer.

     Registered functions must return one of these constants:

     CALLBACK_CHAIN_CONTINUE
		   Indicates that the function call was successful.  The following functions in the chain will be called.

     CALLBACK_CHAIN_ABORT
		   Indicates a failure case in the function call.  Any following functions in the chain will not be executed.

FUNCTIONS

     The callback structure callback_head should be initialized and destroyed using the functions described below.  This structure contains the
     list of callback entries and other internal data.

     The callback_entry structure is an entry, normally associated with the higher-level object.  It contains the internal data of the callback
     interface.

     callback_head_init(ch, ipl)
	      Initialize the callback structure specified by ch.  The highest IPL at which this callback can be used is specified by ipl.

     callback_head_destroy(ch)
	      Destroy the callback structure specified by ch.  The caller must unregister all functions before destroying the callback structure.

     callback_register(ch, ce, obj, fn)
	      Register the callback function in the callback structure specified by ch.  ce should point to the entry structure of the callback
	      object.  The callback object itself is specified by obj.	The function pointer is specified by fn.

     callback_unregister(ch, ce)
	      Unregister the callback function from the structure specified by ch.  The entry should be passed as ce.  This function may block.

     callback_run_roundrobin(ch, arg)
	      Executes all functions registered in the callback structure, specified by ch.  The functions are executed in round-robin fashion.
	      The value of arg will be passed to the callback functions.

CODE REFERENCES

     The callback interface is implemented within the file sys/kern/subr_callback.c.

SEE ALSO

     intro(9)

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