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+/*	$NetBSD: gfb.c,v 1.1 2009/12/29 06:55:55 macallan Exp $	*/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Michael Lorenz
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * A console driver for Sun XVR-1000 graphics cards
+ */
+
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: gfb.c,v 1.1 2009/12/29 06:55:55 macallan Exp $");
+
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/systm.h>
+#include <sys/kernel.h>
+#include <sys/device.h>
+#include <sys/malloc.h>
+#include <sys/lwp.h>
+#include <sys/kauth.h>
+#include <sys/kmem.h>
+
+#include <uvm/uvm_extern.h>
+
+#include <dev/videomode/videomode.h>
+
+#include <machine/bus.h>
+#include <machine/autoconf.h>
+#include <machine/openfirm.h>
+
+#include <dev/wscons/wsdisplayvar.h>
+#include <dev/wscons/wsconsio.h>
+#include <dev/wsfont/wsfont.h>
+#include <dev/rasops/rasops.h>
+#include <dev/wscons/wsdisplay_vconsvar.h>
+
+
+struct gfb_softc {
+	device_t sc_dev;
+
+	bus_space_tag_t sc_memt;
+
+	bus_space_handle_t sc_fbh;
+	bus_addr_t sc_fb_paddr;
+
+	int sc_width, sc_height, sc_depth, sc_stride, sc_fblen;
+	int sc_locked;
+	void *sc_fbaddr, *sc_shadow;
+	struct vcons_screen sc_console_screen;
+	struct wsscreen_descr sc_defaultscreen_descr;
+	const struct wsscreen_descr *sc_screens[1];
+	struct wsscreen_list sc_screenlist;
+	struct vcons_data vd;
+	int sc_mode;
+	int sc_node;
+	u_char sc_cmap_red[256];
+	u_char sc_cmap_green[256];
+	u_char sc_cmap_blue[256];
+};
+
+static int	gfb_match(device_t, cfdata_t, void *);
+static void	gfb_attach(device_t, device_t, void *);
+
+CFATTACH_DECL_NEW(gfb, sizeof(struct gfb_softc),
+    gfb_match, gfb_attach, NULL, NULL);
+
+extern const u_char rasops_cmap[768];
+
+static int	gfb_ioctl(void *, void *, u_long, void *, int,
+			     struct lwp *);
+static paddr_t	gfb_mmap(void *, void *, off_t, int);
+static void	gfb_init_screen(void *, struct vcons_screen *, int, long *);
+
+static int	gfb_putcmap(struct gfb_softc *, struct wsdisplay_cmap *);
+static int 	gfb_getcmap(struct gfb_softc *, struct wsdisplay_cmap *);
+static void	gfb_restore_palette(struct gfb_softc *);
+static int 	gfb_putpalreg(struct gfb_softc *, uint8_t, uint8_t,
+			    uint8_t, uint8_t);
+
+struct wsdisplay_accessops gfb_accessops = {
+	gfb_ioctl,
+	gfb_mmap,
+	NULL,	/* alloc_screen */
+	NULL,	/* free_screen */
+	NULL,	/* show_screen */
+	NULL, 	/* load_font */
+	NULL,	/* pollc */
+	NULL	/* scroll */
+};
+
+extern int prom_stdout_node;
+
+static int
+gfb_match(device_t parent, cfdata_t match, void *aux)
+{
+	struct mainbus_attach_args *ma = aux;
+
+	if (strcmp(ma->ma_name, "SUNW,gfb") == 0 )
+		return 100;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+gfb_attach(device_t parent, device_t self, void *aux)
+{
+	struct gfb_softc	*sc = device_private(self);
+	struct mainbus_attach_args	*ma = aux;
+	struct rasops_info	*ri;
+	struct wsemuldisplaydev_attach_args aa;
+	unsigned long		defattr;
+	bool			is_console;
+	int i, j;
+
+	sc->sc_memt = ma->ma_bustag;
+	sc->sc_dev = self;
+	sc->sc_node = ma->ma_node;
+
+	if (ma->ma_nreg < 7) {
+		aprint_error("%s: can't find the fb range\n",
+		    device_xname(self));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	is_console = (prom_stdout_node == ma->ma_node);
+
+	aprint_normal(": Sun XVR-1000%s\n", is_console ? " (console)" : "");
+
+	sc->sc_depth = 32;
+	sc->sc_stride = 0x4000;
+	sc->sc_height = prom_getpropint(sc->sc_node, "height", 0);
+	sc->sc_width = prom_getpropint(sc->sc_node, "width", 0);
+	sc->sc_fblen = sc->sc_stride * sc->sc_height;
+
+	if (sc->sc_fblen == 0) {
+		aprint_error("%s: not set up by firmware, can't continue.\n",
+		    device_xname(self));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sc->sc_shadow = kmem_alloc(sc->sc_fblen, KM_SLEEP);
+	sc->sc_locked = 0;
+	sc->sc_mode = WSDISPLAYIO_MODE_EMUL;
+
+	if (bus_space_map(sc->sc_memt, ma->ma_reg[6].ur_paddr,
+	    sc->sc_fblen, BUS_SPACE_MAP_LINEAR, &sc->sc_fbh)) {
+		printf(": failed to map the framebuffer\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	sc->sc_fbaddr = bus_space_vaddr(sc->sc_memt, sc->sc_fbh);
+	sc->sc_fb_paddr = ma->ma_reg[6].ur_paddr;
+
+	sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr = (struct wsscreen_descr){
+		"default",
+		0, 0,
+		NULL,
+		8, 16,
+		WSSCREEN_WSCOLORS | WSSCREEN_HILIT,
+		NULL
+	};
+	sc->sc_screens[0] = &sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr;
+	sc->sc_screenlist = (struct wsscreen_list){1, sc->sc_screens};
+	sc->sc_mode = WSDISPLAYIO_MODE_EMUL;
+	sc->sc_locked = 0;
+
+	vcons_init(&sc->vd, sc, &sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr,
+	    &gfb_accessops);
+	sc->vd.init_screen = gfb_init_screen;
+
+	ri = &sc->sc_console_screen.scr_ri;
+
+	j = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < (1 << sc->sc_depth); i++) {
+
+		sc->sc_cmap_red[i] = rasops_cmap[j];
+		sc->sc_cmap_green[i] = rasops_cmap[j + 1];
+		sc->sc_cmap_blue[i] = rasops_cmap[j + 2];
+		gfb_putpalreg(sc, i, rasops_cmap[j], rasops_cmap[j + 1],
+		    rasops_cmap[j + 2]);
+		j += 3;
+	}
+
+	if (is_console) {
+		vcons_init_screen(&sc->vd, &sc->sc_console_screen, 1,
+		    &defattr);
+		sc->sc_console_screen.scr_flags |= VCONS_SCREEN_IS_STATIC;
+
+#if notyet
+		gfb_rectfill(sc, 0, 0, sc->sc_width, sc->sc_height,
+		    ri->ri_devcmap[(defattr >> 16) & 0xff]);
+#endif
+		sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr.textops = &ri->ri_ops;
+		sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr.capabilities = ri->ri_caps;
+		sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr.nrows = ri->ri_rows;
+		sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr.ncols = ri->ri_cols;
+		wsdisplay_cnattach(&sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr, ri, 0, 0,
+		    defattr);
+		vcons_replay_msgbuf(&sc->sc_console_screen);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * since we're not the console we can postpone the rest
+		 * until someone actually allocates a screen for us
+		 */
+		(*ri->ri_ops.allocattr)(ri, 0, 0, 0, &defattr);
+	}
+
+	aa.console = is_console;
+	aa.scrdata = &sc->sc_screenlist;
+	aa.accessops = &gfb_accessops;
+	aa.accesscookie = &sc->vd;
+
+	config_found(sc->sc_dev, &aa, wsemuldisplaydevprint);
+}
+
+static int
+gfb_ioctl(void *v, void *vs, u_long cmd, void *data, int flag,
+	struct lwp *l)
+{
+	struct vcons_data *vd = v;
+	struct gfb_softc *sc = vd->cookie;
+	struct wsdisplay_fbinfo *wdf;
+	struct vcons_screen *ms = vd->active;
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+
+		case WSDISPLAYIO_GTYPE:
+			*(u_int *)data = WSDISPLAY_TYPE_PCIMISC;
+			return 0;
+
+		case WSDISPLAYIO_GINFO:
+			if (ms == NULL)
+				return ENODEV;
+			wdf = (void *)data;
+			wdf->height = ms->scr_ri.ri_height;
+			wdf->width = ms->scr_ri.ri_width;
+			wdf->depth = ms->scr_ri.ri_depth;
+			wdf->cmsize = 256;
+			return 0;
+
+		case WSDISPLAYIO_GETCMAP:
+			return gfb_getcmap(sc,
+			    (struct wsdisplay_cmap *)data);
+
+		case WSDISPLAYIO_PUTCMAP:
+			return gfb_putcmap(sc,
+			    (struct wsdisplay_cmap *)data);
+
+		case WSDISPLAYIO_LINEBYTES:
+			*(u_int *)data = sc->sc_stride;
+			return 0;
+
+		case WSDISPLAYIO_SMODE:
+			{
+				int new_mode = *(int*)data;
+
+				/* notify the bus backend */
+				if (new_mode != sc->sc_mode) {
+					sc->sc_mode = new_mode;
+					if(new_mode == WSDISPLAYIO_MODE_EMUL) {
+						gfb_restore_palette(sc);
+						vcons_redraw_screen(ms);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return 0;
+	}
+	return EPASSTHROUGH;
+}
+
+static paddr_t
+gfb_mmap(void *v, void *vs, off_t offset, int prot)
+{
+	struct vcons_data *vd = v;
+	struct gfb_softc *sc = vd->cookie;
+	paddr_t pa;
+
+	/* 'regular' framebuffer mmap()ing */
+	if (offset < sc->sc_fblen) {
+		pa = bus_space_mmap(sc->sc_memt, sc->sc_fb_paddr + offset, 0,
+		    prot, BUS_SPACE_MAP_LINEAR);
+		return pa;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * restrict all other mappings to processes with superuser privileges
+	 * or the kernel itself
+	 */
+	if (kauth_authorize_generic(kauth_cred_get(), KAUTH_GENERIC_ISSUSER,
+	    NULL) != 0) {
+		aprint_normal("%s: mmap() rejected.\n",
+		    device_xname(sc->sc_dev));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* let userland map other ranges */
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void
+gfb_init_screen(void *cookie, struct vcons_screen *scr,
+    int existing, long *defattr)
+{
+	struct gfb_softc *sc = cookie;
+	struct rasops_info *ri = &scr->scr_ri;
+
+	ri->ri_depth = sc->sc_depth;
+	ri->ri_width = sc->sc_width;
+	ri->ri_height = sc->sc_height;
+	ri->ri_stride = sc->sc_stride;
+	ri->ri_flg = RI_CENTER | RI_FULLCLEAR;
+
+	ri->ri_bits = sc->sc_shadow;
+	ri->ri_hwbits = (char *)sc->sc_fbaddr;
+
+	if (existing) {
+		ri->ri_flg |= RI_CLEAR;
+	}
+
+	rasops_init(ri, sc->sc_height / 8, sc->sc_width / 8);
+	ri->ri_caps = WSSCREEN_WSCOLORS;
+
+	rasops_reconfig(ri, sc->sc_height / ri->ri_font->fontheight,
+		    sc->sc_width / ri->ri_font->fontwidth);
+
+	ri->ri_hw = scr;
+#if 0
+	ri->ri_ops.copyrows = gfb_copyrows;
+	ri->ri_ops.copycols = gfb_copycols;
+	ri->ri_ops.cursor = gfb_cursor;
+	ri->ri_ops.eraserows = gfb_eraserows;
+	ri->ri_ops.erasecols = gfb_erasecols;
+	ri->ri_ops.putchar = gfb_putchar;
+#endif
+}
+
+static int
+gfb_putcmap(struct gfb_softc *sc, struct wsdisplay_cmap *cm)
+{
+	u_char *r, *g, *b;
+	u_int index = cm->index;
+	u_int count = cm->count;
+	int i, error;
+	u_char rbuf[256], gbuf[256], bbuf[256];
+
+#ifdef GFB_DEBUG
+	aprint_debug("putcmap: %d %d\n",index, count);
+#endif
+	if (cm->index >= 256 || cm->count > 256 ||
+	    (cm->index + cm->count) > 256)
+		return EINVAL;
+	error = copyin(cm->red, &rbuf[index], count);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = copyin(cm->green, &gbuf[index], count);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = copyin(cm->blue, &bbuf[index], count);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	memcpy(&sc->sc_cmap_red[index], &rbuf[index], count);
+	memcpy(&sc->sc_cmap_green[index], &gbuf[index], count);
+	memcpy(&sc->sc_cmap_blue[index], &bbuf[index], count);
+
+	r = &sc->sc_cmap_red[index];
+	g = &sc->sc_cmap_green[index];
+	b = &sc->sc_cmap_blue[index];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		gfb_putpalreg(sc, index, *r, *g, *b);
+		index++;
+		r++, g++, b++;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+gfb_getcmap(struct gfb_softc *sc, struct wsdisplay_cmap *cm)
+{
+	u_int index = cm->index;
+	u_int count = cm->count;
+	int error;
+
+	if (index >= 255 || count > 256 || index + count > 256)
+		return EINVAL;
+
+	error = copyout(&sc->sc_cmap_red[index],   cm->red,   count);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = copyout(&sc->sc_cmap_green[index], cm->green, count);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	error = copyout(&sc->sc_cmap_blue[index],  cm->blue,  count);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+gfb_restore_palette(struct gfb_softc *sc)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (1 << sc->sc_depth); i++) {
+		gfb_putpalreg(sc, i, sc->sc_cmap_red[i],
+		    sc->sc_cmap_green[i], sc->sc_cmap_blue[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+static int
+gfb_putpalreg(struct gfb_softc *sc, uint8_t idx, uint8_t r, uint8_t g,
+    uint8_t b)
+{
+	return 0;
+}