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/****************************************************************************

  (c) SYSTEC electronic GmbH, D-07973 Greiz, August-Bebel-Str. 29
      www.systec-electronic.com

  Project:      Project independend shared buffer (linear + circular)

  Description:  Implementation of platform independend part for the
                shared buffer

  License:

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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    1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
    "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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    POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

    Severability Clause:

        If a provision of this License is or becomes illegal, invalid or
        unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that shall not affect:
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  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  2006/06/27 -rs:   V 1.00 (initial version)

****************************************************************************/

#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32)

    #ifdef UNDER_RTSS
        // RTX header
        #include <windows.h>
        #include <process.h>
        #include <rtapi.h>

    #elif __BORLANDC__
        // borland C header
        #include <windows.h>
        #include <process.h>

    #elif WINCE
        #include <windows.h>

    #else
        // MSVC needs to include windows.h at first
        // the following defines ar necessary for function prototypes for waitable timers
        #define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0401
        #define _WIN32_WINNT   0x0400
        #include <windows.h>
        #include <process.h>
    #endif

#endif

#include "global.h"
#include "SharedBuff.h"
#include "ShbIpc.h"

// d.k. Linux kernel modules needs other header files for memcpy()
#if (TARGET_SYSTEM == _LINUX_) && defined(__KERNEL__)
    #include <linux/string.h>
#else
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <string.h>
#endif




/***************************************************************************/
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/*          G L O B A L   D E F I N I T I O N S                            */
/*                                                                         */
/*                                                                         */
/***************************************************************************/

#if (!defined(SHAREDBUFF_INLINED)) || defined(INLINE_ENABLED)

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Configuration
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Constant definitions
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#define SBC_MAGIC_ID    0x53424323              // magic ID ("SBC#")
#define SBL_MAGIC_ID    0x53424C23              // magic ID ("SBL#")



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Local types
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

// structure to administrate circular shared buffer head
typedef struct
{
    unsigned long          m_ShbCirMagicID;     // magic ID ("SBC#")
    unsigned long          m_ulBufferTotalSize; // over-all size of complete buffer
    unsigned long          m_ulBufferDataSize;  // size of complete data area
    unsigned long          m_ulWrIndex;         // current write index (set bevore write)
    unsigned long          m_ulRdIndex;         // current read index (set after read)
    unsigned long          m_ulNumOfWriteJobs;  // number of currently (parallel running) write operations
    unsigned long          m_ulDataInUse;       // currently used buffer size (incl. uncompleted write operations)
    unsigned long          m_ulDataApended;     // buffer size of complete new written but not yet readable data (in case of m_ulNumOfWriteJobs>1)
    unsigned long          m_ulBlocksApended;   // number of complete new written but not yet readable data blocks (in case of m_ulNumOfWriteJobs>1)
    unsigned long          m_ulDataReadable;    // buffer size with readable (complete written) data
    unsigned long          m_ulBlocksReadable;  // number of readable (complete written) data blocks
    tShbCirSigHndlrNewData m_pfnSigHndlrNewData;// application handler to signal new data
    unsigned int           m_fBufferLocked;     // TRUE if buffer is locked (because of pending reset request)
    tShbCirSigHndlrReset   m_pfnSigHndlrReset;  // application handler to signal buffer reset is done
    unsigned char          m_Data;              // start of data area (the real data size is unknown at this time)

} tShbCirBuff;


// structure to administrate linear shared buffer head
typedef struct
{
    unsigned int          m_ShbLinMagicID;      // magic ID ("SBL#")
    unsigned long         m_ulBufferTotalSize;  // over-all size of complete buffer
    unsigned long         m_ulBufferDataSize;   // size of complete data area
    unsigned char         m_Data;               // start of data area (the real data size is unknown at this time)

} tShbLinBuff;


// type to save size of a single data block inside the circular shared buffer
typedef struct
{
    unsigned int    m_uiFullBlockSize  :    28; // a single block must not exceed a length of 256MByte :-)
    unsigned int    m_uiAlignFillBytes :     4;

} tShbCirBlockSize;

#define SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT                  4  // alignment must *not* be lower than sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize)!
#define SBC_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE         ((1<<28)-1)  // = (2^28 - 1) = (256MByte - 1) -> should be enought for real life :-)

#define SBL_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT                  4
#define SBL_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE         ((1<<28)-1)  // = (2^28 - 1) = (256MByte - 1) -> should be enought for real life :-)



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Global variables
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Local variables
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Prototypes of internal functions
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Get pointer to Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbCirBuff*  ShbCirGetBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*  pShbCirBuff;


    pShbCirBuff = (tShbCirBuff*) ShbIpcGetShMemPtr (pShbInstance_p);
    ASSERT(pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID == SBC_MAGIC_ID);

    return (pShbCirBuff);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Get pointer to Linear Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbLinBuff*  ShbLinGetBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbLinBuff*  pShbLinBuff;


    pShbLinBuff = (tShbLinBuff*) ShbIpcGetShMemPtr (pShbInstance_p);
    ASSERT(pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID == SBL_MAGIC_ID);

    return (pShbLinBuff);

}



// not inlined internal functions
int           ShbCirSignalHandlerNewData (tShbInstance pShbInstance_p);
void          ShbCirSignalHandlerReset   (tShbInstance pShbInstance_p, unsigned int fTimeOut_p);

#endif



//=========================================================================//
//                                                                         //
//          P U B L I C   F U N C T I O N S                                //
//                                                                         //
//=========================================================================//

#if !defined(INLINE_ENABLED)
// not inlined external functions

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Initialize Shared Buffer Module
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tShbError  ShbInit (void)
{

tShbError  ShbError;


    ShbError = ShbIpcInit();

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Deinitialize Shared Buffer Module
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tShbError  ShbExit (void)
{

tShbError  ShbError;


    ShbError = ShbIpcExit();

    return (ShbError);

}





//-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
//                                                                         //
//          C i r c u l a r   S h a r e d   B u f f e r                    //
//                                                                         //
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------//

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Allocate Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tShbError  ShbCirAllocBuffer (
    unsigned long ulBufferSize_p,
    const char* pszBufferID_p,
    tShbInstance* ppShbInstance_p,
    unsigned int* pfShbNewCreated_p)
{

tShbInstance   pShbInstance;
tShbCirBuff*   pShbCirBuff;
unsigned int   fShbNewCreated;
unsigned long  ulBufferDataSize;
unsigned long  ulBufferTotalSize;
tShbError      ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if ((ulBufferSize_p == 0) || (ppShbInstance_p == NULL))
    {
        return (kShbInvalidArg);
    }


    // calculate length of memory to allocate
    ulBufferDataSize  = (ulBufferSize_p + (SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1)) & ~(SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1);
    ulBufferTotalSize = ulBufferDataSize + sizeof(tShbCirBuff);

    // allocate a new or open an existing shared buffer
    ShbError = ShbIpcAllocBuffer (ulBufferTotalSize, pszBufferID_p,
                                  &pShbInstance, &fShbNewCreated);
    if (ShbError != kShbOk)
    {
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (pShbInstance == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbOutOfMem;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // get pointer to shared buffer
    pShbCirBuff = (tShbCirBuff*) ShbIpcGetShMemPtr (pShbInstance);

    // if the shared buffer was new created, than this process has
    // to initialize it, otherwise the buffer is already in use
    // and *must not* be reseted
    if ( fShbNewCreated )
    {
        #ifndef NDEBUG
        {
            memset (pShbCirBuff, 0xCC, ulBufferTotalSize);
        }
        #endif


        pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID      = SBC_MAGIC_ID;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferTotalSize  = ulBufferTotalSize;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize   = ulBufferDataSize;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex          = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex          = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs   = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse        = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended      = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended    = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable     = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable   = 0;
        pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData = NULL;
        pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked      = FALSE;
        pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrReset   = NULL;
    }
    else
    {
        if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
        {
            ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
            goto Exit;
        }
    }


Exit:

    *ppShbInstance_p   = pShbInstance;
    *pfShbNewCreated_p = fShbNewCreated;

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Release Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tShbError  ShbCirReleaseBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbError  ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }


    ShbError = ShbIpcReleaseBuffer (pShbInstance_p);


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}


#endif  // !defined(INLINE_ENABLED)

#if (!defined(SHAREDBUFF_INLINED)) || defined(INLINE_ENABLED)

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Reset Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirResetBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    unsigned long ulTimeOut_p,
    tShbCirSigHndlrReset pfnSignalHandlerReset_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*   pShbCirBuff;
unsigned long  ulNumOfWriteJobs = 0;  // d.k. GCC complains about uninitialized variable otherwise
tShbError      ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // start reset job by setting request request in buffer header
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        if ( !pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked )
        {
            ulNumOfWriteJobs = pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs;

            pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked    = TRUE;
            pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrReset = pfnSignalHandlerReset_p;
        }
        else
        {
            ShbError = kShbAlreadyReseting;
        }
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);

    if (ShbError != kShbOk)
    {
        goto Exit;
    }


    // if there is currently no running write operation then reset buffer
    // immediately, otherwise wait until the last write job is ready by
    // starting a signal process
    if (ulNumOfWriteJobs == 0)
    {
        // there is currently no running write operation
        // -> reset buffer immediately
        ShbCirSignalHandlerReset (pShbInstance_p, FALSE);
        ShbError = kShbOk;
    }
    else
    {
        // there is currently at least one running write operation
        // -> starting signal process to wait until the last write job is ready
        ShbError = ShbIpcStartSignalingJobReady (pShbInstance_p, ulTimeOut_p, ShbCirSignalHandlerReset);
    }


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Write data block to Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirWriteDataBlock (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    const void* pSrcDataBlock_p,
    unsigned long ulDataBlockSize_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*      pShbCirBuff;
tShbCirBlockSize  ShbCirBlockSize;
unsigned int      uiFullBlockSize;
unsigned int      uiAlignFillBytes;
unsigned char*    pShbCirDataPtr;
unsigned char*    pScrDataPtr;
unsigned long     ulDataSize;
unsigned long     ulChunkSize;
unsigned long     ulWrIndex = 0;  // d.k. GCC complains about uninitialized variable otherwise
unsigned int      fSignalNewData;
unsigned int      fSignalReset;
tShbError         ShbError;
tShbError         ShbError2;
int               fRes;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if ((pSrcDataBlock_p == NULL) || (ulDataBlockSize_p == 0))
    {
        // nothing to do here
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (ulDataBlockSize_p > SBC_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
    {
        ShbError = kShbExceedDataSizeLimit;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff    = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    pScrDataPtr    = (unsigned char*)pSrcDataBlock_p;
    fSignalNewData = FALSE;
    fSignalReset   = FALSE;
    ShbError       = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // calculate data block size in circular buffer
    ulDataSize       = (ulDataBlockSize_p + (SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1)) & ~(SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1);
    uiFullBlockSize  = ulDataSize + sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);   // data size + header
    uiAlignFillBytes = ulDataSize - ulDataBlockSize_p;

    ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize  = uiFullBlockSize;
    ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes = uiAlignFillBytes;


    // reserve the needed memory for the write operation to do now
    // and make necessary adjustments in the circular buffer header
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        // check if there is sufficient memory available to store
        // the new data
        fRes = uiFullBlockSize <= (pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse);
        if ( fRes )
        {
            // set write pointer for the write operation to do now
            // to the current write pointer of the circular buffer
            ulWrIndex = pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex;

            // reserve the needed memory for the write operation to do now
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse += uiFullBlockSize;

            // set new write pointer behind the reserved memory
            // for the write operation to do now
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex += uiFullBlockSize;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

            // increment number of currently (parallel running)
            // write operations
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs++;
        }
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    if ( !fRes )
    {
        ShbError = kShbBufferFull;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // copy the data to the circular buffer
    // (the copy process itself will be done outside of any
    // critical/locked section)
    pShbCirDataPtr = &pShbCirBuff->m_Data;          // ptr to start of data area

    // write real size of current block (incl. alignment fill bytes)
    *(tShbCirBlockSize*)(pShbCirDataPtr + ulWrIndex) = ShbCirBlockSize;
    ulWrIndex += sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);
    ulWrIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

     if (ulWrIndex + ulDataBlockSize_p <= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize)
    {
        // linear write operation
        memcpy (pShbCirDataPtr + ulWrIndex, pScrDataPtr, ulDataBlockSize_p);
    }
    else
    {
        // wrap-around write operation
        ulChunkSize = pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - ulWrIndex;
        memcpy (pShbCirDataPtr + ulWrIndex, pScrDataPtr, ulChunkSize);
        memcpy (pShbCirDataPtr, pScrDataPtr + ulChunkSize, ulDataBlockSize_p - ulChunkSize);
    }


    // adjust header information for circular buffer with properties
    // of the wiritten data block
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended   += uiFullBlockSize;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended ++;

        // decrement number of currently (parallel running) write operations
        if ( !--pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs )
        {
            // if there is no other write process running then
            // set new size of readable (complete written) data and
            // adjust number of readable blocks
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable   += pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable += pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended;

            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended   = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended = 0;

            fSignalNewData = TRUE;
            fSignalReset   = pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked;
        }
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    // signal new data event to a potentially reading application
    if ( fSignalNewData )
    {
        ShbError2 = ShbIpcSignalNewData (pShbInstance_p);
        if (ShbError == kShbOk)
        {
            ShbError = ShbError2;
        }
    }

    // signal that the last write job has been finished to allow
    // a waiting application to reset the buffer now
    if ( fSignalReset )
    {
        ShbError2 = ShbIpcSignalJobReady (pShbInstance_p);
        if (ShbError == kShbOk)
        {
            ShbError = ShbError2;
        }
    }


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Allocate block within the Circular Shared Buffer for chunk writing
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirAllocDataBlock (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    tShbCirChunk* pShbCirChunk_p,
    unsigned long ulDataBufferSize_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*      pShbCirBuff;
tShbCirBlockSize  ShbCirBlockSize;
unsigned int      uiFullBlockSize;
unsigned int      uiAlignFillBytes;
unsigned char*    pShbCirDataPtr;
unsigned long     ulDataSize;
unsigned long     ulWrIndex = 0;  // d.k. GCC complains about uninitialized variable otherwise
tShbError         ShbError;
int               fRes;


    // check arguments
    if ((pShbInstance_p == NULL) || (pShbCirChunk_p == NULL))
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (ulDataBufferSize_p == 0)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (ulDataBufferSize_p > SBC_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
    {
        ShbError = kShbExceedDataSizeLimit;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // calculate data block size in circular buffer
    ulDataSize       = (ulDataBufferSize_p + (SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1)) & ~(SBC_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1);
    uiFullBlockSize  = ulDataSize + sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);   // data size + header
    uiAlignFillBytes = ulDataSize - ulDataBufferSize_p;

    ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize  = uiFullBlockSize;
    ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes = uiAlignFillBytes;


    // reserve the needed memory for the write operation to do now
    // and make necessary adjustments in the circular buffer header
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        // check if there is sufficient memory available to store
        // the new data
        fRes = (uiFullBlockSize <= (pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse));
        if ( fRes )
        {
            // set write pointer for the write operation to do now
            // to the current write pointer of the circular buffer
            ulWrIndex = pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex;

            // reserve the needed memory for the write operation to do now
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse += uiFullBlockSize;

            // set new write pointer behind the reserved memory
            // for the write operation to do now
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex += uiFullBlockSize;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

            // increment number of currently (parallel running)
            // write operations
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs++;
        }
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    if ( !fRes )
    {
        ShbError = kShbBufferFull;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // setup header information for allocated buffer
    pShbCirDataPtr = &pShbCirBuff->m_Data;          // ptr to start of data area

    // write real size of current block (incl. alignment fill bytes)
    *(tShbCirBlockSize*)(pShbCirDataPtr + ulWrIndex) = ShbCirBlockSize;
    ulWrIndex += sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);
    ulWrIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

    // setup chunk descriptor
    pShbCirChunk_p->m_uiFullBlockSize  = uiFullBlockSize;
    pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulAvailableSize  = ulDataBufferSize_p;
    pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulWrIndex        = ulWrIndex;
    pShbCirChunk_p->m_fBufferCompleted = FALSE;


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Write data chunk into an allocated buffer of the Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirWriteDataChunk (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    tShbCirChunk* pShbCirChunk_p,
    const void* pSrcDataChunk_p,
    unsigned long ulDataChunkSize_p,
    unsigned int* pfBufferCompleted_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*    pShbCirBuff;
unsigned char*  pShbCirDataPtr;
unsigned char*  pScrDataPtr;
unsigned long   ulSubChunkSize;
unsigned long   ulWrIndex;
unsigned int    fBufferCompleted;
unsigned int    fSignalNewData;
unsigned int    fSignalReset;
tShbError       ShbError;
tShbError       ShbError2;


    // check arguments
    if ((pShbInstance_p == NULL) || (pShbCirChunk_p == NULL) || (pfBufferCompleted_p == NULL))
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if ((pSrcDataChunk_p == NULL) || (ulDataChunkSize_p == 0))
    {
        // nothing to do here
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if ( pShbCirChunk_p->m_fBufferCompleted )
    {
        ShbError = kShbBufferAlreadyCompleted;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (ulDataChunkSize_p > pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulAvailableSize)
    {
        ShbError = kShbExceedDataSizeLimit;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff    = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    pScrDataPtr    = (unsigned char*)pSrcDataChunk_p;
    fSignalNewData = FALSE;
    fSignalReset   = FALSE;
    ShbError       = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    ulWrIndex = pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulWrIndex;


    // copy the data to the circular buffer
    // (the copy process itself will be done outside of any
    // critical/locked section)
    pShbCirDataPtr = &pShbCirBuff->m_Data;          // ptr to start of data area


    if (ulWrIndex + ulDataChunkSize_p <= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize)
    {
        // linear write operation
        memcpy (pShbCirDataPtr + ulWrIndex, pScrDataPtr, ulDataChunkSize_p);
    }
    else
    {
        // wrap-around write operation
        ulSubChunkSize = pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - ulWrIndex;
        memcpy (pShbCirDataPtr + ulWrIndex, pScrDataPtr, ulSubChunkSize);
        memcpy (pShbCirDataPtr, pScrDataPtr + ulSubChunkSize, ulDataChunkSize_p - ulSubChunkSize);
    }


    // adjust chunk descriptor
    ulWrIndex += ulDataChunkSize_p;
    ulWrIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

    pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulAvailableSize -= ulDataChunkSize_p;
    pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulWrIndex        = ulWrIndex;

    fBufferCompleted = (pShbCirChunk_p->m_ulAvailableSize == 0);
    pShbCirChunk_p->m_fBufferCompleted = fBufferCompleted;


    // if the complete allocated buffer is filled with data then
    // adjust header information for circular buffer with properties
    // of the wiritten data block
    if ( fBufferCompleted )
    {
        ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
        {
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended   += pShbCirChunk_p->m_uiFullBlockSize;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended ++;

            // decrement number of currently (parallel running) write operations
            if ( !--pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs )
            {
                // if there is no other write process running then
                // set new size of readable (complete written) data and
                // adjust number of readable blocks
                pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable   += pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended;
                pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable += pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended;

                pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended   = 0;
                pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended = 0;

                fSignalNewData = TRUE;
                fSignalReset   = pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked;
            }
        }
        ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    }


    // signal new data event to a potentially reading application
    if ( fSignalNewData )
    {
        ShbError2 = ShbIpcSignalNewData (pShbInstance_p);
        if (ShbError == kShbOk)
        {
            ShbError = ShbError2;
        }
    }

    // signal that the last write job has been finished to allow
    // a waiting application to reset the buffer now
    if ( fSignalReset )
    {
        ShbError2 = ShbIpcSignalJobReady (pShbInstance_p);
        if (ShbError == kShbOk)
        {
            ShbError = ShbError2;
        }
    }


    *pfBufferCompleted_p = fBufferCompleted;


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Read data block from Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirReadDataBlock (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    void* pDstDataBlock_p,
    unsigned long ulRdBuffSize_p,
    unsigned long* pulDataBlockSize_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*      pShbCirBuff;
tShbCirBlockSize  ShbCirBlockSize;
unsigned long     ulDataReadable;
unsigned char*    pShbCirDataPtr;
unsigned char*    pDstDataPtr;
unsigned long     ulDataSize = 0;  // d.k. GCC complains about uninitialized variable otherwise
unsigned long     ulChunkSize;
unsigned long     ulRdIndex;
tShbError         ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if ((pShbInstance_p == NULL) || (pulDataBlockSize_p == NULL))
    {
        return (kShbInvalidArg);
    }

    if ((pDstDataBlock_p == NULL) || (ulRdBuffSize_p == 0))
    {
        // nothing to do here
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }


    ShbError    = kShbOk;
    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    pDstDataPtr = (unsigned char*)pDstDataBlock_p;
    ulDataSize  = 0;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // get total number of readable bytes for the whole circular buffer
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        ulDataReadable = pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable;
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    // if there are readable data available, then there must be at least
    // one complete readable data block
    if (ulDataReadable > 0)
    {
        // get pointer to start of data area and current read index
        pShbCirDataPtr = &pShbCirBuff->m_Data;      // ptr to start of data area
        ulRdIndex      =  pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex;

        // get real size of current block (incl. alignment fill bytes)
        ShbCirBlockSize = *(tShbCirBlockSize*)(pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex);
        ulRdIndex += sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);
        ulRdIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

        // get size of user data inside the current block
        ulDataSize  = ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize - ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes;
        ulDataSize -= sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);
    }


    // ulDataSize = MIN(ulDataSize, ulRdBuffSize_p);
    if (ulDataSize > ulRdBuffSize_p)
    {
        ulDataSize = ulRdBuffSize_p;
        ShbError = kShbDataTruncated;
    }

    if (ulDataSize == 0)
    {
        // nothing to do here
        ShbError = kShbNoReadableData;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // copy the data from the circular buffer
    // (the copy process itself will be done outside of any
    // critical/locked section)
    if (ulRdIndex + ulDataSize <= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize)
    {
        // linear read operation
        memcpy (pDstDataPtr, pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex, ulDataSize);
    }
    else
    {
        // wrap-around read operation
        ulChunkSize = pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - ulRdIndex;
        memcpy (pDstDataPtr, pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex, ulChunkSize);
        memcpy (pDstDataPtr + ulChunkSize, pShbCirDataPtr, ulDataSize - ulChunkSize);
    }


    #ifndef NDEBUG
    {
        tShbCirBlockSize  ClrShbCirBlockSize;

        if (ulRdIndex + ulDataSize <= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize)
        {
            // linear buffer
            memset (pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex, 0xDD, ulDataSize);
        }
        else
        {
            // wrap-around read operation
            ulChunkSize = pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - ulRdIndex;
            memset (pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex, 0xDD, ulChunkSize);
            memset (pShbCirDataPtr, 0xDD, ulDataSize - ulChunkSize);
        }

        ClrShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize  = /*(unsigned int)*/ -1;     // -1 = xFFFFFFF
        ClrShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes = /*(unsigned int)*/ -1;     // -1 = Fxxxxxxx
        *(tShbCirBlockSize*)(pShbCirDataPtr + pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex) = ClrShbCirBlockSize;
    }
    #endif  // #ifndef NDEBUG


    // set new size of readable data, data in use, new read index
    // and adjust number of readable blocks
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse      -= ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable   -= ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize;
        pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable --;

        //$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
        if ((pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse == 0) && (pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable == 0))
        {
            ASSERT(pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable == 0);

            pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex = 0;
        }
        else
        //$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
        {
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex += ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;
        }
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


Exit:

    *pulDataBlockSize_p = ulDataSize;

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Get data size of next readable block from Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirGetReadDataSize (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    unsigned long* pulDataBlockSize_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*      pShbCirBuff;
unsigned long     ulDataReadable;
unsigned char*    pShbCirDataPtr;
tShbCirBlockSize  ShbCirBlockSize;
unsigned long     ulDataSize;
tShbError         ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if ((pShbInstance_p == NULL) || (pulDataBlockSize_p == NULL))
    {
        return (kShbInvalidArg);
    }


    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ulDataSize  = 0;
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // get total number of readable bytes for the whole circular buffer
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        ulDataReadable = pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable;
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    // if there are readable data available, then there must be at least
    // one complete readable data block
    if (ulDataReadable > 0)
    {
        pShbCirDataPtr = &pShbCirBuff->m_Data + pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex;

        // get real size of current block (incl. alignment fill bytes)
        ShbCirBlockSize = *(tShbCirBlockSize*)pShbCirDataPtr;

        // get size of user data inside the current block
        ulDataSize  = ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize - ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes;
        ulDataSize -= sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);
    }


Exit:

    *pulDataBlockSize_p = ulDataSize;

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Get number of readable blocks from Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirGetReadBlockCount (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    unsigned long* pulDataBlockCount_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*   pShbCirBuff;
unsigned long  ulBlockCount;
tShbError      ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if ((pShbInstance_p == NULL) || (pulDataBlockCount_p == NULL))
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff  = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ulBlockCount = 0;
    ShbError     = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        ulBlockCount = pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable;
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    *pulDataBlockCount_p = ulBlockCount;


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Set application handler to signal new data for Circular Shared Buffer
//  d.k.: new parameter priority as enum
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbCirSetSignalHandlerNewData (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    tShbCirSigHndlrNewData pfnSignalHandlerNewData_p,
    tShbPriority ShbPriority_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*  pShbCirBuff;
tShbError     ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    if (pfnSignalHandlerNewData_p != NULL)
    {
        // set a new signal handler
        if (pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData != NULL)
        {
            ShbError = kShbAlreadySignaling;
            goto Exit;
        }

        pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData = pfnSignalHandlerNewData_p;
        ShbError = ShbIpcStartSignalingNewData (pShbInstance_p, ShbCirSignalHandlerNewData, ShbPriority_p);
    }
    else
    {
        // remove existing signal handler
        ShbError = ShbIpcStopSignalingNewData (pShbInstance_p);
        if (pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData != NULL)
        {
            pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData (pShbInstance_p, 0);
        }
        pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData = NULL;
    }


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}

#endif

#if !defined(INLINE_ENABLED)

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  DEBUG: Trace Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef NDEBUG
tShbError  ShbCirTraceBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*      pShbCirBuff;
char              szMagigID[sizeof(SBC_MAGIC_ID)+1];
tShbCirBlockSize  ShbCirBlockSize;
unsigned long     ulDataReadable;
unsigned char*    pShbCirDataPtr;
unsigned long     ulBlockIndex;
unsigned int      nBlockCount;
unsigned long     ulDataSize;
unsigned long     ulChunkSize;
unsigned long     ulRdIndex;
tShbError         ShbError;


    TRACE0("\n\n##### Circular Shared Buffer #####\n");

    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        TRACE1("\nERROR: invalid buffer address (0x%08lX)\n", (unsigned long)pShbInstance_p);
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    *(unsigned long*) &szMagigID[0] = pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID;
    szMagigID[sizeof(SBC_MAGIC_ID)] = '\0';


    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        TRACE1("\nBuffer Address:   0x%08lX\n",    (unsigned long)pShbCirBuff);

        TRACE0("\nHeader Info:");
        TRACE2("\nMagigID:          '%s' (%08lX)", szMagigID, pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID);
        TRACE1("\nBufferTotalSize:  %4lu [Bytes]", pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferTotalSize);
        TRACE1("\nBufferDataSize:   %4lu [Bytes]", pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize);
        TRACE1("\nWrIndex:          %4lu",         pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex);
        TRACE1("\nRdIndex:          %4lu",         pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex);
        TRACE1("\nNumOfWriteJobs:   %4lu",         pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs);
        TRACE1("\nDataInUse:        %4lu [Bytes]", pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse);
        TRACE1("\nDataApended:      %4lu [Bytes]", pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended);
        TRACE1("\nBlocksApended:    %4lu",         pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended);
        TRACE1("\nDataReadable:     %4lu [Bytes]", pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable);
        TRACE1("\nBlocksReadable:   %4lu",         pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable);
        TRACE1("\nSigHndlrNewData:  %08lX",        (unsigned long)pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData);
        TRACE1("\nBufferLocked:     %d",           pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked);
        TRACE1("\nSigHndlrReset:    %08lX",        (unsigned long)pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrReset);

        ShbTraceDump (&pShbCirBuff->m_Data, pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize,
                      0x00000000L, "\nData Area:");


        ulDataReadable = pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable;
        nBlockCount  = 1;
        ulBlockIndex = pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex;

        while (ulDataReadable > 0)
        {
            TRACE1("\n\n--- Block #%u ---", nBlockCount);

            // get pointer to start of data area and current read index
            pShbCirDataPtr = &pShbCirBuff->m_Data;      // ptr to start of data area
            ulRdIndex      = ulBlockIndex;

            // get real size of current block (incl. alignment fill bytes)
            ShbCirBlockSize = *(tShbCirBlockSize*)(pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex);
            ulRdIndex += sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);
            ulRdIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

            // get size of user data inside the current block
            ulDataSize  = ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize - ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes;
            ulDataSize -= sizeof(tShbCirBlockSize);

            TRACE1("\nFull Data Size:       %4u [Bytes] (incl. header and alignment fill bytes)", ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize);
            TRACE1("\nUser Data Size:       %4lu [Bytes]", ulDataSize);
            TRACE1("\nAlignment Fill Bytes: %4u [Bytes]", ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiAlignFillBytes);


            if (ulRdIndex + ulDataSize <= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize)
            {
                // linear data buffer
                ShbTraceDump (pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex, ulDataSize, 0x00000000L, NULL);
            }
            else
            {
                // wrap-around data buffer
                ulChunkSize = pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize - ulRdIndex;
                ShbTraceDump (pShbCirDataPtr + ulRdIndex, ulChunkSize, 0x00000000L, NULL);
                ShbTraceDump (pShbCirDataPtr, ulDataSize - ulChunkSize, ulChunkSize, NULL);
            }

            nBlockCount++;

            ulBlockIndex += ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize;
            ulBlockIndex %= pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;

            ulDataReadable -= ShbCirBlockSize.m_uiFullBlockSize;
        }

        ASSERT(pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable == nBlockCount-1);
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);



Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}
#endif





//-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
//                                                                         //
//          L i n e a r   S h a r e d   B u f f e r                        //
//                                                                         //
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------//

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Allocate Linear Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tShbError  ShbLinAllocBuffer (
    unsigned long ulBufferSize_p,
    const char* pszBufferID_p,
    tShbInstance* ppShbInstance_p,
    unsigned int* pfShbNewCreated_p)
{

tShbInstance   pShbInstance;
tShbLinBuff*   pShbLinBuff;
unsigned int   fShbNewCreated;
unsigned long  ulBufferDataSize;
unsigned long  ulBufferTotalSize;
tShbError      ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if ((ulBufferSize_p == 0) || (ppShbInstance_p == NULL))
    {
        return (kShbInvalidArg);
    }


    // calculate length of memory to allocate
    ulBufferDataSize  = (ulBufferSize_p + (SBL_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1)) & ~(SBL_BLOCK_ALIGNMENT-1);
    ulBufferTotalSize = ulBufferDataSize + sizeof(tShbLinBuff);

    // allocate a new or open an existing shared buffer
    ShbError = ShbIpcAllocBuffer (ulBufferTotalSize, pszBufferID_p,
                                  &pShbInstance, &fShbNewCreated);
    if (ShbError != kShbOk)
    {
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (pShbInstance == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbOutOfMem;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // get pointer to shared buffer
    pShbLinBuff = (tShbLinBuff*) ShbIpcGetShMemPtr (pShbInstance);

    // if the shared buffer was new created, than this process has
    // to initialize it, otherwise the buffer is already in use
    // and *must not* be reseted
    if ( fShbNewCreated )
    {
        #ifndef NDEBUG
        {
            memset (pShbLinBuff, 0xCC, ulBufferTotalSize);
        }
        #endif


        pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID     = SBL_MAGIC_ID;
        pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferTotalSize = ulBufferTotalSize;
        pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize  = ulBufferDataSize;
    }
    else
    {
        if (pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID != SBL_MAGIC_ID)
        {
            ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
            goto Exit;
        }
    }


Exit:

    *ppShbInstance_p   = pShbInstance;
    *pfShbNewCreated_p = fShbNewCreated;

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Release Linear Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

tShbError  ShbLinReleaseBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbError  ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }


    ShbError = ShbIpcReleaseBuffer (pShbInstance_p);


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}


#endif  // !defined(INLINE_ENABLED)

#if (!defined(SHAREDBUFF_INLINED)) || defined(INLINE_ENABLED)

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Write data block to Linear Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbLinWriteDataBlock (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    unsigned long ulDstBufferOffs_p,
    const void* pSrcDataBlock_p,
    unsigned long ulDataBlockSize_p)
{

tShbLinBuff*    pShbLinBuff;
unsigned char*  pShbLinDataPtr;
unsigned char*  pScrDataPtr;
unsigned long   ulBufferDataSize;
tShbError       ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if ((pSrcDataBlock_p == NULL) || (ulDataBlockSize_p == 0))
    {
        // nothing to do here
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (ulDataBlockSize_p > SBL_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
    {
        ShbError = kShbExceedDataSizeLimit;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbLinBuff = ShbLinGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    pScrDataPtr = (unsigned char*)pSrcDataBlock_p;
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID != SBL_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // check if offeset and size for the write operation matches with
    // the size of the shared buffer
    ulBufferDataSize = pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;
    if ( (ulDstBufferOffs_p > ulBufferDataSize) ||
         (ulDataBlockSize_p > ulBufferDataSize) ||
         ((ulDstBufferOffs_p + ulDataBlockSize_p) > ulBufferDataSize) )
    {
        ShbError = kShbDataOutsideBufferArea;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // copy the data to the linear buffer
    // (the copy process will be done inside of any critical/locked section)
    pShbLinDataPtr  = &pShbLinBuff->m_Data;         // ptr to start of data area
    pShbLinDataPtr += ulDstBufferOffs_p;

    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        memcpy (pShbLinDataPtr, pScrDataPtr, ulDataBlockSize_p);
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Read data block from Linear Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

INLINE_FUNCTION tShbError  ShbLinReadDataBlock (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    void* pDstDataBlock_p,
    unsigned long ulSrcBufferOffs_p,
    unsigned long ulDataBlockSize_p)
{

tShbLinBuff*    pShbLinBuff;
unsigned char*  pShbLinDataPtr;
unsigned char*  pDstDataPtr;
unsigned long   ulBufferDataSize;
tShbError       ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if ((pDstDataBlock_p == NULL) || (ulDataBlockSize_p == 0))
    {
        // nothing to do here
        ShbError = kShbOk;
        goto Exit;
    }

    if (ulDataBlockSize_p > SBL_MAX_BLOCK_SIZE)
    {
        ShbError = kShbExceedDataSizeLimit;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbLinBuff = ShbLinGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    pDstDataPtr = (unsigned char*)pDstDataBlock_p;
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID != SBL_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // check if offeset and size for the read operation matches with
    // the size of the shared buffer
    ulBufferDataSize = pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize;
    if ( (ulSrcBufferOffs_p > ulBufferDataSize) ||
         (ulDataBlockSize_p > ulBufferDataSize) ||
         ((ulSrcBufferOffs_p + ulDataBlockSize_p) > ulBufferDataSize) )
    {
        ShbError = kShbDataOutsideBufferArea;
        goto Exit;
    }


    // copy the data to the linear buffer
    // (the copy process will be done inside of any critical/locked section)
    pShbLinDataPtr  = &pShbLinBuff->m_Data;         // ptr to start of data area
    pShbLinDataPtr += ulSrcBufferOffs_p;

    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        memcpy (pDstDataPtr, pShbLinDataPtr, ulDataBlockSize_p);
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}

#endif


#if !defined(INLINE_ENABLED)


//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  DEBUG: Trace Linear Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef NDEBUG
tShbError  ShbLinTraceBuffer (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbLinBuff*  pShbLinBuff;
char          szMagigID[sizeof(SBL_MAGIC_ID)+1];
tShbError     ShbError;


    TRACE0("\n\n##### Linear Shared Buffer #####\n");

    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        TRACE1("\nERROR: invalid buffer address (0x%08lX)\n", (unsigned long)pShbInstance_p);
        ShbError = kShbInvalidArg;
        goto Exit;
    }


    pShbLinBuff = ShbLinGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID != SBL_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        ShbError = kShbInvalidBufferType;
        goto Exit;
    }


    *(unsigned int*) &szMagigID[0] = pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID;
    szMagigID[sizeof(SBL_MAGIC_ID)] = '\0';


    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        TRACE1("\nBuffer Address:   0x%08lX\n",    (unsigned long)pShbLinBuff);

        TRACE0("\nHeader Info:");
        TRACE2("\nMagigID:          '%s' (%08X)", szMagigID, pShbLinBuff->m_ShbLinMagicID);
        TRACE1("\nBufferTotalSize:  %4lu [Bytes]", pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferTotalSize);
        TRACE1("\nBufferDataSize:   %4lu [Bytes]", pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize);

        ShbTraceDump (&pShbLinBuff->m_Data, pShbLinBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize,
                      0x00000000L, "\nData Area:");
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);



Exit:

    return (ShbError);

}
#endif





//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Dump buffer contents
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifndef NDEBUG
tShbError  ShbTraceDump (
    const unsigned char* pabStartAddr_p,
    unsigned long ulDataSize_p,
    unsigned long ulAddrOffset_p,
    const char* pszInfoText_p)
{

const unsigned char*  pabBuffData;
unsigned long         ulBuffSize;
unsigned char         bData;
int                   nRow;
int                   nCol;


    // get pointer to buffer and length of buffer
    pabBuffData = pabStartAddr_p;
    ulBuffSize  = ulDataSize_p;


    if (pszInfoText_p != NULL)
    {
        TRACE0(pszInfoText_p);
    }

    // dump buffer contents
    for (nRow=0; ; nRow++)
    {
        TRACE1("\n%08lX:   ", (unsigned long)(nRow*0x10) + ulAddrOffset_p);

        for (nCol=0; nCol<16; nCol++)
        {
            if ((unsigned long)nCol < ulBuffSize)
            {
                TRACE1("%02X ", (unsigned int)*(pabBuffData+nCol));
            }
            else
            {
                TRACE0("   ");
            }
        }

        TRACE0(" ");

        for (nCol=0; nCol<16; nCol++)
        {
            bData = *pabBuffData++;
            if ((unsigned long)nCol < ulBuffSize)
            {
                if ((bData >= 0x20) && (bData < 0x7F))
                {
                    TRACE1("%c", bData);
                }
                else
                {
                    TRACE0(".");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                TRACE0(" ");
            }
        }

        if (ulBuffSize > 16)
        {
            ulBuffSize -= 16;
        }
        else
        {
            break;
        }
    }


    return (kShbOk);

}
#endif  // #ifndef NDEBUG







//=========================================================================//
//                                                                         //
//          P R I V A T E   F U N C T I O N S                              //
//                                                                         //
//=========================================================================//

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Handler to signal new data event for Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

int  ShbCirSignalHandlerNewData (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*   pShbCirBuff;
unsigned long  ulDataSize;
unsigned long  ulBlockCount;
tShbError      ShbError;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        return FALSE;
    }

    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    ShbError    = kShbOk;

    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        return FALSE;
    }


    // call application handler
    if (pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData != NULL)
    {
/*        do
        {*/
            ShbError = ShbCirGetReadDataSize (pShbInstance_p, &ulDataSize);
            if ((ulDataSize > 0) && (ShbError == kShbOk))
            {
                pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrNewData (pShbInstance_p, ulDataSize);
            }

            ShbError = ShbCirGetReadBlockCount (pShbInstance_p, &ulBlockCount);
/*        }
        while ((ulBlockCount > 0) && (ShbError == kShbOk));*/
    }

    // Return TRUE if there are pending blocks.
    // In that case ShbIpc tries to call this function again immediately if there
    // is no other filled shared buffer with higher priority.
    return ((ulBlockCount > 0) && (ShbError == kShbOk));

}



//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Handler to reset Circular Shared Buffer
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

void  ShbCirSignalHandlerReset (
    tShbInstance pShbInstance_p,
    unsigned int fTimeOut_p)
{

tShbCirBuff*  pShbCirBuff;


    // check arguments
    if (pShbInstance_p == NULL)
    {
        return;
    }

    pShbCirBuff = ShbCirGetBuffer (pShbInstance_p);
    if (pShbCirBuff->m_ShbCirMagicID != SBC_MAGIC_ID)
    {
        return;
    }


    // reset buffer header
    if ( !fTimeOut_p )
    {
        ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
        {
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulWrIndex        = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulRdIndex        = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulNumOfWriteJobs = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataInUse      = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataApended    = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksApended  = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulDataReadable   = 0;
            pShbCirBuff->m_ulBlocksReadable = 0;
        }
        ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


        #ifndef NDEBUG
        {
            memset (&pShbCirBuff->m_Data, 0xCC, pShbCirBuff->m_ulBufferDataSize);
        }
        #endif
    }


    // call application handler
    if (pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrReset != NULL)
    {
        pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrReset (pShbInstance_p, fTimeOut_p);
    }


    // unlock buffer
    ShbIpcEnterAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);
    {
        pShbCirBuff->m_fBufferLocked    = FALSE;
        pShbCirBuff->m_pfnSigHndlrReset = NULL;
    }
    ShbIpcLeaveAtomicSection (pShbInstance_p);


    return;

}

#endif


// EOF