Re: [PATCH] doc: Add initial 6LoWPAN API definition

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Hi Johan,

On Thursday 19 of March 2015 11:10:30 Johan Hedberg wrote:
> From: Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
>  Makefile.am         |   2 +-
>  doc/6lowpan-api.txt | 291 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 292 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 doc/6lowpan-api.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
> index 90bb86baefdc..d6726dde40a0 100644
> --- a/Makefile.am
> +++ b/Makefile.am
> @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += $(test_scripts)
>  EXTRA_DIST += doc/assigned-numbers.txt doc/supported-features.txt \
>  				doc/test-coverage.txt doc/settings-storage.txt
>  
> -EXTRA_DIST += doc/mgmt-api.txt \
> +EXTRA_DIST += doc/mgmt-api.txt doc/6lowpan-api.txt \
>  		doc/adapter-api.txt doc/device-api.txt \
>  		doc/agent-api.txt doc/profile-api.txt \
>  		doc/network-api.txt doc/media-api.txt \
> diff --git a/doc/6lowpan-api.txt b/doc/6lowpan-api.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..6c4e2fb7201a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/doc/6lowpan-api.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
> +6LoWPAN Management API
> +**********************
> +
> +Copyright (C) 2015  Intel Corporation
> +
> +
> +Overview
> +========
> +
> +The 6LoWPAN Management API follows largely the same principles as the
> +main Bluetooth Management API described in mgmt-api.txt. The main
> +difference is a separate namespace for command and event codes,
> +distinguished by using HCI_CHANNEL_6LOWPAN rather than
> +HCI_CHANNEL_CONTROL when creating the mgmt socket.
> +
> +
> +Read 6LoWPAN Version Information Command
> +========================================
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0001
> +	Controller Index:	<non-controller>
> +	Command Parameters:
> +	Return Parameters:	Version (1 Octets)
> +				Revision (2 Octets)
> +
> +	This command returns the 6LoWPAN version and revision.
> +	Besides, being informational the information can be used to
> +	determine whether certain behavior has changed or bugs fixed
> +	when interacting with the kernel.
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.
> +
> +
> +Read 6LoWPAN Supported Commands Command
> +========================================
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0002
> +	Controller Index:	<non-controller>
> +	Command Parameters:
> +	Return Parameters:	Num_Of_Commands (2 Octets)
> +				Num_Of_Events (2 Octets)
> +				Command1 (2 Octets)
> +				Command2 (2 Octets)
> +				...
> +				Event1 (2 Octets)
> +				Event2 (2 Octets)
> +				...
> +
> +	This command returns the list of supported 6LoWPAN commands
> +	and events.
> +
> +	The commands Read 6LoWPAN Version Information and Read
> +	6LoWPAN Supported Commands are not included in this list.
> +	Both commands are always supported and mandatory.
> +
> +	The events Command Status and Command Complete are not included
> +	in this list. Both are implicit and mandatory.
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.
> +
> +
> +Read Controller Index List Command
> +==================================
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0003
> +	Controller Index:	<non-controller>
> +	Command Parameters:
> +	Return Parameters:	Num_Controllers (2 Octets)
> +				Controller_Index[i] (2 Octets)
> +				Supported_Features[i] (4 Octets)
> +
> +	This command returns the list of currently known controllers
> +	that can be used for 6LoWPAN connections. Controllers added or
> +	removed after calling this command can be monitored using the
> +	Index Added and Index Removed events.
> +
> +	The Supported_Features is a bitmask with the following available
> +	bits:
> +
> +		0	Node Role Supported
> +		1	Router Role Supported
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.
> +
> +
> +Connect Command
> +===============
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0004
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Command Parameters:	Address (6 Octets)
> +				Address_Type (1 Octet)
> +	Return Parameters:	Address (6 Octets)
> +				Address_Type (1 Octet)
> +				Network_Interface (16 Octets)
> +
> +	This command is used to connect to a remote 6LoWPAN server.
> +
> +	The returned Network_Interface parameter is a nul-terminated
> +	string containing the created network interface name.
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.

Shouldn't this always return command complete? ie for userspace to be
able to easily handle multiple connect commands?
(currently mgmt lib handles only 1 command at once but...)

> +
> +	Possible errors:	Busy
> +				Invalid Parameters
> +				Not Powered
> +				Invalid Index
> +
> +
> +Disconnect Command
> +==================
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0005
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Command Parameters:	Address (6 Octets)
> +				Address_Type (1 Octet)
> +	Return Parameters:	Address (6 Octets)
> +				Address_Type (1 Octet)
> +
> +	This command is used to disconnect from a remote 6LoWPAN server.
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.

Same here.

> +
> +	Possible errors:	Busy
> +				Not Connected
> +				Invalid Parameters
> +				Not Powered
> +				Invalid Index
> +
> +
> +Start Server Command
> +====================
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0005
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Command Parameters:
> +	Return Parameters:
> +
> +	This command is used to start a 6LoWPAN server for a specified
> +	controller.
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.
> +
> +	Possible errors:	Busy
> +				Invalid Index
> +
> +
> +Stop Server Command
> +===================
> +
> +	Command Code:		0x0006
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Command Parameters:
> +	Return Parameters:
> +
> +	This command is used to stop a 6LoWPAN server for a specified
> +	controller.
> +
> +	This command generates a Command Complete event on success or
> +	a Command Status event on failure.
> +
> +	Possible errors:	Rejected
> +				Invalid Index
> +
> +
> +Command Complete Event
> +======================
> +
> +	Event Code:		0x0001
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id> or <non-controller>
> +	Event Parameters:	Command_Opcode (2 Octets)
> +				Status (1 Octet)
> +				Return_Parameters
> +
> +	This event is an indication that a command has completed. The
> +	fixed set of parameters includes the opcode to identify the
> +	command that completed as well as a status value to indicate
> +	success or failure. The rest of the parameters are command
> +	specific and documented in the section for each command
> +	separately.
> +
> +
> +Command Status Event
> +====================
> +
> +	Event Code:		0x0002
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id> or <non-controller>
> +	Event Parameters:	Command_Opcode (2 Octets)
> +				Status (1 Octet)
> +
> +	The command status event is used to indicate an early status for
> +	a pending command. In the case that the status indicates failure
> +	(anything else except success status) this also means that the
> +	command has finished executing.
> +
> +
> +Index Added Event
> +=================
> +
> +	Event Code:		0x0003
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Event Parameters:	Supported_Features (4 octets)
> +
> +	This event indicates that a new controller has been added to the
> +	system that can be used for 6LoWPAN.
> +
> +	The Supported_Features is a bitmask with the following available
> +	bits:
> +
> +		0	Node Role Supported
> +		1	Router Role Supported
> +
> +
> +Index Removed Event
> +===================
> +
> +	Event Code:		0x0004
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Event Parameters:
> +
> +	This event indicates that a 6LoWPAN-capable controller has been
> +	removed from the system.
> +
> +
> +6LoWPAN Connected Event
> +=======================
> +
> +	Event Code:		0x0005
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Event Parameters:	Address (6 Octets)
> +				Address_Type (1 Octet)
> +				Role (1 Octet)
> +				Interface_Name (16 Octets)
> +
> +	This event indicates that a successful 6LoWPAN connection has
> +	been created to the remote device.
> +
> +	Possible values for the Address_Type parameter:
> +		1	LE Public
> +		2	LE Random
> +
> +	For devices using resolvable random addresses with a known
> +	identity resolving key, the Address and Address_Type will
> +	contain the identity information.
> +
> +	The Role parameter indicates which role the local system has for
> +	the connection. The parameter has the following possible values:
> +		0x00	Node
> +		0x01	Router
> +
> +	The Network_Interface parameter is a nul-terminated
> +	string containing the created network interface name.
> +
> +
> +6LoWPAN Disconnected Event
> +==========================
> +
> +	Event Code:		0x0006
> +	Controller Index:	<controller id>
> +	Event Parameters:	Address (6 Octets)
> +				Address_Type (1 Octet)
> +				Role (1 Octet)
> +				Reason (1 Octet)
> +
> +	This event indicates that the 6LoWPAN connection was lost to a
> +	remote device.
> +
> +	Possible values for the Address_Type parameter:
> +		1	LE Public
> +		2	LE Random
> +
> +	For devices using resolvable random addresses with a known
> +	identity resolving key, the Address and Address_Type will
> +	contain the identity information.
> +
> +	The Role parameter indicates which role the local system has for
> +	the connection. The parameter has the following possible values:
> +		0x00	Node
> +		0x01	Router
> +
> +	Possible values for the Reason parameter:
> +		0	Unspecified
> +		1	Connection timeout
> +		2	Connection terminated by local host
> +		3	Connection terminated by remote host
> 

-- 
Best regards, 
Szymon Janc
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