#include <channel_commands.h>
+/**
+ * Check if any Virtio-Serial VM end-points exist in path.
+ *
+ * @param path
+ * The path to the serial device on the filesystem
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 1 if at least one potential end-point found.
+ * - 0 if no end-points found.
+ */
+int guest_channel_host_check_exists(const char *path);
+
/**
* Connect to the Virtio-Serial VM end-point located in path. It is
* thread safe for unique lcore_ids. This function must be only called once from
*
* @param path
* The path to the serial device on the filesystem
+ *
* @param lcore_id
* lcore_id.
*
* - 0 on success.
* - Negative on error.
*/
-int guest_channel_host_connect(const char *path, unsigned lcore_id);
+int guest_channel_host_connect(const char *path, unsigned int lcore_id);
/**
* Disconnect from an already connected Virtio-Serial Endpoint.
* lcore_id.
*
*/
-void guest_channel_host_disconnect(unsigned lcore_id);
+void guest_channel_host_disconnect(unsigned int lcore_id);
/**
* Send a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial to the host endpoint.
* - Negative on channel not connected.
* - errno on write to channel error.
*/
-int guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt, unsigned lcore_id);
+int guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt, unsigned int lcore_id);
/**
* Send a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial to the host endpoint.
int rte_power_guest_channel_send_msg(struct channel_packet *pkt,
unsigned int lcore_id);
+/**
+ * Read a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial
+ * from the host endpoint.
+ *
+ * @param pkt
+ * Pointer to channel_packet or
+ * channel_packet_freq_list struct.
+ *
+ * @param pkt_len
+ * Size of expected data packet.
+ *
+ * @param lcore_id
+ * lcore_id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success.
+ * - Negative on error.
+ */
+int power_guest_channel_read_msg(void *pkt,
+ size_t pkt_len,
+ unsigned int lcore_id);
+
+/**
+ * Receive a message contained in pkt over the Virtio-Serial
+ * from the host endpoint.
+ *
+ * @param pkt
+ * Pointer to channel_packet or
+ * channel_packet_freq_list struct.
+ *
+ * @param pkt_len
+ * Size of expected data packet.
+ *
+ * @param lcore_id
+ * lcore_id.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * - 0 on success.
+ * - Negative on error.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+int
+rte_power_guest_channel_receive_msg(void *pkt,
+ size_t pkt_len,
+ unsigned int lcore_id);
+
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif