RC4: Allocate 8 extra bytes for send buffer.

[paraslash.git] / afs.h

diff --git a/afs.h b/afs.h
index aeaf8fb8189535ec44dbcd14d19f472b710f81d7..76b819058642db7ffb81acf5eaa268f3cae37f3a 100644 (file)
--- a/afs.h
+++ b/afs.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Andre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Andre Noll <maan@systemlinux.org>
  *
  * Licensed under the GPL v2. For licencing details see COPYING.
  */
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ struct afs_table {
                void *data);
 };
 
-enum play_mode {PLAY_MODE_MOOD, PLAY_MODE_PLAYLIST};
+/** How audio files are selected by afs. */
+enum play_mode {
+       /** Admissible files are determined by a mood definition. */
+       PLAY_MODE_MOOD,
+       /** All listed files are admissible. */
+       PLAY_MODE_PLAYLIST,
+};
 
 /**
  * Data about one audio file.
@@ -125,10 +131,25 @@ struct audio_file_data {
        struct afh_info afhi;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Codes used for communication between the server and the afs process.
+ *
+ * Before forking the afs child, para_server creates a bidirectional pipe
+ * through which both processes communicate. Usually para_server requests a new
+ * audio in order to start streaming or when the end of the current audio file
+ * has been reached.  The afs process responds to such a request by sending
+ * back an eight byte buffer. The first four bytes is the uint32_t
+ * representation of the code, usually \p NEXT_AUDIO_FILE if an admissible
+ * audio file was found, successfully opened and verified. The other four bytes
+ * represent the shared memory id of the shared memory area that contains
+ * details about the audio file to be streamed next. The open file descriptor
+ * of that file is also passed from afs to para_server through the same pipe.
+ */
 enum afs_server_code {
+       /** An audio file was successfully opened. */
        NEXT_AUDIO_FILE,
+       /** No admissible audio file was found. */
        NO_ADMISSIBLE_FILES,
-       AFD_CHANGE
 };
 
 /** Flags passed to for_each_matching_row(). */