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+/*
+ * Generic binary BCH encoding/decoding library
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+ * Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright © 2011 Parrot S.A.
+ *
+ * Author: Ivan Djelic <ivan.djelic@parrot.com>
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *
+ * This library provides runtime configurable encoding/decoding of binary
+ * Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) codes.
+*/
+#ifndef _BCH_H
+#define _BCH_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct bch_control - BCH control structure
+ * @m:          Galois field order
+ * @n:          maximum codeword size in bits (= 2^m-1)
+ * @t:          error correction capability in bits
+ * @ecc_bits:   ecc exact size in bits, i.e. generator polynomial degree (<=m*t)
+ * @ecc_bytes:  ecc max size (m*t bits) in bytes
+ * @a_pow_tab:  Galois field GF(2^m) exponentiation lookup table
+ * @a_log_tab:  Galois field GF(2^m) log lookup table
+ * @mod8_tab:   remainder generator polynomial lookup tables
+ * @ecc_buf:    ecc parity words buffer
+ * @ecc_buf2:   ecc parity words buffer
+ * @xi_tab:     GF(2^m) base for solving degree 2 polynomial roots
+ * @syn:        syndrome buffer
+ * @cache:      log-based polynomial representation buffer
+ * @elp:        error locator polynomial
+ * @poly_2t:    temporary polynomials of degree 2t
+ */
+struct bch_control {
+	unsigned int    m;
+	unsigned int    n;
+	unsigned int    t;
+	unsigned int    ecc_bits;
+	unsigned int    ecc_bytes;
+/* private: */
+	uint16_t       *a_pow_tab;
+	uint16_t       *a_log_tab;
+	uint32_t       *mod8_tab;
+	uint32_t       *ecc_buf;
+	uint32_t       *ecc_buf2;
+	unsigned int   *xi_tab;
+	unsigned int   *syn;
+	int            *cache;
+	struct gf_poly *elp;
+	struct gf_poly *poly_2t[4];
+};
+
+struct bch_control *init_bch(int m, int t, unsigned int prim_poly);
+
+void free_bch(struct bch_control *bch);
+
+void encode_bch(struct bch_control *bch, const uint8_t *data,
+		unsigned int len, uint8_t *ecc);
+
+int decode_bch(struct bch_control *bch, const uint8_t *data, unsigned int len,
+	       const uint8_t *recv_ecc, const uint8_t *calc_ecc,
+	       const unsigned int *syn, unsigned int *errloc);
+
+#endif /* _BCH_H */