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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __UBWCP_DMA_HEAP_H_
+#define __UBWCP_DMA_HEAP_H_
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Initialize ubwcp buffer for the given dma_buf. This
+ * initializes ubwcp internal data structures and possibly hw to
+ * use ubwcp for this buffer.
+ *
+ * @param dmabuf : ptr to the buffer to be configured for ubwcp
+ *
+ * @return int : 0 on success, otherwise error code
+ */
+typedef int (*init_buffer)(struct dma_buf *dmabuf);
+
+/**
+ * Free up ubwcp resources for this buffer.
+ *
+ * @param dmabuf : ptr to the dma buf
+ *
+ * @return int : 0 on success, otherwise error code
+ */
+typedef int (*free_buffer)(struct dma_buf *dmabuf);
+
+/**
+ * Lock buffer for CPU access. This prepares ubwcp hw to allow
+ * CPU access to the compressed buffer. It will perform
+ * necessary address translation configuration and cache maintenance ops
+ * so that CPU can safely access ubwcp buffer, if this call is
+ * successful.
+ *
+ * @param dmabuf : ptr to the dma buf
+ * @param direction : direction of access
+ *
+ * @return int : 0 on success, otherwise error code
+ */
+typedef int (*lock_buffer)(struct dma_buf *dma_buf, enum dma_data_direction direction);
+
+/**
+ * Unlock buffer from CPU access. This prepares ubwcp hw to
+ * safely allow for device access to the compressed buffer including any
+ * necessary cache maintenance ops. It may also free up certain ubwcp
+ * resources that could result in error when accessed by CPU in
+ * unlocked state.
+ *
+ * @param dmabuf : ptr to the dma buf
+ * @param direction : direction of access
+ *
+ * @return int : 0 on success, otherwise error code
+ */
+typedef int (*unlock_buffer)(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, enum dma_data_direction direction);
+
+#endif /* __UBWCP_DMA_HEAP_H_ */