diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index f596f883f685a2711445b0dbc292ad5a268d39d2..802f98b2aa5c2420bc887b8ec414158cd4a38090 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_conn_udp,$(USEMODULE)))
USEMODULE += gnrc_udp
endif
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netapi_mbox,$(USEMODULE)))
+ USEMODULE += core_mbox
+endif
+
ifneq (,$(filter netdev2_tap,$(USEMODULE)))
USEMODULE += netif
USEMODULE += netdev2_eth
diff --git a/Makefile.pseudomodules b/Makefile.pseudomodules
index 9e02789345f0f5ba206cdcb6d32c5bfdab52d3ff..438fa415ad90cc9e8ff7c3b359cd07b921676906 100644
--- a/Makefile.pseudomodules
+++ b/Makefile.pseudomodules
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_router
PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netdev_default
PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_neterr
+PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_netapi_mbox
PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_pktbuf
PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_border_router_default
PSEUDOMODULES += gnrc_sixlowpan_default
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netapi.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netapi.h
index 52ce4ae7a945dbe3de89895efcb9cd268fe47245..63ea497b7820bd80643c52782ffa9ff81cba057e 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netapi.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netapi.h
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@
* @file
* @brief Generic interface to communicate with GNRC modules
*
+ * @defgroup net_gnrc_netapi_mbox Mailbox IPC extension
+ * @ingroup net_gnrc_netapi
+ * @brief @ref core_mbox "Mailbox IPC" extension for @ref net_gnrc_netapi
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @details The submodule `gnrc_netapi_mbox` provides an extension for
+ * @ref core_mbox "Mailbox IPC".
+ *
+ * To use, add the module `gnrc_netapi_mbox` to the `USEMODULE` macro in your
+ * application's Makefile:
+ *
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {.mk}
+ * USEMODULE += gnrc_netapi_mbox
+ * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ * @}
* @author Martine Lenders <mlenders@inf.fu-berlin.de>
* @author Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
*/
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netreg.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netreg.h
index 0b7b48a86f30406031be5fc90eb8b74792467bba..d040f332c95cb0a2fba4cb0519c01140b88ce23a 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netreg.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netreg.h
@@ -27,10 +27,24 @@
#include "net/gnrc/nettype.h"
#include "net/gnrc/pkt.h"
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX
+#include "mbox.h"
+#endif
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(DOXYGEN)
+typedef enum {
+ GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_DEFAULT = 0,
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(DOXYGEN)
+ GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_MBOX,
+#endif
+ GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_CB,
+} gnrc_netreg_type_t;
+#endif
+
/**
* @brief Demux context value to get all packets of a certain type.
*
@@ -47,7 +61,30 @@ extern "C" {
*
* @return An initialized netreg entry
*/
-#define GNRC_NETREG_ENTRY_INIT_PID(demux_ctx, pid) { NULL, demux_ctx, pid }
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX
+#define GNRC_NETREG_ENTRY_INIT_PID(demux_ctx, pid) { NULL, demux_ctx, \
+ GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_DEFAULT, \
+ { pid } }
+#else
+#define GNRC_NETREG_ENTRY_INIT_PID(demux_ctx, pid) { NULL, demux_ctx, { pid } }
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(DOXYGEN)
+/**
+ * @brief Initializes a netreg entry statically with mbox
+ *
+ * @param[in] demux_ctx The @ref gnrc_netreg_entry_t::demux_ctx "demux context"
+ * for the netreg entry
+ * @param[in] mbox Target @ref core_mbox "mailbox" for the registry entry
+ *
+ * @note Only available with @ref net_gnrc_netreg_extra.
+ *
+ * @return An initialized netreg entry
+ */
+#define GNRC_NETREG_ENTRY_INIT_MBOX(demux_ctx, mbox) { NULL, demux_ctx, \
+ GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_MBOX, \
+ { .mbox = mbox } }
+#endif
/**
* @brief Entry to the @ref net_gnrc_netreg
@@ -68,7 +105,26 @@ typedef struct gnrc_netreg_entry {
* ports in UDP/TCP, or similar.
*/
uint32_t demux_ctx;
- kernel_pid_t pid; /**< The PID of the registering thread */
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(DOXYGEN)
+ /**
+ * @brief Type of the registry entry
+ *
+ * @note Only available with @ref net_gnrc_netapi_mbox or
+ * @ref net_gnrc_netapi_callbacks.
+ */
+ gnrc_netreg_type_t type;
+#endif
+ union {
+ kernel_pid_t pid; /**< The PID of the registering thread */
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(DOXYGEN)
+ /**
+ * @brief Target @ref core_mbox "mailbox" for the registry entry
+ *
+ * @note Only available with @ref net_gnrc_netapi_mbox.
+ */
+ mbox_t *mbox;
+#endif
+ } target; /**< Target for the registry entry */
} gnrc_netreg_entry_t;
/**
@@ -91,9 +147,34 @@ static inline void gnrc_netreg_entry_init_pid(gnrc_netreg_entry_t *entry,
{
entry->next = NULL;
entry->demux_ctx = demux_ctx;
- entry->pid = pid;
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX
+ entry->type = GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+#endif
+ entry->target.pid = pid;
}
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(DOXYGEN)
+/**
+ * @brief Initializes a netreg entry dynamically with mbox
+ *
+ * @param[out] entry A netreg entry
+ * @param[in] demux_ctx The @ref gnrc_netreg_entry_t::demux_ctx "demux context"
+ * for the netreg entry
+ * @param[in] mbox Target @ref core_mbox "mailbox" for the registry entry
+ *
+ * @note Only available with @ref net_gnrc_netapi_mbox.
+ */
+static inline void gnrc_netreg_entry_init_mbox(gnrc_netreg_entry_t *entry,
+ uint32_t demux_ctx,
+ mbox_t *mbox)
+{
+ entry->next = NULL;
+ entry->demux_ctx = demux_ctx;
+ entry->type = GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_MBOX;
+ entry->target.mbox = mbox;
+}
+#endif
+
/**
* @brief Registers a thread to the registry.
*
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netapi/gnrc_netapi.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netapi/gnrc_netapi.c
index a6294cbcabb8988b52e8f37e6dd6ffb49530f582..5f80302524108256c0dedd64d6b57f1929482550 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netapi/gnrc_netapi.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netapi/gnrc_netapi.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
* @}
*/
+#include "mbox.h"
#include "msg.h"
#include "net/gnrc/netreg.h"
#include "net/gnrc/pktbuf.h"
@@ -74,6 +75,22 @@ static inline int _snd_rcv(kernel_pid_t pid, uint16_t type, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
return ret;
}
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX
+static inline int _snd_rcv_mbox(mbox_t *mbox, uint16_t type, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
+{
+ msg_t msg;
+ /* set the outgoing message's fields */
+ msg.type = type;
+ msg.content.ptr = (void *)pkt;
+ /* send message */
+ int ret = mbox_try_put(mbox, &msg);
+ if (ret < 1) {
+ DEBUG("gnrc_netapi: dropped message to %p (was full)\n", mbox);
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
int gnrc_netapi_dispatch(gnrc_nettype_t type, uint32_t demux_ctx,
uint16_t cmd, gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt)
{
@@ -85,10 +102,35 @@ int gnrc_netapi_dispatch(gnrc_nettype_t type, uint32_t demux_ctx,
gnrc_pktbuf_hold(pkt, numof - 1);
while (sendto) {
- if (_snd_rcv(sendto->pid, cmd, pkt) < 1) {
+#ifdef MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX
+ int release = 0;
+ switch (sendto->type) {
+ case GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_DEFAULT:
+ if (_snd_rcv(sendto->target.pid, cmd, pkt) < 1) {
+ /* unable to dispatch packet */
+ release = 1;
+ }
+ break;
+ case GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_MBOX:
+ if (_snd_rcv_mbox(sendto->target.mbox, cmd, pkt) < 1) {
+ /* unable to dispatch packet */
+ release = 1;
+ }
+ break;
+ default:
+ /* unknown dispatch type */
+ release = 1;
+ break;
+ }
+ if (release) {
+ gnrc_pktbuf_release(pkt);
+ }
+#else
+ if (_snd_rcv(sendto->target.pid, cmd, pkt) < 1) {
/* unable to dispatch packet */
gnrc_pktbuf_release(pkt);
}
+#endif
sendto = gnrc_netreg_getnext(sendto);
}
}
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netreg/gnrc_netreg.c b/sys/net/gnrc/netreg/gnrc_netreg.c
index 7effd16f120e34b447008d3314d643ac476f783d..a01c557c72909ab9ad8056a2001754c611acc62a 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netreg/gnrc_netreg.c
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netreg/gnrc_netreg.c
@@ -37,8 +37,16 @@ void gnrc_netreg_init(void)
int gnrc_netreg_register(gnrc_nettype_t type, gnrc_netreg_entry_t *entry)
{
+#if defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_MBOX) || defined(MODULE_GNRC_NETAPI_CALLBACKS)
+#ifdef DEVELHELP
/* only threads with a message queue are allowed to register at gnrc */
- assert(sched_threads[entry->pid]->msg_array);
+ assert((entry->type != GNRC_NETREG_TYPE_DEFAULT) ||
+ sched_threads[entry->target.pid]->msg_array);
+#endif
+#else
+ /* only threads with a message queue are allowed to register at gnrc */
+ assert(sched_threads[entry->target.pid]->msg_array);
+#endif
if (_INVALID_TYPE(type)) {
return -EINVAL;