diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-device-cdev.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-device-cdev.c
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+/*						-*- c-basic-offset: 8 -*-
+ *
+ * fw-device-cdev.c - Char device for device raw access
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2006  Kristian Hoegsberg <krh@bitplanet.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * 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., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include "fw-transaction.h"
+#include "fw-topology.h"
+#include "fw-device.h"
+#include "fw-device-cdev.h"
+
+/*
+ * todo
+ *
+ * - bus resets sends a new packet with new generation and node id
+ *
+ */
+
+/* dequeue_event() just kfree()'s the event, so the event has to be
+ * the first field in the struct. */
+
+struct event {
+	struct { void *data; size_t size; } v[2];
+	struct list_head link;
+};
+
+struct response {
+	struct event event;
+	struct fw_transaction transaction;
+	struct client *client;
+	struct fw_cdev_event_response response;
+};
+
+struct iso_interrupt {
+	struct event event;
+	struct fw_cdev_event_iso_interrupt interrupt;
+};
+
+struct client {
+	struct fw_device *device;
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct list_head handler_list;
+	struct list_head request_list;
+	u32 request_serial;
+	struct list_head event_list;
+	struct semaphore event_list_sem;
+	wait_queue_head_t wait;
+	unsigned long vm_start;
+	struct fw_iso_context *iso_context;
+};
+
+static inline void __user *
+u64_to_uptr(__u64 value)
+{
+	return (void __user *)(unsigned long)value;
+}
+
+static inline __u64
+uptr_to_u64(void __user *ptr)
+{
+	return (__u64)(unsigned long)ptr;
+}
+
+static int fw_device_op_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct fw_device *device;
+	struct client *client;
+
+	device = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct fw_device, cdev);
+
+	client = kzalloc(sizeof *client, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (client == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	client->device = fw_device_get(device);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->event_list);
+	sema_init(&client->event_list_sem, 0);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->handler_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->request_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&client->lock);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&client->wait);
+
+	file->private_data = client;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void queue_event(struct client *client, struct event *event,
+			void *data0, size_t size0, void *data1, size_t size1)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	event->v[0].data = data0;
+	event->v[0].size = size0;
+	event->v[1].data = data1;
+	event->v[1].size = size1;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->lock, flags);
+
+	list_add_tail(&event->link, &client->event_list);
+
+	up(&client->event_list_sem);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&client->wait);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static int dequeue_event(struct client *client, char __user *buffer, size_t count)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct event *event;
+	size_t size, total;
+	int i, retval = -EFAULT;
+
+	if (down_interruptible(&client->event_list_sem) < 0)
+		return -EINTR;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->lock, flags);
+
+	event = container_of(client->event_list.next, struct event, link);
+	list_del(&event->link);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
+
+	if (buffer == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	total = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(event->v) && total < count; i++) {
+		size = min(event->v[i].size, count - total);
+		if (copy_to_user(buffer + total, event->v[i].data, size))
+			goto out;
+		total += size;
+	}
+	retval = total;
+
+ out:
+	kfree(event);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+fw_device_op_read(struct file *file,
+		  char __user *buffer, size_t count, loff_t *offset)
+{
+	struct client *client = file->private_data;
+
+	return dequeue_event(client, buffer, count);
+}
+
+static int ioctl_config_rom(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_cdev_get_config_rom rom;
+
+	rom.length = client->device->config_rom_length;
+	memcpy(rom.data, client->device->config_rom, rom.length * 4);
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &rom,
+			 (char *)&rom.data[rom.length] - (char *)&rom))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+complete_transaction(struct fw_card *card, int rcode,
+		     void *payload, size_t length, void *data)
+{
+	struct response *response = data;
+	struct client *client = response->client;
+
+	if (length < response->response.length)
+		response->response.length = length;
+	if (rcode == RCODE_COMPLETE)
+		memcpy(response->response.data, payload,
+		       response->response.length);
+
+	response->response.type   = FW_CDEV_EVENT_RESPONSE;
+	response->response.rcode  = rcode;
+	queue_event(client, &response->event,
+		    &response->response, sizeof response->response,
+		    response->response.data, response->response.length);
+}
+
+static ssize_t ioctl_send_request(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_device *device = client->device;
+	struct fw_cdev_send_request request;
+	struct response *response;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&request, arg, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	/* What is the biggest size we'll accept, really? */
+	if (request.length > 4096)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	response = kmalloc(sizeof *response + request.length, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (response == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	response->client = client;
+	response->response.length = request.length;
+	response->response.closure = request.closure;
+
+	if (request.data &&
+	    copy_from_user(response->response.data,
+			   u64_to_uptr(request.data), request.length)) {
+		kfree(response);
+		return -EFAULT;
+	}
+
+	fw_send_request(device->card, &response->transaction,
+			request.tcode,
+			device->node->node_id | LOCAL_BUS,
+			device->card->generation,
+			device->node->max_speed,
+			request.offset,
+			response->response.data, request.length,
+			complete_transaction, response);
+
+	if (request.data)
+		return sizeof request + request.length;
+	else
+		return sizeof request;
+}
+
+struct address_handler {
+	struct fw_address_handler handler;
+	__u64 closure;
+	struct client *client;
+	struct list_head link;
+};
+
+struct request {
+	struct fw_request *request;
+	void *data;
+	size_t length;
+	u32 serial;
+	struct list_head link;
+};
+
+struct request_event {
+	struct event event;
+	struct fw_cdev_event_request request;
+};
+
+static void
+handle_request(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *r,
+	       int tcode, int destination, int source,
+	       int generation, int speed,
+	       unsigned long long offset,
+	       void *payload, size_t length, void *callback_data)
+{
+	struct address_handler *handler = callback_data;
+	struct request *request;
+	struct request_event *e;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct client *client = handler->client;
+
+	request = kmalloc(sizeof *request, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	e = kmalloc(sizeof *e, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (request == NULL || e == NULL) {
+		kfree(request);
+		kfree(e);
+		fw_send_response(card, r, RCODE_CONFLICT_ERROR);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	request->request = r;
+	request->data    = payload;
+	request->length  = length;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->lock, flags);
+	request->serial = client->request_serial++;
+	list_add_tail(&request->link, &client->request_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
+
+	e->request.type    = FW_CDEV_EVENT_REQUEST;
+	e->request.tcode   = tcode;
+	e->request.offset  = offset;
+	e->request.length  = length;
+	e->request.serial  = request->serial;
+	e->request.closure = handler->closure;
+
+	queue_event(client, &e->event,
+		    &e->request, sizeof e->request, payload, length);
+}
+
+static int ioctl_allocate(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_cdev_allocate request;
+	struct address_handler *handler;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct fw_address_region region;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&request, arg, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	handler = kmalloc(sizeof *handler, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (handler == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	region.start = request.offset;
+	region.end = request.offset + request.length;
+	handler->handler.length = request.length;
+	handler->handler.address_callback = handle_request;
+	handler->handler.callback_data = handler;
+	handler->closure = request.closure;
+	handler->client = client;
+
+	if (fw_core_add_address_handler(&handler->handler, &region) < 0) {
+		kfree(handler);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->lock, flags);
+	list_add_tail(&handler->link, &client->handler_list);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ioctl_send_response(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_cdev_send_response request;
+	struct request *r;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&request, arg, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&client->lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry(r, &client->request_list, link) {
+		if (r->serial == request.serial) {
+			list_del(&r->link);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
+
+	if (&r->link == &client->request_list)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (request.length < r->length)
+		r->length = request.length;
+	if (copy_from_user(r->data, u64_to_uptr(request.data), r->length))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	fw_send_response(client->device->card, r->request, request.rcode);
+
+	kfree(r);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+iso_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, int status, u32 cycle, void *data)
+{
+	struct client *client = data;
+	struct iso_interrupt *interrupt;
+
+	interrupt = kzalloc(sizeof *interrupt, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (interrupt == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	interrupt->interrupt.type      = FW_CDEV_EVENT_ISO_INTERRUPT;
+	interrupt->interrupt.closure   = 0;
+	interrupt->interrupt.cycle     = cycle;
+	queue_event(client, &interrupt->event,
+		    &interrupt->interrupt, sizeof interrupt->interrupt, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+static int ioctl_create_iso_context(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_cdev_create_iso_context request;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&request, arg, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	client->iso_context = fw_iso_context_create(client->device->card,
+						    FW_ISO_CONTEXT_TRANSMIT,
+						    request.buffer_size,
+						    iso_callback, client);
+	if (IS_ERR(client->iso_context))
+		return PTR_ERR(client->iso_context);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ioctl_queue_iso(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_cdev_queue_iso request;
+	struct fw_cdev_iso_packet __user *p, *end, *next;
+	void *payload, *payload_end;
+	unsigned long index;
+	int count;
+	struct {
+		struct fw_iso_packet packet;
+		u8 header[256];
+	} u;
+
+	if (client->iso_context == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (copy_from_user(&request, arg, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	/* If the user passes a non-NULL data pointer, has mmap()'ed
+	 * the iso buffer, and the pointer points inside the buffer,
+	 * we setup the payload pointers accordingly.  Otherwise we
+	 * set them both to NULL, which will still let packets with
+	 * payload_length == 0 through.  In other words, if no packets
+	 * use the indirect payload, the iso buffer need not be mapped
+	 * and the request.data pointer is ignored.*/
+
+	index = (unsigned long)request.data - client->vm_start;
+	if (request.data != 0 && client->vm_start != 0 &&
+	    index <= client->iso_context->buffer_size) {
+		payload = client->iso_context->buffer + index;
+		payload_end = client->iso_context->buffer +
+			client->iso_context->buffer_size;
+	} else {
+		payload = NULL;
+		payload_end = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, request.packets, request.size))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	p = (struct fw_cdev_iso_packet __user *)u64_to_uptr(request.packets);
+	end = (void __user *)p + request.size;
+	count = 0;
+	while (p < end) {
+		if (__copy_from_user(&u.packet, p, sizeof *p))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		next = (struct fw_cdev_iso_packet __user *)
+			&p->header[u.packet.header_length / 4];
+		if (next > end)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (__copy_from_user
+		    (u.packet.header, p->header, u.packet.header_length))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		if (u.packet.skip &&
+		    u.packet.header_length + u.packet.payload_length > 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (payload + u.packet.payload_length > payload_end)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (fw_iso_context_queue(client->iso_context,
+					 &u.packet, payload))
+			break;
+
+		p = next;
+		payload += u.packet.payload_length;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	request.size    -= uptr_to_u64(p) - request.packets;
+	request.packets  = uptr_to_u64(p);
+	request.data     =
+		client->vm_start + (payload - client->iso_context->buffer);
+
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &request, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static int ioctl_send_iso(struct client *client, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct fw_cdev_send_iso request;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&request, arg, sizeof request))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	return fw_iso_context_send(client->iso_context, request.channel,
+				   request.speed, request.cycle);
+}
+
+static int
+dispatch_ioctl(struct client *client, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_GET_CONFIG_ROM:
+		return ioctl_config_rom(client, arg);
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_SEND_REQUEST:
+		return ioctl_send_request(client, arg);
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_ALLOCATE:
+		return ioctl_allocate(client, arg);
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_SEND_RESPONSE:
+		return ioctl_send_response(client, arg);
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_CREATE_ISO_CONTEXT:
+		return ioctl_create_iso_context(client, arg);
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_QUEUE_ISO:
+		return ioctl_queue_iso(client, arg);
+	case FW_CDEV_IOC_SEND_ISO:
+		return ioctl_send_iso(client, arg);
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+}
+
+static long
+fw_device_op_ioctl(struct file *file,
+		   unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct client *client = file->private_data;
+
+	return dispatch_ioctl(client, cmd, (void __user *) arg);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+static long
+fw_device_op_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
+			  unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct client *client = file->private_data;
+
+	return dispatch_ioctl(client, cmd, compat_ptr(arg));
+}
+#endif
+
+static int fw_device_op_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct client *client = file->private_data;
+
+	if (client->iso_context->buffer == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	client->vm_start = vma->vm_start;
+
+	return remap_vmalloc_range(vma, client->iso_context->buffer, 0);
+}
+
+static int fw_device_op_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct client *client = file->private_data;
+	struct address_handler *h, *next;
+	struct request *r, *next_r;
+
+	if (client->iso_context)
+		fw_iso_context_destroy(client->iso_context);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(h, next, &client->handler_list, link) {
+		fw_core_remove_address_handler(&h->handler);
+		kfree(h);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(r, next_r, &client->request_list, link) {
+		fw_send_response(client->device->card, r->request,
+				 RCODE_CONFLICT_ERROR);
+		kfree(r);
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: wait for all transactions to finish so
+	 * complete_transaction doesn't try to queue up responses
+	 * after we free client. */
+	while (!list_empty(&client->event_list))
+		dequeue_event(client, NULL, 0);
+
+	fw_device_put(client->device);
+	kfree(client);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned int fw_device_op_poll(struct file *file, poll_table * pt)
+{
+	struct client *client = file->private_data;
+
+	poll_wait(file, &client->wait, pt);
+
+	if (!list_empty(&client->event_list))
+		return POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+struct file_operations fw_device_ops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.open		= fw_device_op_open,
+	.read		= fw_device_op_read,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= fw_device_op_ioctl,
+	.poll		= fw_device_op_poll,
+	.release	= fw_device_op_release,
+	.mmap		= fw_device_op_mmap,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	.compat_ioctl	= fw_device_op_compat_ioctl
+#endif
+};