Initial Contribution
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_DISPLAY_HARDWARE_BASE_H
+#define ANDROID_DISPLAY_HARDWARE_BASE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+#include <utils/threads.h>
+#include <linux/kd.h>
+#include <linux/vt.h>
+#include "Barrier.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+class SurfaceFlinger; 
+
+class DisplayHardwareBase
+{
+public:
+                DisplayHardwareBase(
+                        const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger,
+                        uint32_t displayIndex);
+
+                ~DisplayHardwareBase();
+
+    // console managment
+    void releaseScreen() const;
+    void acquireScreen() const;
+    bool canDraw() const;
+
+private:
+    class DisplayEventThreadBase : public Thread {
+    protected:
+        wp<SurfaceFlinger> mFlinger;
+    public:
+        DisplayEventThreadBase(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger);
+        virtual ~DisplayEventThreadBase();
+        virtual void onFirstRef() {
+            run("DisplayEventThread", PRIORITY_URGENT_DISPLAY);
+        }
+        virtual status_t acquireScreen() const { return NO_ERROR; };
+        virtual status_t releaseScreen() const { return NO_ERROR; };
+        virtual status_t initCheck() const = 0;
+    };
+
+    class DisplayEventThread : public DisplayEventThreadBase 
+    {
+        mutable Barrier mBarrier;
+    public:
+                DisplayEventThread(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger);
+        virtual ~DisplayEventThread();
+        virtual bool threadLoop();
+        virtual status_t readyToRun();
+        virtual status_t releaseScreen() const;
+        virtual status_t initCheck() const;
+    };
+
+    class ConsoleManagerThread : public DisplayEventThreadBase 
+    {
+        int consoleFd;
+        int vt_num;
+        int prev_vt_num;
+        vt_mode vm;
+        static void sigHandler(int sig);
+        static pid_t sSignalCatcherPid;
+    public:
+                ConsoleManagerThread(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger);
+        virtual ~ConsoleManagerThread();
+        virtual bool threadLoop();
+        virtual status_t readyToRun();
+        virtual void requestExit();
+        virtual status_t releaseScreen() const;
+        virtual status_t initCheck() const;
+    };
+
+    sp<DisplayEventThreadBase>  mDisplayEventThread;
+    mutable int                 mCanDraw;
+};
+
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_DISPLAY_HARDWARE_BASE_H