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+/* GSM Mobile Radio Interface Layer 3 messages
+ * 3GPP TS 04.08 version 7.21.0 Release 1998 / ETSI TS 100 940 V7.21.0 */
+
+/* (C) 2008 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ * (C) 2008-2010 by Andreas Eversberg
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * 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.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <osmocore/utils.h>
+#include <osmocore/msgb.h>
+#include <osmocore/tlv.h>
+#include <osmocore/mncc.h>
+#include <osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_08.h>
+
+static const char bcd_num_digits[] = {
+	'0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7',
+	'8', '9', '*', '#', 'a', 'b', 'c', '\0'
+};
+
+/* decode a 'called/calling/connect party BCD number' as in 10.5.4.7 */
+int gsm48_decode_bcd_number(char *output, int output_len,
+			    const uint8_t *bcd_lv, int h_len)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = bcd_lv[0];
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 1 + h_len; i <= in_len; i++) {
+		/* lower nibble */
+		output_len--;
+		if (output_len <= 1)
+			break;
+		*output++ = bcd_num_digits[bcd_lv[i] & 0xf];
+
+		/* higher nibble */
+		output_len--;
+		if (output_len <= 1)
+			break;
+		*output++ = bcd_num_digits[bcd_lv[i] >> 4];
+	}
+	if (output_len >= 1)
+		*output++ = '\0';
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* convert a single ASCII character to call-control BCD */
+static int asc_to_bcd(const char asc)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bcd_num_digits); i++) {
+		if (bcd_num_digits[i] == asc)
+			return i;
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/* convert a ASCII phone number to 'called/calling/connect party BCD number' */
+int gsm48_encode_bcd_number(uint8_t *bcd_lv, uint8_t max_len,
+		      int h_len, const char *input)
+{
+	int in_len = strlen(input);
+	int i;
+	uint8_t *bcd_cur = bcd_lv + 1 + h_len;
+
+	/* two digits per byte, plus type byte */
+	bcd_lv[0] = in_len/2 + h_len;
+	if (in_len % 2)
+		bcd_lv[0]++;
+
+	if (bcd_lv[0] > max_len)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < in_len; i++) {
+		int rc = asc_to_bcd(input[i]);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		if (i % 2 == 0)
+			*bcd_cur = rc;
+		else
+			*bcd_cur++ |= (rc << 4);
+	}
+	/* append padding nibble in case of odd length */
+	if (i % 2)
+		*bcd_cur++ |= 0xf0;
+
+	/* return how many bytes we used */
+	return (bcd_cur - bcd_lv);
+}
+
+/* decode 'bearer capability' */
+int gsm48_decode_bearer_cap(struct gsm_mncc_bearer_cap *bcap,
+			     const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+	int i, s;
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	bcap->speech_ver[0] = -1; /* end of list, of maximum 7 values */
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	bcap->transfer = lv[1] & 0x07;
+	bcap->mode = (lv[1] & 0x08) >> 3;
+	bcap->coding = (lv[1] & 0x10) >> 4;
+	bcap->radio = (lv[1] & 0x60) >> 5;
+
+	if (bcap->transfer == GSM_MNCC_BCAP_SPEECH) {
+		i = 1;
+		s = 0;
+		while(!(lv[i] & 0x80)) {
+			i++; /* octet 3a etc */
+			if (in_len < i)
+				return 0;
+			bcap->speech_ver[s++] = lv[i] & 0x0f;
+			bcap->speech_ver[s] = -1; /* end of list */
+			if (i == 2) /* octet 3a */
+				bcap->speech_ctm = (lv[i] & 0x20) >> 5;
+			if (s == 7) /* maximum speech versions + end of list */
+				return 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		i = 1;
+		while (!(lv[i] & 0x80)) {
+			i++; /* octet 3a etc */
+			if (in_len < i)
+				return 0;
+			/* ignore them */
+		}
+		/* FIXME: implement OCTET 4+ parsing */
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'bearer capability' */
+int gsm48_encode_bearer_cap(struct msgb *msg, int lv_only,
+			     const struct gsm_mncc_bearer_cap *bcap)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[32 + 1];
+	int i = 1, s;
+
+	lv[1] = bcap->transfer;
+	lv[1] |= bcap->mode << 3;
+	lv[1] |= bcap->coding << 4;
+	lv[1] |= bcap->radio << 5;
+
+	if (bcap->transfer == GSM_MNCC_BCAP_SPEECH) {
+		for (s = 0; bcap->speech_ver[s] >= 0; s++) {
+			i++; /* octet 3a etc */
+			lv[i] = bcap->speech_ver[s];
+			if (i == 2) /* octet 3a */
+				lv[i] |= bcap->speech_ctm << 5;
+		}
+		lv[i] |= 0x80; /* last IE of octet 3 etc */
+	} else {
+		/* FIXME: implement OCTET 4+ encoding */
+	}
+
+	lv[0] = i;
+	if (lv_only)
+		msgb_lv_put(msg, lv[0], lv+1);
+	else
+		msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_BEARER_CAP, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'call control cap' */
+int gsm48_decode_cccap(struct gsm_mncc_cccap *ccap, const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	ccap->dtmf = lv[1] & 0x01;
+	ccap->pcp = (lv[1] & 0x02) >> 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'call control cap' */
+int gsm48_encode_cccap(struct msgb *msg,
+			const struct gsm_mncc_cccap *ccap)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[2];
+
+	lv[0] = 1;
+	lv[1] = 0;
+	if (ccap->dtmf)
+		lv [1] |= 0x01;
+	if (ccap->pcp)
+		lv [1] |= 0x02;
+
+	msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_CC_CAP, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'called party BCD number' */
+int gsm48_decode_called(struct gsm_mncc_number *called,
+			 const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	called->plan = lv[1] & 0x0f;
+	called->type = (lv[1] & 0x70) >> 4;
+
+	/* octet 4..N */
+	gsm48_decode_bcd_number(called->number, sizeof(called->number), lv, 1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'called party BCD number' */
+int gsm48_encode_called(struct msgb *msg,
+			 const struct gsm_mncc_number *called)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[18];
+	int ret;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	lv[1] = called->plan;
+	lv[1] |= called->type << 4;
+
+	/* octet 4..N, octet 2 */
+	ret = gsm48_encode_bcd_number(lv, sizeof(lv), 1, called->number);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_CALLED_BCD, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode callerid of various IEs */
+int gsm48_decode_callerid(struct gsm_mncc_number *callerid,
+			 const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+	int i = 1;
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	callerid->plan = lv[1] & 0x0f;
+	callerid->type = (lv[1] & 0x70) >> 4;
+
+	/* octet 3a */
+	if (!(lv[1] & 0x80)) {
+		callerid->screen = lv[2] & 0x03;
+		callerid->present = (lv[2] & 0x60) >> 5;
+		i = 2;
+	}
+
+	/* octet 4..N */
+	gsm48_decode_bcd_number(callerid->number, sizeof(callerid->number), lv, i);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode callerid of various IEs */
+int gsm48_encode_callerid(struct msgb *msg, int ie, int max_len,
+			   const struct gsm_mncc_number *callerid)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[max_len - 1];
+	int h_len = 1;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	lv[1] = callerid->plan;
+	lv[1] |= callerid->type << 4;
+
+	if (callerid->present || callerid->screen) {
+		/* octet 3a */
+		lv[2] = callerid->screen;
+		lv[2] |= callerid->present << 5;
+		lv[2] |= 0x80;
+		h_len++;
+	} else
+		lv[1] |= 0x80;
+
+	/* octet 4..N, octet 2 */
+	ret = gsm48_encode_bcd_number(lv, sizeof(lv), h_len, callerid->number);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	msgb_tlv_put(msg, ie, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'cause' */
+int gsm48_decode_cause(struct gsm_mncc_cause *cause,
+			const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+	int i;
+
+	if (in_len < 2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cause->diag_len = 0;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	cause->location = lv[1] & 0x0f;
+	cause->coding = (lv[1] & 0x60) >> 5;
+
+	i = 1;
+	if (!(lv[i] & 0x80)) {
+		i++; /* octet 3a */
+		if (in_len < i+1)
+			return 0;
+		cause->rec = 1;
+		cause->rec_val = lv[i] & 0x7f;
+	}
+	i++;
+
+	/* octet 4 */
+	cause->value = lv[i] & 0x7f;
+	i++;
+
+	if (in_len < i) /* no diag */
+		return 0;
+
+	if (in_len - (i-1) > 32) /* maximum 32 octets */
+		return 0;
+
+	/* octet 5-N */
+	memcpy(cause->diag, lv + i, in_len - (i-1));
+	cause->diag_len = in_len - (i-1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'cause' */
+int gsm48_encode_cause(struct msgb *msg, int lv_only,
+			const struct gsm_mncc_cause *cause)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[32+4];
+	int i;
+
+	if (cause->diag_len > 32)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* octet 3 */
+	lv[1] = cause->location;
+	lv[1] |= cause->coding << 5;
+
+	i = 1;
+	if (cause->rec) {
+		i++; /* octet 3a */
+		lv[i] = cause->rec_val;
+	}
+	lv[i] |= 0x80; /* end of octet 3 */
+
+	/* octet 4 */
+	i++;
+	lv[i] = 0x80 | cause->value;
+
+	/* octet 5-N */
+	if (cause->diag_len) {
+		memcpy(lv + i, cause->diag, cause->diag_len);
+		i += cause->diag_len;
+	}
+
+	lv[0] = i;
+	if (lv_only)
+		msgb_lv_put(msg, lv[0], lv+1);
+	else
+		msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_CAUSE, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'calling number' */
+int gsm48_decode_calling(struct gsm_mncc_number *calling,
+			 const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	return gsm48_decode_callerid(calling, lv);
+}
+
+/* encode 'calling number' */
+int gsm48_encode_calling(struct msgb *msg, 
+			  const struct gsm_mncc_number *calling)
+{
+	return gsm48_encode_callerid(msg, GSM48_IE_CALLING_BCD, 14, calling);
+}
+
+/* decode 'connected number' */
+int gsm48_decode_connected(struct gsm_mncc_number *connected,
+			 const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	return gsm48_decode_callerid(connected, lv);
+}
+
+/* encode 'connected number' */
+int gsm48_encode_connected(struct msgb *msg,
+			    const struct gsm_mncc_number *connected)
+{
+	return gsm48_encode_callerid(msg, GSM48_IE_CONN_BCD, 14, connected);
+}
+
+/* decode 'redirecting number' */
+int gsm48_decode_redirecting(struct gsm_mncc_number *redirecting,
+			 const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	return gsm48_decode_callerid(redirecting, lv);
+}
+
+/* encode 'redirecting number' */
+int gsm48_encode_redirecting(struct msgb *msg,
+			      const struct gsm_mncc_number *redirecting)
+{
+	return gsm48_encode_callerid(msg, GSM48_IE_REDIR_BCD, 19, redirecting);
+}
+
+/* decode 'facility' */
+int gsm48_decode_facility(struct gsm_mncc_facility *facility,
+			   const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (in_len > sizeof(facility->info))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memcpy(facility->info, lv+1, in_len);
+	facility->len = in_len;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'facility' */
+int gsm48_encode_facility(struct msgb *msg, int lv_only,
+			   const struct gsm_mncc_facility *facility)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[GSM_MAX_FACILITY + 1];
+
+	if (facility->len < 1 || facility->len > GSM_MAX_FACILITY)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memcpy(lv+1, facility->info, facility->len);
+	lv[0] = facility->len;
+	if (lv_only)
+		msgb_lv_put(msg, lv[0], lv+1);
+	else
+		msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_FACILITY, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'notify' */
+int gsm48_decode_notify(int *notify, const uint8_t *v)
+{
+	*notify = v[0] & 0x7f;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'notify' */
+int gsm48_encode_notify(struct msgb *msg, int notify)
+{
+	msgb_v_put(msg, notify | 0x80);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'signal' */
+int gsm48_decode_signal(int *signal, const uint8_t *v)
+{
+	*signal = v[0];
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'signal' */
+int gsm48_encode_signal(struct msgb *msg, int signal)
+{
+	msgb_tv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_SIGNAL, signal);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'keypad' */
+int gsm48_decode_keypad(int *keypad, const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*keypad = lv[1] & 0x7f;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'keypad' */
+int gsm48_encode_keypad(struct msgb *msg, int keypad)
+{
+	msgb_tv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_KPD_FACILITY, keypad);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'progress' */
+int gsm48_decode_progress(struct gsm_mncc_progress *progress,
+			   const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+
+	if (in_len < 2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	progress->coding = (lv[1] & 0x60) >> 5;
+	progress->location = lv[1] & 0x0f;
+	progress->descr = lv[2] & 0x7f;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'progress' */
+int gsm48_encode_progress(struct msgb *msg, int lv_only,
+			   const struct gsm_mncc_progress *p)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[3];
+
+	lv[0] = 2;
+	lv[1] = 0x80 | ((p->coding & 0x3) << 5) | (p->location & 0xf);
+	lv[2] = 0x80 | (p->descr & 0x7f);
+	if (lv_only)
+		msgb_lv_put(msg, lv[0], lv+1);
+	else
+		msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_PROGR_IND, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'user-user' */
+int gsm48_decode_useruser(struct gsm_mncc_useruser *uu,
+			   const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+	char *info = uu->info;
+	int info_len = sizeof(uu->info);
+	int i;
+
+	if (in_len < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	uu->proto = lv[1];
+
+	for (i = 2; i <= in_len; i++) {
+		info_len--;
+		if (info_len <= 1)
+			break;
+		*info++ = lv[i];
+	}
+	if (info_len >= 1)
+		*info++ = '\0';
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'useruser' */
+int gsm48_encode_useruser(struct msgb *msg, int lv_only,
+			   const struct gsm_mncc_useruser *uu)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[GSM_MAX_USERUSER + 2];
+
+	if (strlen(uu->info) > GSM_MAX_USERUSER)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	lv[0] = 1 + strlen(uu->info);
+	lv[1] = uu->proto;
+	memcpy(lv + 2, uu->info, strlen(uu->info));
+	if (lv_only)
+		msgb_lv_put(msg, lv[0], lv+1);
+	else
+		msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_USER_USER, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'ss version' */
+int gsm48_decode_ssversion(struct gsm_mncc_ssversion *ssv,
+			    const uint8_t *lv)
+{
+	uint8_t in_len = lv[0];
+
+	if (in_len < 1 || in_len < sizeof(ssv->info))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memcpy(ssv->info, lv + 1, in_len);
+	ssv->len = in_len;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* encode 'ss version' */
+int gsm48_encode_ssversion(struct msgb *msg,
+			   const struct gsm_mncc_ssversion *ssv)
+{
+	uint8_t lv[GSM_MAX_SSVERSION + 1];
+
+	if (ssv->len > GSM_MAX_SSVERSION)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	lv[0] = ssv->len;
+	memcpy(lv + 1, ssv->info, ssv->len);
+	msgb_tlv_put(msg, GSM48_IE_SS_VERS, lv[0], lv+1);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* decode 'more data' does not require a function, because it has no value */
+
+/* encode 'more data' */
+int gsm48_encode_more(struct msgb *msg)
+{
+	uint8_t *ie;
+
+	ie = msgb_put(msg, 1);
+	ie[0] = GSM48_IE_MORE_DATA;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+