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VirtualSerialPortDriver.cpp: constexpr int bufferSize = 2048; using SerialPortInterface = driverkit::serial::SerialPortInterface; struct VirtualSerialPortDriver_IVars {     IOBufferMemoryDescriptor *ifmd, *rxq, *txq;     SerialPortInterface *interface;     uint64_t rx_buf, tx_buf;     bool dtr, rts; }; bool VirtualSerialPortDriver::init() {     bool result = false;     result = super::init();     if (result != true)     {         goto Exit;     }     ivars = IONewZero(VirtualSerialPortDriver_IVars, 1);     if (ivars == nullptr)     {         goto Exit;     }     kern_return_t ret;     ret = ivars->rxq->Create(kIOMemoryDirectionInOut, bufferSize, 0, &ivars->rxq);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         goto Exit;     }     ret = ivars->txq->Create(kIOMemoryDirectionInOut, bufferSize, 0, &ivars->txq);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         goto Exit;     }     IOAddressSegment ioaddrseg;     ivars->rxq->GetAddressRange(&ioaddrseg);     ivars->rx_buf = ioaddrseg.address;     ivars->txq->GetAddressRange(&ioaddrseg);     ivars->tx_buf = ioaddrseg.address;     return true; Exit:     return false; } kern_return_t IMPL(VirtualSerialPortDriver, HwActivate) {     kern_return_t ret;     ret = HwActivate(SUPERDISPATCH);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         goto Exit;     }     // Loopback, set CTS to RTS, set DSR and DCD to DTR     ret = SetModemStatus(ivars->rts, ivars->dtr, false, ivars->dtr);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         goto Exit;     } Exit:     return ret; } kern_return_t IMPL(VirtualSerialPortDriver, HwDeactivate) {     kern_return_t ret;     ret = HwDeactivate(SUPERDISPATCH);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         goto Exit;     } Exit:     return ret; } kern_return_t IMPL(VirtualSerialPortDriver, Start) {     kern_return_t ret;   ret = Start(provider, SUPERDISPATCH);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         return ret;     }     IOMemoryDescriptor *rxq_, *txq_;     ret = ConnectQueues(&ivars->ifmd, &rxq_, &txq_, ivars->rxq, ivars->txq, 0, 0, 11, 11);     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         return ret;     }     IOAddressSegment ioaddrseg;     ivars->ifmd->GetAddressRange(&ioaddrseg);     ivars->interface = reinterpret_cast<SerialPortInterface*>(ioaddrseg.address);     SerialPortInterface &intf = *ivars->interface;     ret = RegisterService();     if (ret != kIOReturnSuccess) {         goto Exit;     }     TxFreeSpaceAvailable(); Exit:     return ret; } void IMPL(VirtualSerialPortDriver, TxDataAvailable) {     SerialPortInterface &intf = *ivars->interface;     // Loopback     // FIXME consider wrapped case     size_t tx_buf_sz = intf.txPI - intf.txCI;     void *src = reinterpret_cast<void *>(ivars->tx_buf + intf.txCI); //    char src[] = "Hello, World!";     void *dest = reinterpret_cast<void *>(ivars->rx_buf + intf.rxPI);     memcpy(dest, src, tx_buf_sz);     intf.rxPI += tx_buf_sz;     RxDataAvailable();     intf.txCI = intf.txPI;     TxFreeSpaceAvailable();     Log("[TX Buf]: %{public}s", reinterpret_cast<char *>(ivars->tx_buf));     Log("[RX Buf]: %{public}s", reinterpret_cast<char *>(ivars->rx_buf)); 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