kapi: add automatic driver registrationHEADdevelop

1 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kapi/kapi/devices/driver_registry.hpp b/kapi/kapi/devices/driver_registry.hpp
index 8af76b01..196b14c1 100644
--- a/kapi/kapi/devices/driver_registry.hpp
+++ b/kapi/kapi/devices/driver_registry.hpp
@@ -8,9 +8,45 @@
 #include <kstd/memory.hpp>
 #include <kstd/vector.hpp>
 
+#include <string_view>
+
 namespace kapi::devices
 {
 
+  //! @addtogroup kapi-devices
+  //! @{
+
+  struct driver_descriptor
+  {
+    virtual ~driver_descriptor() = default;
+
+    //! Get the name of the driver
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto name() const noexcept -> std::string_view = 0;
+
+    //! Create a new instance of the driver represented by this descriptor.
+    [[nodiscard]] virtual auto make_instance() const -> kstd::shared_ptr<driver> = 0;
+  };
+
+  template<typename Type>
+  struct kernel_driver
+  {
+    constexpr auto static instance = Type{};
+    [[using gnu: section("kernel_drivers"), used, visibility("hidden")]] constexpr auto static pointer{
+      kstd::make_observer<kapi::devices::driver_descriptor const>(&instance),
+    };
+  };
+
+  template<typename Type>
+  struct platform_driver
+  {
+    constexpr auto static instance = Type{};
+    [[using gnu: section("platform_drivers"), used, visibility("hidden")]] constexpr auto static pointer{
+      kstd::make_observer<kapi::devices::driver_descriptor const>(&instance),
+    };
+  };
+
+  //! @}
+
   //! @addtogroup kapi-devices-kernel-defined
   //! @{