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1/*
2 * linux/fs/char_dev.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
5 */
6
7#include <linux/init.h>
8#include <linux/fs.h>
9#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
10#include <linux/slab.h>
11#include <linux/string.h>
12
13#include <linux/major.h>
14#include <linux/errno.h>
15#include <linux/module.h>
16#include <linux/seq_file.h>
17
18#include <linux/kobject.h>
19#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
20#include <linux/cdev.h>
21#include <linux/mutex.h>
22#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
23#include <linux/tty.h>
24
25#include "internal.h"
26
27static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
28
29static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
30
31static struct char_device_struct {
32 struct char_device_struct *next;
33 unsigned int major;
34 unsigned int baseminor;
35 int minorct;
36 char name[64];
37 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
38} *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
39
40/* index in the above */
41static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
42{
43 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
44}
45
46#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
47
48void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
49{
50 struct char_device_struct *cd;
51
52 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
53 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
54 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
55 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
56 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
57 }
58}
59
60#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
61
62/*
63 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
64 *
65 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
66 * its number.
67 *
68 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
69 * minors and will return zero on success.
70 *
71 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
72 */
73static struct char_device_struct *
74__register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
75 int minorct, const char *name)
76{
77 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
78 int ret = 0;
79 int i;
80
81 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
82 if (cd == NULL)
83 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
84
85 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
86
87 /* temporary */
88 if (major == 0) {
89 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
90 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
91 break;
92 }
93
94 if (i < CHRDEV_MAJOR_DYN_END)
95 pr_warn("CHRDEV \"%s\" major number %d goes below the dynamic allocation range\n",
96 name, i);
97
98 if (i == 0) {
99 ret = -EBUSY;
100 goto out;
101 }
102 major = i;
103 }
104
105 cd->major = major;
106 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
107 cd->minorct = minorct;
108 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
109
110 i = major_to_index(major);
111
112 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
113 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
114 ((*cp)->major == major &&
115 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
116 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
117 break;
118
119 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
120 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
121 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
122 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
123 int new_min = baseminor;
124 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
125
126 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
127 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
128 ret = -EBUSY;
129 goto out;
130 }
131
132 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
133 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
134 ret = -EBUSY;
135 goto out;
136 }
137 }
138
139 cd->next = *cp;
140 *cp = cd;
141 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
142 return cd;
143out:
144 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
145 kfree(cd);
146 return ERR_PTR(ret);
147}
148
149static struct char_device_struct *
150__unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
151{
152 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
153 int i = major_to_index(major);
154
155 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
156 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
157 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
158 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
159 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
160 break;
161 if (*cp) {
162 cd = *cp;
163 *cp = cd->next;
164 }
165 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
166 return cd;
167}
168
169/**
170 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
171 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
172 * the major number.
173 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
174 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
175 *
176 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
177 */
178int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
179{
180 struct char_device_struct *cd;
181 dev_t to = from + count;
182 dev_t n, next;
183
184 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
185 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
186 if (next > to)
187 next = to;
188 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
189 next - n, name);
190 if (IS_ERR(cd))
191 goto fail;
192 }
193 return 0;
194fail:
195 to = n;
196 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
197 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
198 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
199 }
200 return PTR_ERR(cd);
201}
202
203/**
204 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
205 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
206 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
207 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
208 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
209 *
210 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
211 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
212 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
213 */
214int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
215 const char *name)
216{
217 struct char_device_struct *cd;
218 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
219 if (IS_ERR(cd))
220 return PTR_ERR(cd);
221 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
222 return 0;
223}
224
225/**
226 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
227 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
228 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
229 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
230 * @name: name of this range of devices
231 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
232 *
233 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
234 * its number.
235 *
236 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
237 * major number and will return zero on success.
238 *
239 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
240 *
241 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
242 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
243 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
244 * of the module here.
245 */
246int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
247 unsigned int count, const char *name,
248 const struct file_operations *fops)
249{
250 struct char_device_struct *cd;
251 struct cdev *cdev;
252 int err = -ENOMEM;
253
254 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
255 if (IS_ERR(cd))
256 return PTR_ERR(cd);
257
258 cdev = cdev_alloc();
259 if (!cdev)
260 goto out2;
261
262 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
263 cdev->ops = fops;
264 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
265
266 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
267 if (err)
268 goto out;
269
270 cd->cdev = cdev;
271
272 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
273out:
274 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
275out2:
276 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
277 return err;
278}
279
280/**
281 * unregister_chrdev_region() - unregister a range of device numbers
282 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
283 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
284 *
285 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
286 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
287 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
288 */
289void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
290{
291 dev_t to = from + count;
292 dev_t n, next;
293
294 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
295 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
296 if (next > to)
297 next = to;
298 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
299 }
300}
301
302/**
303 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
304 * @major: major device number
305 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
306 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
307 * @name: name of this range of devices
308 *
309 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
310 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
311 * __register_chrdev() did.
312 */
313void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
314 unsigned int count, const char *name)
315{
316 struct char_device_struct *cd;
317
318 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
319 if (cd && cd->cdev)
320 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
321 kfree(cd);
322}
323
324static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
325
326static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
327{
328 struct module *owner = p->owner;
329 struct kobject *kobj;
330
331 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
332 return NULL;
333 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
334 if (!kobj)
335 module_put(owner);
336 return kobj;
337}
338
339void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
340{
341 if (p) {
342 struct module *owner = p->owner;
343 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
344 module_put(owner);
345 }
346}
347
348/*
349 * Called every time a character special file is opened
350 */
351static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
352{
353 const struct file_operations *fops;
354 struct cdev *p;
355 struct cdev *new = NULL;
356 int ret = 0;
357
358 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
359 p = inode->i_cdev;
360 if (!p) {
361 struct kobject *kobj;
362 int idx;
363 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
364 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
365 if (!kobj)
366 return -ENXIO;
367 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
368 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
369 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
370 we dropped the lock. */
371 p = inode->i_cdev;
372 if (!p) {
373 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
374 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
375 new = NULL;
376 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
377 ret = -ENXIO;
378 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
379 ret = -ENXIO;
380 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
381 cdev_put(new);
382 if (ret)
383 return ret;
384
385 ret = -ENXIO;
386 fops = fops_get(p->ops);
387 if (!fops)
388 goto out_cdev_put;
389
390 replace_fops(filp, fops);
391 if (filp->f_op->open) {
392 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode, filp);
393 if (ret)
394 goto out_cdev_put;
395 }
396
397 return 0;
398
399 out_cdev_put:
400 cdev_put(p);
401 return ret;
402}
403
404void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
405{
406 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
407 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
408 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
409 inode->i_mapping = &inode->i_data;
410 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
411}
412
413static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
414{
415 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
416 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
417 struct inode *inode;
418 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
419 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
420 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
421 }
422 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
423}
424
425/*
426 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
427 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
428 * depending on the special file...
429 */
430const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
431 .open = chrdev_open,
432 .llseek = noop_llseek,
433};
434
435static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
436{
437 struct cdev *p = data;
438 return &p->kobj;
439}
440
441static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
442{
443 struct cdev *p = data;
444 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
445}
446
447/**
448 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
449 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
450 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
451 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
452 * device
453 *
454 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
455 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
456 */
457int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
458{
459 int error;
460
461 p->dev = dev;
462 p->count = count;
463
464 error = kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL,
465 exact_match, exact_lock, p);
466 if (error)
467 return error;
468
469 kobject_get(p->kobj.parent);
470
471 return 0;
472}
473
474static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
475{
476 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
477}
478
479/**
480 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
481 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
482 *
483 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
484 * itself.
485 */
486void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
487{
488 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
489 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
490}
491
492
493static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
494{
495 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
496 struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
497
498 cdev_purge(p);
499 kobject_put(parent);
500}
501
502static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
503{
504 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
505 struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
506
507 cdev_purge(p);
508 kfree(p);
509 kobject_put(parent);
510}
511
512static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
513 .release = cdev_default_release,
514};
515
516static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
517 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
518};
519
520/**
521 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
522 *
523 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
524 */
525struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
526{
527 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
528 if (p) {
529 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
530 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
531 }
532 return p;
533}
534
535/**
536 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
537 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
538 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
539 *
540 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
541 * system with cdev_add().
542 */
543void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
544{
545 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
546 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
547 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
548 cdev->ops = fops;
549}
550
551static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
552{
553 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
554 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
555 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
556 return NULL;
557}
558
559void __init chrdev_init(void)
560{
561 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
562}
563
564
565/* Let modules do char dev stuff */
566EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
567EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
568EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
569EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
570EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
571EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
572EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
573EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
574EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
1/*
2 * linux/fs/char_dev.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
5 */
6
7#include <linux/init.h>
8#include <linux/fs.h>
9#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
10#include <linux/slab.h>
11#include <linux/string.h>
12
13#include <linux/major.h>
14#include <linux/errno.h>
15#include <linux/module.h>
16#include <linux/seq_file.h>
17
18#include <linux/kobject.h>
19#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
20#include <linux/cdev.h>
21#include <linux/mutex.h>
22#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
23#include <linux/tty.h>
24
25#include "internal.h"
26
27/*
28 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
29 * devices
30 * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
31 * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
32 * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
33 */
34struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
35 .name = "char",
36 .capabilities = (
37#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
38 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
39 BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
40#endif
41 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
42 BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
43 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP |
44 /* no writeback happens */
45 BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_AND_WRITEBACK),
46};
47
48static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
49
50static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
51
52static struct char_device_struct {
53 struct char_device_struct *next;
54 unsigned int major;
55 unsigned int baseminor;
56 int minorct;
57 char name[64];
58 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
59} *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
60
61/* index in the above */
62static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
63{
64 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
65}
66
67#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
68
69void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
70{
71 struct char_device_struct *cd;
72
73 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
74 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
75 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
76 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
77 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
78 }
79}
80
81#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
82
83/*
84 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
85 *
86 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
87 * its number.
88 *
89 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
90 * minors and will return zero on success.
91 *
92 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
93 */
94static struct char_device_struct *
95__register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
96 int minorct, const char *name)
97{
98 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
99 int ret = 0;
100 int i;
101
102 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
103 if (cd == NULL)
104 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
105
106 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
107
108 /* temporary */
109 if (major == 0) {
110 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
111 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
112 break;
113 }
114
115 if (i == 0) {
116 ret = -EBUSY;
117 goto out;
118 }
119 major = i;
120 ret = major;
121 }
122
123 cd->major = major;
124 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
125 cd->minorct = minorct;
126 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
127
128 i = major_to_index(major);
129
130 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
131 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
132 ((*cp)->major == major &&
133 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
134 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
135 break;
136
137 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
138 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
139 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
140 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
141 int new_min = baseminor;
142 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
143
144 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
145 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
146 ret = -EBUSY;
147 goto out;
148 }
149
150 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
151 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
152 ret = -EBUSY;
153 goto out;
154 }
155 }
156
157 cd->next = *cp;
158 *cp = cd;
159 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
160 return cd;
161out:
162 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
163 kfree(cd);
164 return ERR_PTR(ret);
165}
166
167static struct char_device_struct *
168__unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
169{
170 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
171 int i = major_to_index(major);
172
173 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
174 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
175 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
176 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
177 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
178 break;
179 if (*cp) {
180 cd = *cp;
181 *cp = cd->next;
182 }
183 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
184 return cd;
185}
186
187/**
188 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
189 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
190 * the major number.
191 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
192 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
193 *
194 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
195 */
196int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
197{
198 struct char_device_struct *cd;
199 dev_t to = from + count;
200 dev_t n, next;
201
202 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
203 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
204 if (next > to)
205 next = to;
206 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
207 next - n, name);
208 if (IS_ERR(cd))
209 goto fail;
210 }
211 return 0;
212fail:
213 to = n;
214 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
215 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
216 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
217 }
218 return PTR_ERR(cd);
219}
220
221/**
222 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
223 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
224 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
225 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
226 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
227 *
228 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
229 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
230 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
231 */
232int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
233 const char *name)
234{
235 struct char_device_struct *cd;
236 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
237 if (IS_ERR(cd))
238 return PTR_ERR(cd);
239 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
240 return 0;
241}
242
243/**
244 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
245 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
246 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
247 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
248 * @name: name of this range of devices
249 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
250 *
251 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
252 * its number.
253 *
254 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
255 * major number and will return zero on success.
256 *
257 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
258 *
259 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
260 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
261 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
262 * of the module here.
263 */
264int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
265 unsigned int count, const char *name,
266 const struct file_operations *fops)
267{
268 struct char_device_struct *cd;
269 struct cdev *cdev;
270 int err = -ENOMEM;
271
272 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
273 if (IS_ERR(cd))
274 return PTR_ERR(cd);
275
276 cdev = cdev_alloc();
277 if (!cdev)
278 goto out2;
279
280 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
281 cdev->ops = fops;
282 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
283
284 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
285 if (err)
286 goto out;
287
288 cd->cdev = cdev;
289
290 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
291out:
292 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
293out2:
294 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
295 return err;
296}
297
298/**
299 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
300 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
301 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
302 *
303 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
304 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
305 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
306 */
307void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
308{
309 dev_t to = from + count;
310 dev_t n, next;
311
312 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
313 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
314 if (next > to)
315 next = to;
316 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
317 }
318}
319
320/**
321 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
322 * @major: major device number
323 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
324 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
325 * @name: name of this range of devices
326 *
327 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
328 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
329 * __register_chrdev() did.
330 */
331void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
332 unsigned int count, const char *name)
333{
334 struct char_device_struct *cd;
335
336 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
337 if (cd && cd->cdev)
338 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
339 kfree(cd);
340}
341
342static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
343
344static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
345{
346 struct module *owner = p->owner;
347 struct kobject *kobj;
348
349 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
350 return NULL;
351 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
352 if (!kobj)
353 module_put(owner);
354 return kobj;
355}
356
357void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
358{
359 if (p) {
360 struct module *owner = p->owner;
361 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
362 module_put(owner);
363 }
364}
365
366/*
367 * Called every time a character special file is opened
368 */
369static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
370{
371 struct cdev *p;
372 struct cdev *new = NULL;
373 int ret = 0;
374
375 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
376 p = inode->i_cdev;
377 if (!p) {
378 struct kobject *kobj;
379 int idx;
380 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
381 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
382 if (!kobj)
383 return -ENXIO;
384 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
385 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
386 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
387 we dropped the lock. */
388 p = inode->i_cdev;
389 if (!p) {
390 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
391 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
392 new = NULL;
393 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
394 ret = -ENXIO;
395 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
396 ret = -ENXIO;
397 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
398 cdev_put(new);
399 if (ret)
400 return ret;
401
402 ret = -ENXIO;
403 filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
404 if (!filp->f_op)
405 goto out_cdev_put;
406
407 if (filp->f_op->open) {
408 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
409 if (ret)
410 goto out_cdev_put;
411 }
412
413 return 0;
414
415 out_cdev_put:
416 cdev_put(p);
417 return ret;
418}
419
420void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
421{
422 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
423 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
424 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
425 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
426}
427
428static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
429{
430 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
431 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
432 struct inode *inode;
433 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
434 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
435 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
436 }
437 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
438}
439
440/*
441 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
442 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
443 * depending on the special file...
444 */
445const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
446 .open = chrdev_open,
447 .llseek = noop_llseek,
448};
449
450static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
451{
452 struct cdev *p = data;
453 return &p->kobj;
454}
455
456static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
457{
458 struct cdev *p = data;
459 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
460}
461
462/**
463 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
464 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
465 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
466 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
467 * device
468 *
469 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
470 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
471 */
472int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
473{
474 p->dev = dev;
475 p->count = count;
476 return kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, p);
477}
478
479static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
480{
481 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
482}
483
484/**
485 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
486 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
487 *
488 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
489 * itself.
490 */
491void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
492{
493 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
494 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
495}
496
497
498static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
499{
500 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
501 cdev_purge(p);
502}
503
504static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
505{
506 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
507 cdev_purge(p);
508 kfree(p);
509}
510
511static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
512 .release = cdev_default_release,
513};
514
515static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
516 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
517};
518
519/**
520 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
521 *
522 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
523 */
524struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
525{
526 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
527 if (p) {
528 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
529 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
530 }
531 return p;
532}
533
534/**
535 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
536 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
537 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
538 *
539 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
540 * system with cdev_add().
541 */
542void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
543{
544 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
545 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
546 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
547 cdev->ops = fops;
548}
549
550static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
551{
552 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
553 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
554 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
555 return NULL;
556}
557
558void __init chrdev_init(void)
559{
560 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
561 bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
562}
563
564
565/* Let modules do char dev stuff */
566EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
567EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
568EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
569EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
570EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
571EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
572EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
573EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
574EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
575EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);