linux/fs/char_dev.c
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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
 474/**
 475 * cdev_set_parent() - set the parent kobject for a char device
 476 * @p: the cdev structure
 477 * @kobj: the kobject to take a reference to
 478 *
 479 * cdev_set_parent() sets a parent kobject which will be referenced
 480 * appropriately so the parent is not freed before the cdev. This
 481 * should be called before cdev_add.
 482 */
 483void cdev_set_parent(struct cdev *p, struct kobject *kobj)
 484{
 485        WARN_ON(!kobj->state_initialized);
 486        p->kobj.parent = kobj;
 487}
 488
 489/**
 490 * cdev_device_add() - add a char device and it's corresponding
 491 *      struct device, linkink
 492 * @dev: the device structure
 493 * @cdev: the cdev structure
 494 *
 495 * cdev_device_add() adds the char device represented by @cdev to the system,
 496 * just as cdev_add does. It then adds @dev to the system using device_add
 497 * The dev_t for the char device will be taken from the struct device which
 498 * needs to be initialized first. This helper function correctly takes a
 499 * reference to the parent device so the parent will not get released until
 500 * all references to the cdev are released.
 501 *
 502 * This helper uses dev->devt for the device number. If it is not set
 503 * it will not add the cdev and it will be equivalent to device_add.
 504 *
 505 * This function should be used whenever the struct cdev and the
 506 * struct device are members of the same structure whose lifetime is
 507 * managed by the struct device.
 508 *
 509 * NOTE: Callers must assume that userspace was able to open the cdev and
 510 * can call cdev fops callbacks at any time, even if this function fails.
 511 */
 512int cdev_device_add(struct cdev *cdev, struct device *dev)
 513{
 514        int rc = 0;
 515
 516        if (dev->devt) {
 517                cdev_set_parent(cdev, &dev->kobj);
 518
 519                rc = cdev_add(cdev, dev->devt, 1);
 520                if (rc)
 521                        return rc;
 522        }
 523
 524        rc = device_add(dev);
 525        if (rc)
 526                cdev_del(cdev);
 527
 528        return rc;
 529}
 530
 531/**
 532 * cdev_device_del() - inverse of cdev_device_add
 533 * @dev: the device structure
 534 * @cdev: the cdev structure
 535 *
 536 * cdev_device_del() is a helper function to call cdev_del and device_del.
 537 * It should be used whenever cdev_device_add is used.
 538 *
 539 * If dev->devt is not set it will not remove the cdev and will be equivalent
 540 * to device_del.
 541 *
 542 * NOTE: This guarantees that associated sysfs callbacks are not running
 543 * or runnable, however any cdevs already open will remain and their fops
 544 * will still be callable even after this function returns.
 545 */
 546void cdev_device_del(struct cdev *cdev, struct device *dev)
 547{
 548        device_del(dev);
 549        if (dev->devt)
 550                cdev_del(cdev);
 551}
 552
 553static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
 554{
 555        kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
 556}
 557
 558/**
 559 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
 560 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
 561 *
 562 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
 563 * itself.
 564 *
 565 * NOTE: This guarantees that cdev device will no longer be able to be
 566 * opened, however any cdevs already open will remain and their fops will
 567 * still be callable even after cdev_del returns.
 568 */
 569void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
 570{
 571        cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
 572        kobject_put(&p->kobj);
 573}
 574
 575
 576static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 577{
 578        struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
 579        struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
 580
 581        cdev_purge(p);
 582        kobject_put(parent);
 583}
 584
 585static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 586{
 587        struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
 588        struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
 589
 590        cdev_purge(p);
 591        kfree(p);
 592        kobject_put(parent);
 593}
 594
 595static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
 596        .release        = cdev_default_release,
 597};
 598
 599static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
 600        .release        = cdev_dynamic_release,
 601};
 602
 603/**
 604 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
 605 *
 606 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
 607 */
 608struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
 609{
 610        struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 611        if (p) {
 612                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
 613                kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
 614        }
 615        return p;
 616}
 617
 618/**
 619 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
 620 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
 621 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
 622 *
 623 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
 624 * system with cdev_add().
 625 */
 626void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
 627{
 628        memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
 629        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
 630        kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
 631        cdev->ops = fops;
 632}
 633
 634static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
 635{
 636        if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
 637                /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
 638                request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
 639        return NULL;
 640}
 641
 642void __init chrdev_init(void)
 643{
 644        cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
 645}
 646
 647
 648/* Let modules do char dev stuff */
 649EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
 650EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
 651EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
 652EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
 653EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
 654EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
 655EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
 656EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_set_parent);
 657EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_device_add);
 658EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_device_del);
 659EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
 660EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
 661