4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
7 #include <linux/init.h>
9 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
10 #include <linux/slab.h>
11 #include <linux/string.h>
13 #include <linux/major.h>
14 #include <linux/errno.h>
15 #include <linux/module.h>
16 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
17 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
19 #include <linux/kobject.h>
20 #include <linux/kobj_map.h>
21 #include <linux/cdev.h>
22 #include <linux/mutex.h>
23 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
26 #include <linux/kmod.h>
31 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
33 * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
34 * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
35 * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
37 struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
= {
40 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
43 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
45 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP
| BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP
| BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP
),
48 static struct kobj_map
*cdev_map
;
50 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock
);
52 static struct char_device_struct
{
53 struct char_device_struct
*next
;
55 unsigned int baseminor
;
58 struct file_operations
*fops
;
59 struct cdev
*cdev
; /* will die */
60 } *chrdevs
[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
];
62 /* index in the above */
63 static inline int major_to_index(int major
)
65 return major
% CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
;
70 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file
*f
, off_t offset
)
72 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
74 if (offset
< CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
) {
75 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
76 for (cd
= chrdevs
[offset
]; cd
; cd
= cd
->next
)
77 seq_printf(f
, "%3d %s\n", cd
->major
, cd
->name
);
78 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
82 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
85 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
87 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
90 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
91 * minors and will return zero on success.
93 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
95 static struct char_device_struct
*
96 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major
, unsigned int baseminor
,
97 int minorct
, const char *name
)
99 struct char_device_struct
*cd
, **cp
;
103 cd
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct
), GFP_KERNEL
);
105 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
107 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
111 for (i
= ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs
)-1; i
> 0; i
--) {
112 if (chrdevs
[i
] == NULL
)
125 cd
->baseminor
= baseminor
;
126 cd
->minorct
= minorct
;
127 strncpy(cd
->name
,name
, 64);
129 i
= major_to_index(major
);
131 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
132 if ((*cp
)->major
> major
||
133 ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
134 (((*cp
)->baseminor
>= baseminor
) ||
135 ((*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
> baseminor
))))
138 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
139 if (*cp
&& (*cp
)->major
== major
) {
140 int old_min
= (*cp
)->baseminor
;
141 int old_max
= (*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
- 1;
142 int new_min
= baseminor
;
143 int new_max
= baseminor
+ minorct
- 1;
145 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
146 if (new_max
>= old_min
&& new_max
<= old_max
) {
151 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
152 if (new_min
<= old_max
&& new_min
>= old_min
) {
160 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
163 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
168 static struct char_device_struct
*
169 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major
, unsigned baseminor
, int minorct
)
171 struct char_device_struct
*cd
= NULL
, **cp
;
172 int i
= major_to_index(major
);
174 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
175 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
176 if ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
177 (*cp
)->baseminor
== baseminor
&&
178 (*cp
)->minorct
== minorct
)
184 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
189 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
190 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
192 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
193 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
195 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
197 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
, const char *name
)
199 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
200 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
203 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
204 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
207 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
),
215 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
216 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
217 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
223 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
224 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
225 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
226 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
227 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
229 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
230 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
231 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
233 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t
*dev
, unsigned baseminor
, unsigned count
,
236 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
237 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor
, count
, name
);
240 *dev
= MKDEV(cd
->major
, cd
->baseminor
);
245 * register_chrdev() - Register a major number for character devices.
246 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
247 * @name: name of this range of devices
248 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
250 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
253 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
254 * major number and will return zero on success.
256 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
258 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
259 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
260 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
261 * of the module here.
263 * This function registers a range of 256 minor numbers. The first minor number
266 int register_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
,
267 const struct file_operations
*fops
)
269 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
274 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256, name
);
282 cdev
->owner
= fops
->owner
;
284 kobject_set_name(&cdev
->kobj
, "%s", name
);
285 for (s
= strchr(kobject_name(&cdev
->kobj
),'/'); s
; s
= strchr(s
, '/'))
288 err
= cdev_add(cdev
, MKDEV(cd
->major
, 0), 256);
294 return major
? 0 : cd
->major
;
296 kobject_put(&cdev
->kobj
);
298 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd
->major
, 0, 256));
303 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
304 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
305 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
307 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
308 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
309 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
311 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
)
313 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
316 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
317 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
320 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
324 void unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
)
326 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
327 cd
= __unregister_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256);
333 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock
);
335 static struct kobject
*cdev_get(struct cdev
*p
)
337 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
338 struct kobject
*kobj
;
340 if (owner
&& !try_module_get(owner
))
342 kobj
= kobject_get(&p
->kobj
);
348 void cdev_put(struct cdev
*p
)
351 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
352 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
358 * Called every time a character special file is opened
360 static int chrdev_open(struct inode
*inode
, struct file
*filp
)
363 struct cdev
*new = NULL
;
366 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
369 struct kobject
*kobj
;
371 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
372 kobj
= kobj_lookup(cdev_map
, inode
->i_rdev
, &idx
);
375 new = container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
376 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
379 inode
->i_cdev
= p
= new;
380 inode
->i_cindex
= idx
;
381 list_add(&inode
->i_devices
, &p
->list
);
383 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
385 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
387 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
391 filp
->f_op
= fops_get(p
->ops
);
396 if (filp
->f_op
->open
) {
398 ret
= filp
->f_op
->open(inode
,filp
);
406 void cd_forget(struct inode
*inode
)
408 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
409 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
410 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
411 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
414 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev
*cdev
)
416 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
417 while (!list_empty(&cdev
->list
)) {
419 inode
= container_of(cdev
->list
.next
, struct inode
, i_devices
);
420 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
421 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
423 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
427 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
428 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
429 * depending on the special file...
431 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops
= {
435 static struct kobject
*exact_match(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
437 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
441 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev
, void *data
)
443 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
444 return cdev_get(p
) ? 0 : -1;
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
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.
457 int cdev_add(struct cdev
*p
, dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
461 return kobj_map(cdev_map
, dev
, count
, NULL
, exact_match
, exact_lock
, p
);
464 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
466 kobj_unmap(cdev_map
, dev
, count
);
470 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
471 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
473 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
476 void cdev_del(struct cdev
*p
)
478 cdev_unmap(p
->dev
, p
->count
);
479 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
483 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
485 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
489 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
491 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
496 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default
= {
497 .release
= cdev_default_release
,
500 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic
= {
501 .release
= cdev_dynamic_release
,
505 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
507 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
509 struct cdev
*cdev_alloc(void)
511 struct cdev
*p
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev
), GFP_KERNEL
);
513 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p
->list
);
514 kobject_init(&p
->kobj
, &ktype_cdev_dynamic
);
520 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
521 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
522 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
524 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
525 * system with cdev_add().
527 void cdev_init(struct cdev
*cdev
, const struct file_operations
*fops
)
529 memset(cdev
, 0, sizeof *cdev
);
530 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev
->list
);
531 kobject_init(&cdev
->kobj
, &ktype_cdev_default
);
535 static struct kobject
*base_probe(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
537 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev
), MINOR(dev
)) > 0)
538 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
539 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev
));
543 void __init
chrdev_init(void)
545 cdev_map
= kobj_map_init(base_probe
, &chrdevs_lock
);
546 bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
);
550 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
551 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region
);
552 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region
);
553 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region
);
554 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init
);
555 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc
);
556 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del
);
557 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add
);
558 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev
);
559 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev
);
560 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
);