4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
7 #include <linux/init.h>
9 #include <linux/slab.h>
10 #include <linux/string.h>
12 #include <linux/major.h>
13 #include <linux/errno.h>
14 #include <linux/module.h>
15 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
16 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
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>
25 #include <linux/kmod.h>
30 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
32 * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
33 * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
34 * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
36 struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
= {
39 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
42 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
44 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP
| BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP
| BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP
),
47 static struct kobj_map
*cdev_map
;
49 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock
);
51 static struct char_device_struct
{
52 struct char_device_struct
*next
;
54 unsigned int baseminor
;
57 struct file_operations
*fops
;
58 struct cdev
*cdev
; /* will die */
59 } *chrdevs
[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
];
61 /* index in the above */
62 static inline int major_to_index(int major
)
64 return major
% CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
;
69 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file
*f
, off_t offset
)
71 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
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
);
81 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
84 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
86 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
89 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
90 * minors and will return zero on success.
92 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
94 static struct char_device_struct
*
95 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major
, unsigned int baseminor
,
96 int minorct
, const char *name
)
98 struct char_device_struct
*cd
, **cp
;
102 cd
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct
), GFP_KERNEL
);
104 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
106 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
110 for (i
= ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs
)-1; i
> 0; i
--) {
111 if (chrdevs
[i
] == NULL
)
124 cd
->baseminor
= baseminor
;
125 cd
->minorct
= minorct
;
126 strncpy(cd
->name
,name
, 64);
128 i
= major_to_index(major
);
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
))))
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;
144 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
145 if (new_max
>= old_min
&& new_max
<= old_max
) {
150 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
151 if (new_min
<= old_max
&& new_min
>= old_min
) {
159 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
162 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
167 static struct char_device_struct
*
168 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major
, unsigned baseminor
, int minorct
)
170 struct char_device_struct
*cd
= NULL
, **cp
;
171 int i
= major_to_index(major
);
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
)
183 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
188 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
189 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
191 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
192 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
194 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
196 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
, const char *name
)
198 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
199 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
202 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
203 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
206 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(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
));
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
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.
232 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t
*dev
, unsigned baseminor
, unsigned count
,
235 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
236 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor
, count
, name
);
239 *dev
= MKDEV(cd
->major
, cd
->baseminor
);
244 * register_chrdev() - Register a major number for character devices.
245 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
246 * @name: name of this range of devices
247 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
249 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
252 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
253 * major number and will return zero on success.
255 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
257 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
258 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
259 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
260 * of the module here.
262 * This function registers a range of 256 minor numbers. The first minor number
265 int register_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
,
266 const struct file_operations
*fops
)
268 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
273 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256, name
);
281 cdev
->owner
= fops
->owner
;
283 kobject_set_name(&cdev
->kobj
, "%s", name
);
284 for (s
= strchr(kobject_name(&cdev
->kobj
),'/'); s
; s
= strchr(s
, '/'))
287 err
= cdev_add(cdev
, MKDEV(cd
->major
, 0), 256);
293 return major
? 0 : cd
->major
;
295 kobject_put(&cdev
->kobj
);
297 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd
->major
, 0, 256));
302 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
303 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
304 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
306 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
307 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
308 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
310 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
)
312 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
315 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
316 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
319 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
323 int unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
)
325 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
326 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 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 p
->kobj
.ktype
= &ktype_cdev_dynamic
;
514 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p
->list
);
515 kobject_init(&p
->kobj
);
521 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
522 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
523 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
525 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
526 * system with cdev_add().
528 void cdev_init(struct cdev
*cdev
, const struct file_operations
*fops
)
530 memset(cdev
, 0, sizeof *cdev
);
531 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev
->list
);
532 cdev
->kobj
.ktype
= &ktype_cdev_default
;
533 kobject_init(&cdev
->kobj
);
537 static struct kobject
*base_probe(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
539 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev
), MINOR(dev
)) > 0)
540 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
541 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev
));
545 void __init
chrdev_init(void)
547 cdev_map
= kobj_map_init(base_probe
, &chrdevs_lock
);
551 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
552 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region
);
553 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region
);
554 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region
);
555 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init
);
556 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc
);
557 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del
);
558 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add
);
559 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev
);
560 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev
);
561 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
);