6 See the kerneldoc for the struct bus_type.
8 int bus_register(struct bus_type * bus);
14 Each bus type in the kernel (PCI, USB, etc) should declare one static
15 object of this type. They must initialize the name field, and may
16 optionally initialize the match callback.
18 struct bus_type pci_bus_type = {
20 .match = pci_bus_match,
23 The structure should be exported to drivers in a header file:
25 extern struct bus_type pci_bus_type;
31 When a bus driver is initialized, it calls bus_register. This
32 initializes the rest of the fields in the bus object and inserts it
33 into a global list of bus types. Once the bus object is registered,
34 the fields in it are usable by the bus driver.
40 match(): Attaching Drivers to Devices
41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
43 The format of device ID structures and the semantics for comparing
44 them are inherently bus-specific. Drivers typically declare an array
45 of device IDs of devices they support that reside in a bus-specific
48 The purpose of the match callback is provide the bus an opportunity to
49 determine if a particular driver supports a particular device by
50 comparing the device IDs the driver supports with the device ID of a
51 particular device, without sacrificing bus-specific functionality or
54 When a driver is registered with the bus, the bus's list of devices is
55 iterated over, and the match callback is called for each device that
56 does not have a driver associated with it.
60 Device and Driver Lists
61 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
63 The lists of devices and drivers are intended to replace the local
64 lists that many buses keep. They are lists of struct devices and
65 struct device_drivers, respectively. Bus drivers are free to use the
66 lists as they please, but conversion to the bus-specific type may be
69 The LDM core provides helper functions for iterating over each list.
71 int bus_for_each_dev(struct bus_type * bus, struct device * start, void * data,
72 int (*fn)(struct device *, void *));
74 int bus_for_each_drv(struct bus_type * bus, struct device_driver * start,
75 void * data, int (*fn)(struct device_driver *, void *));
77 These helpers iterate over the respective list, and call the callback
78 for each device or driver in the list. All list accesses are
79 synchronized by taking the bus's lock (read currently). The reference
80 count on each object in the list is incremented before the callback is
81 called; it is decremented after the next object has been obtained. The
82 lock is not held when calling the callback.
87 There is a top-level directory named 'bus'.
89 Each bus gets a directory in the bus directory, along with two default
96 Drivers registered with the bus get a directory in the bus's drivers
103 |-- Intel ICH Joystick
107 Each device that is discovered on a bus of that type gets a symlink in
108 the bus's devices directory to the device's directory in the physical
113 | |-- 00:00.0 -> ../../../root/pci0/00:00.0
114 | |-- 00:01.0 -> ../../../root/pci0/00:01.0
115 | `-- 00:02.0 -> ../../../root/pci0/00:02.0
121 struct bus_attribute {
122 struct attribute attr;
123 ssize_t (*show)(struct bus_type *, char * buf);
124 ssize_t (*store)(struct bus_type *, const char * buf, size_t count);
127 Bus drivers can export attributes using the BUS_ATTR macro that works
128 similarly to the DEVICE_ATTR macro for devices. For example, a definition
131 static BUS_ATTR(debug,0644,show_debug,store_debug);
133 is equivalent to declaring:
135 static bus_attribute bus_attr_debug;
137 This can then be used to add and remove the attribute from the bus's
138 sysfs directory using:
140 int bus_create_file(struct bus_type *, struct bus_attribute *);
141 void bus_remove_file(struct bus_type *, struct bus_attribute *);