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1 /*
2 * linux/fs/char_dev.c
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
5 */
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>
13 #include <linux/major.h>
14 #include <linux/errno.h>
15 #include <linux/module.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>
24 #include "internal.h"
27 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
28 * devices
29 * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
30 * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
31 * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
33 struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
34 .name = "char",
35 .capabilities = (
36 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
37 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
38 BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
39 #endif
40 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
41 BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
42 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP |
43 /* no writeback happens */
44 BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_AND_WRITEBACK),
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;
53 unsigned int major;
54 unsigned int baseminor;
55 int minorct;
56 char name[64];
57 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
58 } *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
60 /* index in the above */
61 static inline int major_to_index(int major)
63 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
66 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
68 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
70 struct char_device_struct *cd;
72 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
73 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
74 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
75 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
76 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
80 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
83 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
85 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
86 * its number.
88 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
89 * minors and will return zero on success.
91 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
93 static struct char_device_struct *
94 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
95 int minorct, const char *name)
97 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
98 int ret = 0;
99 int i;
101 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
102 if (cd == NULL)
103 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
105 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
107 /* temporary */
108 if (major == 0) {
109 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
110 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
111 break;
114 if (i == 0) {
115 ret = -EBUSY;
116 goto out;
118 major = i;
119 ret = major;
122 cd->major = major;
123 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
124 cd->minorct = minorct;
125 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
127 i = major_to_index(major);
129 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
130 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
131 ((*cp)->major == major &&
132 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
133 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
134 break;
136 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
137 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
138 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
139 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
140 int new_min = baseminor;
141 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
143 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
144 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
145 ret = -EBUSY;
146 goto out;
149 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
150 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
151 ret = -EBUSY;
152 goto out;
156 cd->next = *cp;
157 *cp = cd;
158 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
159 return cd;
160 out:
161 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
162 kfree(cd);
163 return ERR_PTR(ret);
166 static struct char_device_struct *
167 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
169 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
170 int i = major_to_index(major);
172 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
173 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
174 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
175 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
176 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
177 break;
178 if (*cp) {
179 cd = *cp;
180 *cp = cd->next;
182 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
183 return cd;
187 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
188 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
189 * the major number.
190 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
191 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
193 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
195 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
197 struct char_device_struct *cd;
198 dev_t to = from + count;
199 dev_t n, next;
201 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
202 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
203 if (next > to)
204 next = to;
205 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
206 next - n, name);
207 if (IS_ERR(cd))
208 goto fail;
210 return 0;
211 fail:
212 to = n;
213 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
214 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
215 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
217 return PTR_ERR(cd);
221 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
222 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
223 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
224 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
225 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
227 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
228 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
229 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
231 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
232 const char *name)
234 struct char_device_struct *cd;
235 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
236 if (IS_ERR(cd))
237 return PTR_ERR(cd);
238 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
239 return 0;
243 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
244 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
245 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
246 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
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
251 * its number.
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 int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
264 unsigned int count, const char *name,
265 const struct file_operations *fops)
267 struct char_device_struct *cd;
268 struct cdev *cdev;
269 int err = -ENOMEM;
271 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
272 if (IS_ERR(cd))
273 return PTR_ERR(cd);
275 cdev = cdev_alloc();
276 if (!cdev)
277 goto out2;
279 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
280 cdev->ops = fops;
281 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
283 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
284 if (err)
285 goto out;
287 cd->cdev = cdev;
289 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
290 out:
291 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
292 out2:
293 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
294 return err;
298 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
299 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
300 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
302 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
303 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
304 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
306 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
308 dev_t to = from + count;
309 dev_t n, next;
311 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
312 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
313 if (next > to)
314 next = to;
315 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
320 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
321 * @major: major device number
322 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
323 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
324 * @name: name of this range of devices
326 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
327 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
328 * __register_chrdev() did.
330 void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
331 unsigned int count, const char *name)
333 struct char_device_struct *cd;
335 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
336 if (cd && cd->cdev)
337 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
338 kfree(cd);
341 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
343 static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
345 struct module *owner = p->owner;
346 struct kobject *kobj;
348 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
349 return NULL;
350 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
351 if (!kobj)
352 module_put(owner);
353 return kobj;
356 void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
358 if (p) {
359 struct module *owner = p->owner;
360 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
361 module_put(owner);
366 * Called every time a character special file is opened
368 static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
370 struct cdev *p;
371 struct cdev *new = NULL;
372 int ret = 0;
374 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
375 p = inode->i_cdev;
376 if (!p) {
377 struct kobject *kobj;
378 int idx;
379 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
380 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
381 if (!kobj)
382 return -ENXIO;
383 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
384 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
385 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
386 we dropped the lock. */
387 p = inode->i_cdev;
388 if (!p) {
389 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
390 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
391 new = NULL;
392 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
393 ret = -ENXIO;
394 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
395 ret = -ENXIO;
396 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
397 cdev_put(new);
398 if (ret)
399 return ret;
401 ret = -ENXIO;
402 filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
403 if (!filp->f_op)
404 goto out_cdev_put;
406 if (filp->f_op->open) {
407 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
408 if (ret)
409 goto out_cdev_put;
412 return 0;
414 out_cdev_put:
415 cdev_put(p);
416 return ret;
419 int cdev_index(struct inode *inode)
421 int idx;
422 struct kobject *kobj;
424 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
425 if (!kobj)
426 return -1;
427 kobject_put(kobj);
428 return idx;
431 void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
433 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
434 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
435 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
436 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
439 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
441 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
442 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
443 struct inode *inode;
444 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
445 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
446 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
448 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
452 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
453 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
454 * depending on the special file...
456 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
457 .open = chrdev_open,
460 static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
462 struct cdev *p = data;
463 return &p->kobj;
466 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
468 struct cdev *p = data;
469 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
473 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
474 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
475 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
476 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
477 * device
479 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
480 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
482 int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
484 p->dev = dev;
485 p->count = count;
486 return kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, p);
489 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
491 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
495 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
496 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
498 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
499 * itself.
501 void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
503 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
504 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
508 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
510 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
511 cdev_purge(p);
514 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
516 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
517 cdev_purge(p);
518 kfree(p);
521 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
522 .release = cdev_default_release,
525 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
526 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
530 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
532 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
534 struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
536 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
537 if (p) {
538 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
539 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
541 return p;
545 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
546 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
547 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
549 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
550 * system with cdev_add().
552 void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
554 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
555 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
556 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
557 cdev->ops = fops;
560 static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
562 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
563 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
564 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
565 return NULL;
568 void __init chrdev_init(void)
570 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
571 bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
575 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
576 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
577 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
578 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
579 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
580 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
581 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
582 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
583 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_index);
584 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
585 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
586 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);