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 (is_lanana_major(i
))
114 if (chrdevs
[i
] == NULL
)
127 cd
->baseminor
= baseminor
;
128 cd
->minorct
= minorct
;
129 strncpy(cd
->name
,name
, 64);
131 i
= major_to_index(major
);
133 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
134 if ((*cp
)->major
> major
||
135 ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
136 (((*cp
)->baseminor
>= baseminor
) ||
137 ((*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
> baseminor
))))
140 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
141 if (*cp
&& (*cp
)->major
== major
) {
142 int old_min
= (*cp
)->baseminor
;
143 int old_max
= (*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
- 1;
144 int new_min
= baseminor
;
145 int new_max
= baseminor
+ minorct
- 1;
147 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
148 if (new_max
>= old_min
&& new_max
<= old_max
) {
153 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
154 if (new_min
<= old_max
&& new_min
>= old_min
) {
162 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
165 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
170 static struct char_device_struct
*
171 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major
, unsigned baseminor
, int minorct
)
173 struct char_device_struct
*cd
= NULL
, **cp
;
174 int i
= major_to_index(major
);
176 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
177 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
178 if ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
179 (*cp
)->baseminor
== baseminor
&&
180 (*cp
)->minorct
== minorct
)
186 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
191 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
192 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
194 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
195 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
197 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
199 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
, const char *name
)
201 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
202 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
205 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
206 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
209 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
),
217 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
218 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
219 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
225 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
226 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
227 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
228 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
229 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
231 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
232 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
233 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
235 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t
*dev
, unsigned baseminor
, unsigned count
,
238 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
239 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor
, count
, name
);
242 *dev
= MKDEV(cd
->major
, cd
->baseminor
);
247 * register_chrdev() - Register a major number for character devices.
248 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
249 * @name: name of this range of devices
250 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
252 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
255 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
256 * major number and will return zero on success.
258 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
260 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
261 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
262 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
263 * of the module here.
265 * This function registers a range of 256 minor numbers. The first minor number
268 int register_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
,
269 const struct file_operations
*fops
)
271 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
276 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256, name
);
284 cdev
->owner
= fops
->owner
;
286 kobject_set_name(&cdev
->kobj
, "%s", name
);
287 for (s
= strchr(kobject_name(&cdev
->kobj
),'/'); s
; s
= strchr(s
, '/'))
290 err
= cdev_add(cdev
, MKDEV(cd
->major
, 0), 256);
296 return major
? 0 : cd
->major
;
298 kobject_put(&cdev
->kobj
);
300 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd
->major
, 0, 256));
305 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
306 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
307 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
309 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
310 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
311 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
313 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
)
315 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
318 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
319 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
322 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
326 int unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
)
328 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
329 cd
= __unregister_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256);
336 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock
);
338 static struct kobject
*cdev_get(struct cdev
*p
)
340 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
341 struct kobject
*kobj
;
343 if (owner
&& !try_module_get(owner
))
345 kobj
= kobject_get(&p
->kobj
);
351 void cdev_put(struct cdev
*p
)
354 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
355 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
361 * Called every time a character special file is opened
363 int chrdev_open(struct inode
* inode
, struct file
* filp
)
366 struct cdev
*new = NULL
;
369 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
372 struct kobject
*kobj
;
374 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
375 kobj
= kobj_lookup(cdev_map
, inode
->i_rdev
, &idx
);
378 new = container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
379 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
382 inode
->i_cdev
= p
= new;
383 inode
->i_cindex
= idx
;
384 list_add(&inode
->i_devices
, &p
->list
);
386 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
388 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
390 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
394 filp
->f_op
= fops_get(p
->ops
);
399 if (filp
->f_op
->open
) {
401 ret
= filp
->f_op
->open(inode
,filp
);
409 void cd_forget(struct inode
*inode
)
411 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
412 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
413 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
414 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
417 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev
*cdev
)
419 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
420 while (!list_empty(&cdev
->list
)) {
422 inode
= container_of(cdev
->list
.next
, struct inode
, i_devices
);
423 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
424 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
426 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
430 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
431 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
432 * depending on the special file...
434 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops
= {
438 static struct kobject
*exact_match(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
440 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
444 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev
, void *data
)
446 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
447 return cdev_get(p
) ? 0 : -1;
451 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
452 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
453 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
454 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
457 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
458 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
460 int cdev_add(struct cdev
*p
, dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
464 return kobj_map(cdev_map
, dev
, count
, NULL
, exact_match
, exact_lock
, p
);
467 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
469 kobj_unmap(cdev_map
, dev
, count
);
473 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
474 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
476 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
479 void cdev_del(struct cdev
*p
)
481 cdev_unmap(p
->dev
, p
->count
);
482 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
486 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
488 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
492 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
494 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
499 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default
= {
500 .release
= cdev_default_release
,
503 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic
= {
504 .release
= cdev_dynamic_release
,
508 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
510 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
512 struct cdev
*cdev_alloc(void)
514 struct cdev
*p
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev
), GFP_KERNEL
);
516 p
->kobj
.ktype
= &ktype_cdev_dynamic
;
517 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p
->list
);
518 kobject_init(&p
->kobj
);
524 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
525 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
526 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
528 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
529 * system with cdev_add().
531 void cdev_init(struct cdev
*cdev
, const struct file_operations
*fops
)
533 memset(cdev
, 0, sizeof *cdev
);
534 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev
->list
);
535 cdev
->kobj
.ktype
= &ktype_cdev_default
;
536 kobject_init(&cdev
->kobj
);
540 static struct kobject
*base_probe(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
542 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev
), MINOR(dev
)) > 0)
543 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
544 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev
));
548 void __init
chrdev_init(void)
550 cdev_map
= kobj_map_init(base_probe
, &chrdevs_lock
);
554 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
555 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region
);
556 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region
);
557 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region
);
558 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init
);
559 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc
);
560 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del
);
561 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add
);
562 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev
);
563 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev
);
564 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
);