Merge branch 'mini2440-dev-unlikely' into mini2440-dev
[linux-2.6/mini2440.git] / drivers / mtd / chips / chipreg.c
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1 /*
2 * Registration for chip drivers
4 */
6 #include <linux/kernel.h>
7 #include <linux/module.h>
8 #include <linux/kmod.h>
9 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
10 #include <linux/slab.h>
11 #include <linux/mtd/map.h>
12 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
13 #include <linux/mtd/compatmac.h>
15 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(chip_drvs_lock);
16 static LIST_HEAD(chip_drvs_list);
18 void register_mtd_chip_driver(struct mtd_chip_driver *drv)
20 spin_lock(&chip_drvs_lock);
21 list_add(&drv->list, &chip_drvs_list);
22 spin_unlock(&chip_drvs_lock);
25 void unregister_mtd_chip_driver(struct mtd_chip_driver *drv)
27 spin_lock(&chip_drvs_lock);
28 list_del(&drv->list);
29 spin_unlock(&chip_drvs_lock);
32 static struct mtd_chip_driver *get_mtd_chip_driver (const char *name)
34 struct list_head *pos;
35 struct mtd_chip_driver *ret = NULL, *this;
37 spin_lock(&chip_drvs_lock);
39 list_for_each(pos, &chip_drvs_list) {
40 this = list_entry(pos, typeof(*this), list);
42 if (!strcmp(this->name, name)) {
43 ret = this;
44 break;
47 if (ret && !try_module_get(ret->module))
48 ret = NULL;
50 spin_unlock(&chip_drvs_lock);
52 return ret;
55 /* Hide all the horrid details, like some silly person taking
56 get_module_symbol() away from us, from the caller. */
58 struct mtd_info *do_map_probe(const char *name, struct map_info *map)
60 struct mtd_chip_driver *drv;
61 struct mtd_info *ret;
63 drv = get_mtd_chip_driver(name);
65 if (!drv && !request_module("%s", name))
66 drv = get_mtd_chip_driver(name);
68 if (!drv)
69 return NULL;
71 ret = drv->probe(map);
73 /* We decrease the use count here. It may have been a
74 probe-only module, which is no longer required from this
75 point, having given us a handle on (and increased the use
76 count of) the actual driver code.
78 module_put(drv->module);
80 if (ret)
81 return ret;
83 return NULL;
86 * Destroy an MTD device which was created for a map device.
87 * Make sure the MTD device is already unregistered before calling this
89 void map_destroy(struct mtd_info *mtd)
91 struct map_info *map = mtd->priv;
93 if (map->fldrv->destroy)
94 map->fldrv->destroy(mtd);
96 module_put(map->fldrv->module);
98 kfree(mtd);
101 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_mtd_chip_driver);
102 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_mtd_chip_driver);
103 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_map_probe);
104 EXPORT_SYMBOL(map_destroy);
106 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
107 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>");
108 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Core routines for registering and invoking MTD chip drivers");