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1 /*
2 * kobject.c - library routines for handling generic kernel objects
4 * Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
5 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
6 * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Novell Inc.
8 * This file is released under the GPLv2.
11 * Please see the file Documentation/kobject.txt for critical information
12 * about using the kobject interface.
15 #include <linux/kobject.h>
16 #include <linux/string.h>
17 #include <linux/module.h>
18 #include <linux/stat.h>
19 #include <linux/slab.h>
22 * populate_dir - populate directory with attributes.
23 * @kobj: object we're working on.
25 * Most subsystems have a set of default attributes that are associated
26 * with an object that registers with them. This is a helper called during
27 * object registration that loops through the default attributes of the
28 * subsystem and creates attributes files for them in sysfs.
30 static int populate_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
32 struct kobj_type *t = get_ktype(kobj);
33 struct attribute *attr;
34 int error = 0;
35 int i;
37 if (t && t->default_attrs) {
38 for (i = 0; (attr = t->default_attrs[i]) != NULL; i++) {
39 error = sysfs_create_file(kobj, attr);
40 if (error)
41 break;
44 return error;
47 static int create_dir(struct kobject *kobj)
49 int error = 0;
50 if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
51 error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj);
52 if (!error) {
53 error = populate_dir(kobj);
54 if (error)
55 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
58 return error;
61 static int get_kobj_path_length(struct kobject *kobj)
63 int length = 1;
64 struct kobject *parent = kobj;
66 /* walk up the ancestors until we hit the one pointing to the
67 * root.
68 * Add 1 to strlen for leading '/' of each level.
70 do {
71 if (kobject_name(parent) == NULL)
72 return 0;
73 length += strlen(kobject_name(parent)) + 1;
74 parent = parent->parent;
75 } while (parent);
76 return length;
79 static void fill_kobj_path(struct kobject *kobj, char *path, int length)
81 struct kobject *parent;
83 --length;
84 for (parent = kobj; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
85 int cur = strlen(kobject_name(parent));
86 /* back up enough to print this name with '/' */
87 length -= cur;
88 strncpy(path + length, kobject_name(parent), cur);
89 *(path + --length) = '/';
92 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: path = '%s'\n", kobject_name(kobj),
93 kobj, __FUNCTION__, path);
96 /**
97 * kobject_get_path - generate and return the path associated with a given kobj and kset pair.
99 * @kobj: kobject in question, with which to build the path
100 * @gfp_mask: the allocation type used to allocate the path
102 * The result must be freed by the caller with kfree().
104 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask)
106 char *path;
107 int len;
109 len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
110 if (len == 0)
111 return NULL;
112 path = kzalloc(len, gfp_mask);
113 if (!path)
114 return NULL;
115 fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
117 return path;
119 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_get_path);
121 /* add the kobject to its kset's list */
122 static void kobj_kset_join(struct kobject *kobj)
124 if (!kobj->kset)
125 return;
127 kset_get(kobj->kset);
128 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
129 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry, &kobj->kset->list);
130 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
133 /* remove the kobject from its kset's list */
134 static void kobj_kset_leave(struct kobject *kobj)
136 if (!kobj->kset)
137 return;
139 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
140 list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
141 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
142 kset_put(kobj->kset);
145 static void kobject_init_internal(struct kobject *kobj)
147 if (!kobj)
148 return;
149 kref_init(&kobj->kref);
150 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
151 kobj->state_in_sysfs = 0;
152 kobj->state_add_uevent_sent = 0;
153 kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent = 0;
154 kobj->state_initialized = 1;
158 static int kobject_add_internal(struct kobject *kobj)
160 int error = 0;
161 struct kobject *parent;
163 if (!kobj)
164 return -ENOENT;
166 if (!kobj->name || !kobj->name[0]) {
167 pr_debug("kobject: (%p): attempted to be registered with empty "
168 "name!\n", kobj);
169 WARN_ON(1);
170 return -EINVAL;
173 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
175 /* join kset if set, use it as parent if we do not already have one */
176 if (kobj->kset) {
177 if (!parent)
178 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
179 kobj_kset_join(kobj);
180 kobj->parent = parent;
183 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s: parent: '%s', set: '%s'\n",
184 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __FUNCTION__,
185 parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
186 kobj->kset ? kobject_name(&kobj->kset->kobj) : "<NULL>");
188 error = create_dir(kobj);
189 if (error) {
190 kobj_kset_leave(kobj);
191 kobject_put(parent);
192 kobj->parent = NULL;
194 /* be noisy on error issues */
195 if (error == -EEXIST)
196 printk(KERN_ERR "%s failed for %s with "
197 "-EEXIST, don't try to register things with "
198 "the same name in the same directory.\n",
199 __FUNCTION__, kobject_name(kobj));
200 else
201 printk(KERN_ERR "%s failed for %s (%d)\n",
202 __FUNCTION__, kobject_name(kobj), error);
203 dump_stack();
204 } else
205 kobj->state_in_sysfs = 1;
207 return error;
211 * kobject_set_name_vargs - Set the name of an kobject
212 * @kobj: struct kobject to set the name of
213 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
214 * @vargs: vargs to format the string.
216 static int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt,
217 va_list vargs)
219 va_list aq;
220 char *name;
222 va_copy(aq, vargs);
223 name = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, vargs);
224 va_end(aq);
226 if (!name)
227 return -ENOMEM;
229 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
230 kfree(kobj->name);
232 /* Now, set the new name */
233 kobj->name = name;
235 return 0;
239 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of a kobject
240 * @kobj: struct kobject to set the name of
241 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
243 * This sets the name of the kobject. If you have already added the
244 * kobject to the system, you must call kobject_rename() in order to
245 * change the name of the kobject.
247 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt, ...)
249 va_list args;
250 int retval;
252 va_start(args, fmt);
253 retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, args);
254 va_end(args);
256 return retval;
258 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
261 * kobject_init - initialize a kobject structure
262 * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize
263 * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
265 * This function will properly initialize a kobject such that it can then
266 * be passed to the kobject_add() call.
268 * After this function is called, the kobject MUST be cleaned up by a call
269 * to kobject_put(), not by a call to kfree directly to ensure that all of
270 * the memory is cleaned up properly.
272 void kobject_init(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype)
274 char *err_str;
276 if (!kobj) {
277 err_str = "invalid kobject pointer!";
278 goto error;
280 if (!ktype) {
281 err_str = "must have a ktype to be initialized properly!\n";
282 goto error;
284 if (kobj->state_initialized) {
285 /* do not error out as sometimes we can recover */
286 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject (%p): tried to init an initialized "
287 "object, something is seriously wrong.\n", kobj);
288 dump_stack();
291 kobject_init_internal(kobj);
292 kobj->ktype = ktype;
293 return;
295 error:
296 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject (%p): %s\n", kobj, err_str);
297 dump_stack();
299 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
301 static int kobject_add_varg(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent,
302 const char *fmt, va_list vargs)
304 va_list aq;
305 int retval;
307 va_copy(aq, vargs);
308 retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(kobj, fmt, aq);
309 va_end(aq);
310 if (retval) {
311 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject: can not set name properly!\n");
312 return retval;
314 kobj->parent = parent;
315 return kobject_add_internal(kobj);
319 * kobject_add - the main kobject add function
320 * @kobj: the kobject to add
321 * @parent: pointer to the parent of the kobject.
322 * @fmt: format to name the kobject with.
324 * The kobject name is set and added to the kobject hierarchy in this
325 * function.
327 * If @parent is set, then the parent of the @kobj will be set to it.
328 * If @parent is NULL, then the parent of the @kobj will be set to the
329 * kobject associted with the kset assigned to this kobject. If no kset
330 * is assigned to the kobject, then the kobject will be located in the
331 * root of the sysfs tree.
333 * If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to
334 * properly clean up the memory associated with the object.
335 * Under no instance should the kobject that is passed to this function
336 * be directly freed with a call to kfree(), that can leak memory.
338 * Note, no "add" uevent will be created with this call, the caller should set
339 * up all of the necessary sysfs files for the object and then call
340 * kobject_uevent() with the UEVENT_ADD parameter to ensure that
341 * userspace is properly notified of this kobject's creation.
343 int kobject_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *parent,
344 const char *fmt, ...)
346 va_list args;
347 int retval;
349 if (!kobj)
350 return -EINVAL;
352 if (!kobj->state_initialized) {
353 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject '%s' (%p): tried to add an "
354 "uninitialized object, something is seriously wrong.\n",
355 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
356 dump_stack();
357 return -EINVAL;
359 va_start(args, fmt);
360 retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args);
361 va_end(args);
363 return retval;
365 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
368 * kobject_init_and_add - initialize a kobject structure and add it to the kobject hierarchy
369 * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize
370 * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
371 * @parent: pointer to the parent of this kobject.
372 * @fmt: the name of the kobject.
374 * This function combines the call to kobject_init() and
375 * kobject_add(). The same type of error handling after a call to
376 * kobject_add() and kobject lifetime rules are the same here.
378 int kobject_init_and_add(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype,
379 struct kobject *parent, const char *fmt, ...)
381 va_list args;
382 int retval;
384 kobject_init(kobj, ktype);
386 va_start(args, fmt);
387 retval = kobject_add_varg(kobj, parent, fmt, args);
388 va_end(args);
390 return retval;
392 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_init_and_add);
395 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
396 * @kobj: object in question.
397 * @new_name: object's new name
399 int kobject_rename(struct kobject *kobj, const char *new_name)
401 int error = 0;
402 const char *devpath = NULL;
403 char *devpath_string = NULL;
404 char *envp[2];
406 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
407 if (!kobj)
408 return -EINVAL;
409 if (!kobj->parent)
410 return -EINVAL;
412 /* see if this name is already in use */
413 if (kobj->kset) {
414 struct kobject *temp_kobj;
415 temp_kobj = kset_find_obj(kobj->kset, new_name);
416 if (temp_kobj) {
417 printk(KERN_WARNING "kobject '%s' cannot be renamed "
418 "to '%s' as '%s' is already in existence.\n",
419 kobject_name(kobj), new_name, new_name);
420 kobject_put(temp_kobj);
421 return -EINVAL;
425 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
426 if (!devpath) {
427 error = -ENOMEM;
428 goto out;
430 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
431 if (!devpath_string) {
432 error = -ENOMEM;
433 goto out;
435 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
436 envp[0] = devpath_string;
437 envp[1] = NULL;
439 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
441 /* This function is mostly/only used for network interface.
442 * Some hotplug package track interfaces by their name and
443 * therefore want to know when the name is changed by the user. */
444 if (!error)
445 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
447 out:
448 kfree(devpath_string);
449 kfree(devpath);
450 kobject_put(kobj);
452 return error;
456 * kobject_move - move object to another parent
457 * @kobj: object in question.
458 * @new_parent: object's new parent (can be NULL)
460 int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
462 int error;
463 struct kobject *old_parent;
464 const char *devpath = NULL;
465 char *devpath_string = NULL;
466 char *envp[2];
468 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
469 if (!kobj)
470 return -EINVAL;
471 new_parent = kobject_get(new_parent);
472 if (!new_parent) {
473 if (kobj->kset)
474 new_parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
476 /* old object path */
477 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
478 if (!devpath) {
479 error = -ENOMEM;
480 goto out;
482 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
483 if (!devpath_string) {
484 error = -ENOMEM;
485 goto out;
487 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
488 envp[0] = devpath_string;
489 envp[1] = NULL;
490 error = sysfs_move_dir(kobj, new_parent);
491 if (error)
492 goto out;
493 old_parent = kobj->parent;
494 kobj->parent = new_parent;
495 new_parent = NULL;
496 kobject_put(old_parent);
497 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
498 out:
499 kobject_put(new_parent);
500 kobject_put(kobj);
501 kfree(devpath_string);
502 kfree(devpath);
503 return error;
507 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
508 * @kobj: object.
510 void kobject_del(struct kobject *kobj)
512 if (!kobj)
513 return;
515 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
516 kobj->state_in_sysfs = 0;
517 kobj_kset_leave(kobj);
518 kobject_put(kobj->parent);
519 kobj->parent = NULL;
523 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
524 * @kobj: object.
526 struct kobject *kobject_get(struct kobject *kobj)
528 if (kobj)
529 kref_get(&kobj->kref);
530 return kobj;
534 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
535 * @kobj: object to cleanup
537 static void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject *kobj)
539 struct kobj_type *t = get_ktype(kobj);
540 const char *name = kobj->name;
542 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n",
543 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __FUNCTION__);
545 if (t && !t->release)
546 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): does not have a release() "
547 "function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
548 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
550 /* send "remove" if the caller did not do it but sent "add" */
551 if (kobj->state_add_uevent_sent && !kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent) {
552 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup 'remove' event\n",
553 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
554 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
557 /* remove from sysfs if the caller did not do it */
558 if (kobj->state_in_sysfs) {
559 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): auto cleanup kobject_del\n",
560 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
561 kobject_del(kobj);
564 if (t && t->release) {
565 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): calling ktype release\n",
566 kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
567 t->release(kobj);
570 /* free name if we allocated it */
571 if (name) {
572 pr_debug("kobject: '%s': free name\n", name);
573 kfree(name);
577 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
579 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
583 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
584 * @kobj: object.
586 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
588 void kobject_put(struct kobject *kobj)
590 if (kobj) {
591 if (!kobj->state_initialized) {
592 printk(KERN_WARNING "kobject: '%s' (%p): is not "
593 "initialized, yet kobject_put() is being "
594 "called.\n", kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
595 WARN_ON(1);
597 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
601 static void dynamic_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
603 pr_debug("kobject: (%p): %s\n", kobj, __FUNCTION__);
604 kfree(kobj);
607 static struct kobj_type dynamic_kobj_ktype = {
608 .release = dynamic_kobj_release,
609 .sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,
613 * kobject_create - create a struct kobject dynamically
615 * This function creates a kobject structure dynamically and sets it up
616 * to be a "dynamic" kobject with a default release function set up.
618 * If the kobject was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
619 * The kobject structure returned from here must be cleaned up with a
620 * call to kobject_put() and not kfree(), as kobject_init() has
621 * already been called on this structure.
623 struct kobject *kobject_create(void)
625 struct kobject *kobj;
627 kobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*kobj), GFP_KERNEL);
628 if (!kobj)
629 return NULL;
631 kobject_init(kobj, &dynamic_kobj_ktype);
632 return kobj;
636 * kobject_create_and_add - create a struct kobject dynamically and register it with sysfs
638 * @name: the name for the kset
639 * @parent: the parent kobject of this kobject, if any.
641 * This function creates a kobject structure dynamically and registers it
642 * with sysfs. When you are finished with this structure, call
643 * kobject_put() and the structure will be dynamically freed when
644 * it is no longer being used.
646 * If the kobject was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
648 struct kobject *kobject_create_and_add(const char *name, struct kobject *parent)
650 struct kobject *kobj;
651 int retval;
653 kobj = kobject_create();
654 if (!kobj)
655 return NULL;
657 retval = kobject_add(kobj, parent, "%s", name);
658 if (retval) {
659 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kobject_add error: %d\n",
660 __FUNCTION__, retval);
661 kobject_put(kobj);
662 kobj = NULL;
664 return kobj;
666 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_create_and_add);
669 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
670 * @k: kset
672 void kset_init(struct kset *k)
674 kobject_init_internal(&k->kobj);
675 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
676 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
679 /* default kobject attribute operations */
680 static ssize_t kobj_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
681 char *buf)
683 struct kobj_attribute *kattr;
684 ssize_t ret = -EIO;
686 kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr);
687 if (kattr->show)
688 ret = kattr->show(kobj, kattr, buf);
689 return ret;
692 static ssize_t kobj_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
693 const char *buf, size_t count)
695 struct kobj_attribute *kattr;
696 ssize_t ret = -EIO;
698 kattr = container_of(attr, struct kobj_attribute, attr);
699 if (kattr->store)
700 ret = kattr->store(kobj, kattr, buf, count);
701 return ret;
704 struct sysfs_ops kobj_sysfs_ops = {
705 .show = kobj_attr_show,
706 .store = kobj_attr_store,
710 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
711 * @k: kset.
713 int kset_register(struct kset *k)
715 int err;
717 if (!k)
718 return -EINVAL;
720 kset_init(k);
721 err = kobject_add_internal(&k->kobj);
722 if (err)
723 return err;
724 kobject_uevent(&k->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
725 return 0;
729 * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
730 * @k: kset.
732 void kset_unregister(struct kset *k)
734 if (!k)
735 return;
736 kobject_put(&k->kobj);
740 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
741 * @kset: kset we're looking in.
742 * @name: object's name.
744 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
745 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
746 * take a reference and return the object.
748 struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *kset, const char *name)
750 struct kobject *k;
751 struct kobject *ret = NULL;
753 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
754 list_for_each_entry(k, &kset->list, entry) {
755 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k), name)) {
756 ret = kobject_get(k);
757 break;
760 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
761 return ret;
764 static void kset_release(struct kobject *kobj)
766 struct kset *kset = container_of(kobj, struct kset, kobj);
767 pr_debug("kobject: '%s' (%p): %s\n",
768 kobject_name(kobj), kobj, __FUNCTION__);
769 kfree(kset);
772 static struct kobj_type kset_ktype = {
773 .sysfs_ops = &kobj_sysfs_ops,
774 .release = kset_release,
778 * kset_create - create a struct kset dynamically
780 * @name: the name for the kset
781 * @uevent_ops: a struct kset_uevent_ops for the kset
782 * @parent_kobj: the parent kobject of this kset, if any.
784 * This function creates a kset structure dynamically. This structure can
785 * then be registered with the system and show up in sysfs with a call to
786 * kset_register(). When you are finished with this structure, if
787 * kset_register() has been called, call kset_unregister() and the
788 * structure will be dynamically freed when it is no longer being used.
790 * If the kset was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
792 static struct kset *kset_create(const char *name,
793 struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops,
794 struct kobject *parent_kobj)
796 struct kset *kset;
798 kset = kzalloc(sizeof(*kset), GFP_KERNEL);
799 if (!kset)
800 return NULL;
801 kobject_set_name(&kset->kobj, name);
802 kset->uevent_ops = uevent_ops;
803 kset->kobj.parent = parent_kobj;
806 * The kobject of this kset will have a type of kset_ktype and belong to
807 * no kset itself. That way we can properly free it when it is
808 * finished being used.
810 kset->kobj.ktype = &kset_ktype;
811 kset->kobj.kset = NULL;
813 return kset;
817 * kset_create_and_add - create a struct kset dynamically and add it to sysfs
819 * @name: the name for the kset
820 * @uevent_ops: a struct kset_uevent_ops for the kset
821 * @parent_kobj: the parent kobject of this kset, if any.
823 * This function creates a kset structure dynamically and registers it
824 * with sysfs. When you are finished with this structure, call
825 * kset_unregister() and the structure will be dynamically freed when it
826 * is no longer being used.
828 * If the kset was not able to be created, NULL will be returned.
830 struct kset *kset_create_and_add(const char *name,
831 struct kset_uevent_ops *uevent_ops,
832 struct kobject *parent_kobj)
834 struct kset *kset;
835 int error;
837 kset = kset_create(name, uevent_ops, parent_kobj);
838 if (!kset)
839 return NULL;
840 error = kset_register(kset);
841 if (error) {
842 kfree(kset);
843 return NULL;
845 return kset;
847 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kset_create_and_add);
849 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
850 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
851 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
853 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
854 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);