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/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>
27 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
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
= {
36 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
39 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
41 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP
| BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP
| BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP
),
44 static struct kobj_map
*cdev_map
;
46 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock
);
48 static struct char_device_struct
{
49 struct char_device_struct
*next
;
51 unsigned int baseminor
;
54 struct cdev
*cdev
; /* will die */
55 } *chrdevs
[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
];
57 /* index in the above */
58 static inline int major_to_index(int major
)
60 return major
% CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
;
65 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file
*f
, off_t offset
)
67 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
69 if (offset
< CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
) {
70 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
71 for (cd
= chrdevs
[offset
]; cd
; cd
= cd
->next
)
72 seq_printf(f
, "%3d %s\n", cd
->major
, cd
->name
);
73 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
77 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
80 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
82 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
85 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
86 * minors and will return zero on success.
88 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
90 static struct char_device_struct
*
91 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major
, unsigned int baseminor
,
92 int minorct
, const char *name
)
94 struct char_device_struct
*cd
, **cp
;
98 cd
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct
), GFP_KERNEL
);
100 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
102 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
106 for (i
= ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs
)-1; i
> 0; i
--) {
107 if (chrdevs
[i
] == NULL
)
120 cd
->baseminor
= baseminor
;
121 cd
->minorct
= minorct
;
122 strlcpy(cd
->name
, name
, sizeof(cd
->name
));
124 i
= major_to_index(major
);
126 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
127 if ((*cp
)->major
> major
||
128 ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
129 (((*cp
)->baseminor
>= baseminor
) ||
130 ((*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
> baseminor
))))
133 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
134 if (*cp
&& (*cp
)->major
== major
) {
135 int old_min
= (*cp
)->baseminor
;
136 int old_max
= (*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
- 1;
137 int new_min
= baseminor
;
138 int new_max
= baseminor
+ minorct
- 1;
140 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
141 if (new_max
>= old_min
&& new_max
<= old_max
) {
146 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
147 if (new_min
<= old_max
&& new_min
>= old_min
) {
155 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
158 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
163 static struct char_device_struct
*
164 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major
, unsigned baseminor
, int minorct
)
166 struct char_device_struct
*cd
= NULL
, **cp
;
167 int i
= major_to_index(major
);
169 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
170 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
171 if ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
172 (*cp
)->baseminor
== baseminor
&&
173 (*cp
)->minorct
== minorct
)
179 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
184 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
185 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
187 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
188 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
190 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
192 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
, const char *name
)
194 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
195 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
198 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
199 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
202 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
),
210 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
211 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
212 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
218 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
219 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
220 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
221 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
222 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
224 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
225 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
226 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
228 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t
*dev
, unsigned baseminor
, unsigned count
,
231 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
232 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor
, count
, name
);
235 *dev
= MKDEV(cd
->major
, cd
->baseminor
);
240 * register_chrdev() - Register a major number for character devices.
241 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
242 * @name: name of this range of devices
243 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
245 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
248 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
249 * major number and will return zero on success.
251 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
253 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
254 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
255 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
256 * of the module here.
258 * This function registers a range of 256 minor numbers. The first minor number
261 int register_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
,
262 const struct file_operations
*fops
)
264 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
269 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256, name
);
277 cdev
->owner
= fops
->owner
;
279 kobject_set_name(&cdev
->kobj
, "%s", name
);
280 for (s
= strchr(kobject_name(&cdev
->kobj
),'/'); s
; s
= strchr(s
, '/'))
283 err
= cdev_add(cdev
, MKDEV(cd
->major
, 0), 256);
289 return major
? 0 : cd
->major
;
291 kobject_put(&cdev
->kobj
);
293 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd
->major
, 0, 256));
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
;
311 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
312 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
315 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
319 void unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major
, const char *name
)
321 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
322 cd
= __unregister_chrdev_region(major
, 0, 256);
328 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock
);
330 static struct kobject
*cdev_get(struct cdev
*p
)
332 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
333 struct kobject
*kobj
;
335 if (owner
&& !try_module_get(owner
))
337 kobj
= kobject_get(&p
->kobj
);
343 void cdev_put(struct cdev
*p
)
346 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
347 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
353 * Called every time a character special file is opened
355 static int chrdev_open(struct inode
*inode
, struct file
*filp
)
358 struct cdev
*new = NULL
;
361 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
364 struct kobject
*kobj
;
366 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
367 kobj
= kobj_lookup(cdev_map
, inode
->i_rdev
, &idx
);
370 new = container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
371 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
372 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
373 we dropped the lock. */
376 inode
->i_cdev
= p
= new;
377 list_add(&inode
->i_devices
, &p
->list
);
379 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
381 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
383 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
389 filp
->f_op
= fops_get(p
->ops
);
393 if (filp
->f_op
->open
) {
394 ret
= filp
->f_op
->open(inode
,filp
);
406 int cdev_index(struct inode
*inode
)
409 struct kobject
*kobj
;
411 kobj
= kobj_lookup(cdev_map
, inode
->i_rdev
, &idx
);
418 void cd_forget(struct inode
*inode
)
420 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
421 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
422 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
423 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
426 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev
*cdev
)
428 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
429 while (!list_empty(&cdev
->list
)) {
431 inode
= container_of(cdev
->list
.next
, struct inode
, i_devices
);
432 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
433 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
435 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
439 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
440 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
441 * depending on the special file...
443 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops
= {
447 static struct kobject
*exact_match(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
449 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
453 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev
, void *data
)
455 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
456 return cdev_get(p
) ? 0 : -1;
460 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
461 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
462 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
463 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
466 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
467 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
469 int cdev_add(struct cdev
*p
, dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
473 return kobj_map(cdev_map
, dev
, count
, NULL
, exact_match
, exact_lock
, p
);
476 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
478 kobj_unmap(cdev_map
, dev
, count
);
482 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
483 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
485 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
488 void cdev_del(struct cdev
*p
)
490 cdev_unmap(p
->dev
, p
->count
);
491 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
495 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
497 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
501 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
503 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
508 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default
= {
509 .release
= cdev_default_release
,
512 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic
= {
513 .release
= cdev_dynamic_release
,
517 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
519 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
521 struct cdev
*cdev_alloc(void)
523 struct cdev
*p
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev
), GFP_KERNEL
);
525 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p
->list
);
526 kobject_init(&p
->kobj
, &ktype_cdev_dynamic
);
532 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
533 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
534 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
536 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
537 * system with cdev_add().
539 void cdev_init(struct cdev
*cdev
, const struct file_operations
*fops
)
541 memset(cdev
, 0, sizeof *cdev
);
542 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev
->list
);
543 kobject_init(&cdev
->kobj
, &ktype_cdev_default
);
547 static struct kobject
*base_probe(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
549 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev
), MINOR(dev
)) > 0)
550 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
551 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev
));
555 void __init
chrdev_init(void)
557 cdev_map
= kobj_map_init(base_probe
, &chrdevs_lock
);
558 bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
);
562 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
563 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region
);
564 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region
);
565 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region
);
566 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init
);
567 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc
);
568 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del
);
569 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add
);
570 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_index
);
571 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev
);
572 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev
);
573 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi
);