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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>
6 * This file is released under the GPLv2.
9 * Please see the file Documentation/kobject.txt for critical information
10 * about using the kobject interface.
13 #include <linux/kobject.h>
14 #include <linux/string.h>
15 #include <linux/module.h>
16 #include <linux/stat.h>
17 #include <linux/slab.h>
19 /**
20 * populate_dir - populate directory with attributes.
21 * @kobj: object we're working on.
23 * Most subsystems have a set of default attributes that
24 * are associated with an object that registers with them.
25 * This is a helper called during object registration that
26 * loops through the default attributes of the subsystem
27 * and creates attributes files for them in sysfs.
31 static int populate_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
33 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
34 struct attribute * attr;
35 int error = 0;
36 int i;
38 if (t && t->default_attrs) {
39 for (i = 0; (attr = t->default_attrs[i]) != NULL; i++) {
40 if ((error = sysfs_create_file(kobj,attr)))
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 if ((error = populate_dir(kobj)))
54 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
57 return error;
60 static inline struct kobject * to_kobj(struct list_head * entry)
62 return container_of(entry,struct kobject,entry);
65 static int get_kobj_path_length(struct kobject *kobj)
67 int length = 1;
68 struct kobject * parent = kobj;
70 /* walk up the ancestors until we hit the one pointing to the
71 * root.
72 * Add 1 to strlen for leading '/' of each level.
74 do {
75 if (kobject_name(parent) == NULL)
76 return 0;
77 length += strlen(kobject_name(parent)) + 1;
78 parent = parent->parent;
79 } while (parent);
80 return length;
83 static void fill_kobj_path(struct kobject *kobj, char *path, int length)
85 struct kobject * parent;
87 --length;
88 for (parent = kobj; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
89 int cur = strlen(kobject_name(parent));
90 /* back up enough to print this name with '/' */
91 length -= cur;
92 strncpy (path + length, kobject_name(parent), cur);
93 *(path + --length) = '/';
96 pr_debug("%s: path = '%s'\n",__FUNCTION__,path);
99 /**
100 * kobject_get_path - generate and return the path associated with a given kobj
101 * and kset pair. The result must be freed by the caller with kfree().
103 * @kobj: kobject in question, with which to build the path
104 * @gfp_mask: the allocation type used to allocate the path
106 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask)
108 char *path;
109 int len;
111 len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
112 if (len == 0)
113 return NULL;
114 path = kmalloc(len, gfp_mask);
115 if (!path)
116 return NULL;
117 memset(path, 0x00, len);
118 fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
120 return path;
124 * kobject_init - initialize object.
125 * @kobj: object in question.
127 void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj)
129 kref_init(&kobj->kref);
130 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
131 kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
136 * unlink - remove kobject from kset list.
137 * @kobj: kobject.
139 * Remove the kobject from the kset list and decrement
140 * its parent's refcount.
141 * This is separated out, so we can use it in both
142 * kobject_del() and kobject_add() on error.
145 static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
147 if (kobj->kset) {
148 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
149 list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
150 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
152 kobject_put(kobj);
156 * kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
157 * @kobj: object.
160 int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
162 int error = 0;
163 struct kobject * parent;
165 if (!(kobj = kobject_get(kobj)))
166 return -ENOENT;
167 if (!kobj->k_name)
168 kobj->k_name = kobj->name;
169 if (!kobj->k_name) {
170 pr_debug("kobject attempted to be registered with no name!\n");
171 WARN_ON(1);
172 return -EINVAL;
174 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
176 pr_debug("kobject %s: registering. parent: %s, set: %s\n",
177 kobject_name(kobj), parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
178 kobj->kset ? kobj->kset->kobj.name : "<NULL>" );
180 if (kobj->kset) {
181 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
183 if (!parent)
184 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
186 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list);
187 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
189 kobj->parent = parent;
191 error = create_dir(kobj);
192 if (error) {
193 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
194 unlink(kobj);
195 if (parent)
196 kobject_put(parent);
198 /* be noisy on error issues */
199 if (error == -EEXIST)
200 printk("kobject_add failed for %s with -EEXIST, "
201 "don't try to register things with the "
202 "same name in the same directory.\n",
203 kobject_name(kobj));
204 else
205 printk("kobject_add failed for %s (%d)\n",
206 kobject_name(kobj), error);
207 dump_stack();
210 return error;
215 * kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
216 * @kobj: object in question.
219 int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
221 int error = -EINVAL;
222 if (kobj) {
223 kobject_init(kobj);
224 error = kobject_add(kobj);
225 if (!error)
226 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
228 return error;
233 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of an object
234 * @kobj: object.
235 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
237 * If strlen(name) >= KOBJ_NAME_LEN, then use a dynamically allocated
238 * string that @kobj->k_name points to. Otherwise, use the static
239 * @kobj->name array.
241 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject * kobj, const char * fmt, ...)
243 int error = 0;
244 int limit = KOBJ_NAME_LEN;
245 int need;
246 va_list args;
247 char * name;
250 * First, try the static array
252 va_start(args,fmt);
253 need = vsnprintf(kobj->name,limit,fmt,args);
254 va_end(args);
255 if (need < limit)
256 name = kobj->name;
257 else {
259 * Need more space? Allocate it and try again
261 limit = need + 1;
262 name = kmalloc(limit,GFP_KERNEL);
263 if (!name) {
264 error = -ENOMEM;
265 goto Done;
267 va_start(args,fmt);
268 need = vsnprintf(name,limit,fmt,args);
269 va_end(args);
271 /* Still? Give up. */
272 if (need >= limit) {
273 kfree(name);
274 error = -EFAULT;
275 goto Done;
279 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
280 if (kobj->k_name && kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
281 kfree(kobj->k_name);
283 /* Now, set the new name */
284 kobj->k_name = name;
285 Done:
286 return error;
289 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
293 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
294 * @kobj: object in question.
295 * @new_name: object's new name
298 int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
300 int error = 0;
302 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
303 if (!kobj)
304 return -EINVAL;
305 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
306 kobject_put(kobj);
308 return error;
312 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
313 * @kobj: object.
316 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
318 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
319 unlink(kobj);
323 * kobject_unregister - remove object from hierarchy and decrement refcount.
324 * @kobj: object going away.
327 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
329 pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
330 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
331 kobject_del(kobj);
332 kobject_put(kobj);
336 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
337 * @kobj: object.
340 struct kobject * kobject_get(struct kobject * kobj)
342 if (kobj)
343 kref_get(&kobj->kref);
344 return kobj;
348 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
349 * @kobj: object.
352 void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject * kobj)
354 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
355 struct kset * s = kobj->kset;
356 struct kobject * parent = kobj->parent;
358 pr_debug("kobject %s: cleaning up\n",kobject_name(kobj));
359 if (kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
360 kfree(kobj->k_name);
361 kobj->k_name = NULL;
362 if (t && t->release)
363 t->release(kobj);
364 if (s)
365 kset_put(s);
366 if (parent)
367 kobject_put(parent);
370 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
372 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
376 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
377 * @kobj: object.
379 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
381 void kobject_put(struct kobject * kobj)
383 if (kobj)
384 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
389 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
390 * @k: kset
393 void kset_init(struct kset * k)
395 kobject_init(&k->kobj);
396 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
397 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
402 * kset_add - add a kset object to the hierarchy.
403 * @k: kset.
405 * Simply, this adds the kset's embedded kobject to the
406 * hierarchy.
407 * We also try to make sure that the kset's embedded kobject
408 * has a parent before it is added. We only care if the embedded
409 * kobject is not part of a kset itself, since kobject_add()
410 * assigns a parent in that case.
411 * If that is the case, and the kset has a controlling subsystem,
412 * then we set the kset's parent to be said subsystem.
415 int kset_add(struct kset * k)
417 if (!k->kobj.parent && !k->kobj.kset && k->subsys)
418 k->kobj.parent = &k->subsys->kset.kobj;
420 return kobject_add(&k->kobj);
425 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
426 * @k: kset.
429 int kset_register(struct kset * k)
431 kset_init(k);
432 return kset_add(k);
437 * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
438 * @k: kset.
441 void kset_unregister(struct kset * k)
443 kobject_unregister(&k->kobj);
448 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
449 * @kset: kset we're looking in.
450 * @name: object's name.
452 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
453 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
454 * take a reference and return the object.
457 struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset * kset, const char * name)
459 struct list_head * entry;
460 struct kobject * ret = NULL;
462 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
463 list_for_each(entry,&kset->list) {
464 struct kobject * k = to_kobj(entry);
465 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k),name)) {
466 ret = kobject_get(k);
467 break;
470 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
471 return ret;
475 void subsystem_init(struct subsystem * s)
477 init_rwsem(&s->rwsem);
478 kset_init(&s->kset);
482 * subsystem_register - register a subsystem.
483 * @s: the subsystem we're registering.
485 * Once we register the subsystem, we want to make sure that
486 * the kset points back to this subsystem for correct usage of
487 * the rwsem.
490 int subsystem_register(struct subsystem * s)
492 int error;
494 subsystem_init(s);
495 pr_debug("subsystem %s: registering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
497 if (!(error = kset_add(&s->kset))) {
498 if (!s->kset.subsys)
499 s->kset.subsys = s;
501 return error;
504 void subsystem_unregister(struct subsystem * s)
506 pr_debug("subsystem %s: unregistering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
507 kset_unregister(&s->kset);
512 * subsystem_create_file - export sysfs attribute file.
513 * @s: subsystem.
514 * @a: subsystem attribute descriptor.
517 int subsys_create_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
519 int error = 0;
520 if (subsys_get(s)) {
521 error = sysfs_create_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
522 subsys_put(s);
524 return error;
529 * subsystem_remove_file - remove sysfs attribute file.
530 * @s: subsystem.
531 * @a: attribute desciptor.
534 void subsys_remove_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
536 if (subsys_get(s)) {
537 sysfs_remove_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
538 subsys_put(s);
542 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
543 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_register);
544 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_unregister);
545 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
546 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
547 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
548 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
550 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
551 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);
552 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_find_obj);
554 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_init);
555 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_register);
556 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_unregister);
557 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_create_file);
558 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_remove_file);