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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001This is a small guide for those who want to write kernel drivers for I2C
2or SMBus devices.
3
4To set up a driver, you need to do several things. Some are optional, and
5some things can be done slightly or completely different. Use this as a
6guide, not as a rule book!
7
8
9General remarks
10===============
11
12Try to keep the kernel namespace as clean as possible. The best way to
13do this is to use a unique prefix for all global symbols. This is
14especially important for exported symbols, but it is a good idea to do
15it for non-exported symbols too. We will use the prefix `foo_' in this
16tutorial, and `FOO_' for preprocessor variables.
17
18
19The driver structure
20====================
21
22Usually, you will implement a single driver structure, and instantiate
23all clients from it. Remember, a driver structure contains general access
24routines, a client structure specific information like the actual I2C
25address.
26
27static struct i2c_driver foo_driver = {
28 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
29 .name = "Foo version 2.3 driver",
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070030 .flags = I2C_DF_NOTIFY,
31 .attach_adapter = &foo_attach_adapter,
32 .detach_client = &foo_detach_client,
33 .command = &foo_command /* may be NULL */
34}
35
36The name can be chosen freely, and may be upto 40 characters long. Please
37use something descriptive here.
38
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070039Don't worry about the flags field; just put I2C_DF_NOTIFY into it. This
40means that your driver will be notified when new adapters are found.
41This is almost always what you want.
42
43All other fields are for call-back functions which will be explained
44below.
45
46There use to be two additional fields in this structure, inc_use et dec_use,
47for module usage count, but these fields were obsoleted and removed.
48
49
50Extra client data
51=================
52
53The client structure has a special `data' field that can point to any
54structure at all. You can use this to keep client-specific data. You
55do not always need this, but especially for `sensors' drivers, it can
56be very useful.
57
58An example structure is below.
59
60 struct foo_data {
61 struct semaphore lock; /* For ISA access in `sensors' drivers. */
62 int sysctl_id; /* To keep the /proc directory entry for
63 `sensors' drivers. */
64 enum chips type; /* To keep the chips type for `sensors' drivers. */
65
66 /* Because the i2c bus is slow, it is often useful to cache the read
67 information of a chip for some time (for example, 1 or 2 seconds).
68 It depends of course on the device whether this is really worthwhile
69 or even sensible. */
70 struct semaphore update_lock; /* When we are reading lots of information,
71 another process should not update the
72 below information */
73 char valid; /* != 0 if the following fields are valid. */
74 unsigned long last_updated; /* In jiffies */
75 /* Add the read information here too */
76 };
77
78
79Accessing the client
80====================
81
82Let's say we have a valid client structure. At some time, we will need
83to gather information from the client, or write new information to the
84client. How we will export this information to user-space is less
85important at this moment (perhaps we do not need to do this at all for
86some obscure clients). But we need generic reading and writing routines.
87
88I have found it useful to define foo_read and foo_write function for this.
89For some cases, it will be easier to call the i2c functions directly,
90but many chips have some kind of register-value idea that can easily
91be encapsulated. Also, some chips have both ISA and I2C interfaces, and
92it useful to abstract from this (only for `sensors' drivers).
93
94The below functions are simple examples, and should not be copied
95literally.
96
97 int foo_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
98 {
99 if (reg < 0x10) /* byte-sized register */
100 return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client,reg);
101 else /* word-sized register */
102 return i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client,reg);
103 }
104
105 int foo_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u16 value)
106 {
107 if (reg == 0x10) /* Impossible to write - driver error! */ {
108 return -1;
109 else if (reg < 0x10) /* byte-sized register */
110 return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client,reg,value);
111 else /* word-sized register */
112 return i2c_smbus_write_word_data(client,reg,value);
113 }
114
115For sensors code, you may have to cope with ISA registers too. Something
116like the below often works. Note the locking!
117
118 int foo_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
119 {
120 int res;
121 if (i2c_is_isa_client(client)) {
122 down(&(((struct foo_data *) (client->data)) -> lock));
123 outb_p(reg,client->addr + FOO_ADDR_REG_OFFSET);
124 res = inb_p(client->addr + FOO_DATA_REG_OFFSET);
125 up(&(((struct foo_data *) (client->data)) -> lock));
126 return res;
127 } else
128 return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client,reg);
129 }
130
131Writing is done the same way.
132
133
134Probing and attaching
135=====================
136
137Most i2c devices can be present on several i2c addresses; for some this
138is determined in hardware (by soldering some chip pins to Vcc or Ground),
139for others this can be changed in software (by writing to specific client
140registers). Some devices are usually on a specific address, but not always;
141and some are even more tricky. So you will probably need to scan several
142i2c addresses for your clients, and do some sort of detection to see
143whether it is actually a device supported by your driver.
144
145To give the user a maximum of possibilities, some default module parameters
146are defined to help determine what addresses are scanned. Several macros
147are defined in i2c.h to help you support them, as well as a generic
148detection algorithm.
149
150You do not have to use this parameter interface; but don't try to use
151function i2c_probe() (or i2c_detect()) if you don't.
152
153NOTE: If you want to write a `sensors' driver, the interface is slightly
154 different! See below.
155
156
157
158Probing classes (i2c)
159---------------------
160
161All parameters are given as lists of unsigned 16-bit integers. Lists are
162terminated by I2C_CLIENT_END.
163The following lists are used internally:
164
165 normal_i2c: filled in by the module writer.
166 A list of I2C addresses which should normally be examined.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700167 probe: insmod parameter.
168 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (-1 for any I2C bus),
169 the second is the address. These addresses are also probed, as if they
170 were in the 'normal' list.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700171 ignore: insmod parameter.
172 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (-1 for any I2C bus),
173 the second is the I2C address. These addresses are never probed.
174 This parameter overrules 'normal' and 'probe', but not the 'force' lists.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700175 force: insmod parameter.
176 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (-1 for any I2C bus),
177 the second is the I2C address. A device is blindly assumed to be on
178 the given address, no probing is done.
179
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200180Fortunately, as a module writer, you just have to define the `normal_i2c'
181parameter. The complete declaration could look like this:
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700182
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200183 /* Scan 0x37, and 0x48 to 0x4f */
184 static unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x37, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c,
185 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f, I2C_CLIENT_END };
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700186
187 /* Magic definition of all other variables and things */
188 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD;
189
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200190Note that you *have* to call the defined variable `normal_i2c',
191without any prefix!
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700192
193
194Probing classes (sensors)
195-------------------------
196
197If you write a `sensors' driver, you use a slightly different interface.
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200198Also, we use a enum of chip types. Don't forget to include `sensors.h'.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700199
200The following lists are used internally. They are all lists of integers.
201
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200202 normal_i2c: filled in by the module writer. Terminated by I2C_CLIENT_END.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700203 A list of I2C addresses which should normally be examined.
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200204 probe: insmod parameter. Initialize this list with I2C_CLIENT_END values.
205 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (ANY_I2C_BUS for any
206 I2C bus), the second is the address. These addresses are also probed,
207 as if they were in the 'normal' list.
208 ignore: insmod parameter. Initialize this list with I2C_CLIENT_END values.
209 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (ANY_I2C_BUS for any
210 I2C bus), the second is the I2C address. These addresses are never
211 probed. This parameter overrules 'normal' and 'probe', but not the
212 'force' lists.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700213
214Also used is a list of pointers to sensors_force_data structures:
215 force_data: insmod parameters. A list, ending with an element of which
216 the force field is NULL.
217 Each element contains the type of chip and a list of pairs.
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200218 The first value is a bus number (ANY_I2C_BUS for any I2C bus), the
219 second is the address.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700220 These are automatically translated to insmod variables of the form
221 force_foo.
222
223So we have a generic insmod variabled `force', and chip-specific variables
224`force_CHIPNAME'.
225
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200226Fortunately, as a module writer, you just have to define the `normal_i2c'
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200227parameter, and define what chip names are used. The complete declaration
228could look like this:
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200229 /* Scan i2c addresses 0x37, and 0x48 to 0x4f */
230 static unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x37, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c,
231 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f, I2C_CLIENT_END };
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700232
233 /* Define chips foo and bar, as well as all module parameters and things */
234 SENSORS_INSMOD_2(foo,bar);
235
236If you have one chip, you use macro SENSORS_INSMOD_1(chip), if you have 2
237you use macro SENSORS_INSMOD_2(chip1,chip2), etc. If you do not want to
238bother with chip types, you can use SENSORS_INSMOD_0.
239
240A enum is automatically defined as follows:
241 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, ... }
242
243
244Attaching to an adapter
245-----------------------
246
247Whenever a new adapter is inserted, or for all adapters if the driver is
248being registered, the callback attach_adapter() is called. Now is the
249time to determine what devices are present on the adapter, and to register
250a client for each of them.
251
252The attach_adapter callback is really easy: we just call the generic
253detection function. This function will scan the bus for us, using the
254information as defined in the lists explained above. If a device is
255detected at a specific address, another callback is called.
256
257 int foo_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
258 {
259 return i2c_probe(adapter,&addr_data,&foo_detect_client);
260 }
261
262For `sensors' drivers, use the i2c_detect function instead:
263
264 int foo_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
265 {
266 return i2c_detect(adapter,&addr_data,&foo_detect_client);
267 }
268
269Remember, structure `addr_data' is defined by the macros explained above,
270so you do not have to define it yourself.
271
272The i2c_probe or i2c_detect function will call the foo_detect_client
273function only for those i2c addresses that actually have a device on
274them (unless a `force' parameter was used). In addition, addresses that
275are already in use (by some other registered client) are skipped.
276
277
278The detect client function
279--------------------------
280
281The detect client function is called by i2c_probe or i2c_detect.
282The `kind' parameter contains 0 if this call is due to a `force'
283parameter, and -1 otherwise (for i2c_detect, it contains 0 if
284this call is due to the generic `force' parameter, and the chip type
285number if it is due to a specific `force' parameter).
286
287Below, some things are only needed if this is a `sensors' driver. Those
288parts are between /* SENSORS ONLY START */ and /* SENSORS ONLY END */
289markers.
290
291This function should only return an error (any value != 0) if there is
292some reason why no more detection should be done anymore. If the
293detection just fails for this address, return 0.
294
295For now, you can ignore the `flags' parameter. It is there for future use.
296
297 int foo_detect_client(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address,
298 unsigned short flags, int kind)
299 {
300 int err = 0;
301 int i;
302 struct i2c_client *new_client;
303 struct foo_data *data;
304 const char *client_name = ""; /* For non-`sensors' drivers, put the real
305 name here! */
306
307 /* Let's see whether this adapter can support what we need.
308 Please substitute the things you need here!
309 For `sensors' drivers, add `! is_isa &&' to the if statement */
310 if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter,I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA |
311 I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BYTE))
312 goto ERROR0;
313
314 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
315 const char *type_name = "";
316 int is_isa = i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter);
317
318 if (is_isa) {
319
320 /* If this client can't be on the ISA bus at all, we can stop now
321 (call `goto ERROR0'). But for kicks, we will assume it is all
322 right. */
323
324 /* Discard immediately if this ISA range is already used */
325 if (check_region(address,FOO_EXTENT))
326 goto ERROR0;
327
328 /* Probe whether there is anything on this address.
329 Some example code is below, but you will have to adapt this
330 for your own driver */
331
332 if (kind < 0) /* Only if no force parameter was used */ {
333 /* We may need long timeouts at least for some chips. */
334 #define REALLY_SLOW_IO
335 i = inb_p(address + 1);
336 if (inb_p(address + 2) != i)
337 goto ERROR0;
338 if (inb_p(address + 3) != i)
339 goto ERROR0;
340 if (inb_p(address + 7) != i)
341 goto ERROR0;
342 #undef REALLY_SLOW_IO
343
344 /* Let's just hope nothing breaks here */
345 i = inb_p(address + 5) & 0x7f;
346 outb_p(~i & 0x7f,address+5);
347 if ((inb_p(address + 5) & 0x7f) != (~i & 0x7f)) {
348 outb_p(i,address+5);
349 return 0;
350 }
351 }
352 }
353
354 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
355
356 /* OK. For now, we presume we have a valid client. We now create the
357 client structure, even though we cannot fill it completely yet.
358 But it allows us to access several i2c functions safely */
359
360 /* Note that we reserve some space for foo_data too. If you don't
361 need it, remove it. We do it here to help to lessen memory
362 fragmentation. */
363 if (! (new_client = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2c_client) +
364 sizeof(struct foo_data),
365 GFP_KERNEL))) {
366 err = -ENOMEM;
367 goto ERROR0;
368 }
369
370 /* This is tricky, but it will set the data to the right value. */
371 client->data = new_client + 1;
372 data = (struct foo_data *) (client->data);
373
374 new_client->addr = address;
375 new_client->data = data;
376 new_client->adapter = adapter;
377 new_client->driver = &foo_driver;
378 new_client->flags = 0;
379
380 /* Now, we do the remaining detection. If no `force' parameter is used. */
381
382 /* First, the generic detection (if any), that is skipped if any force
383 parameter was used. */
384 if (kind < 0) {
385 /* The below is of course bogus */
386 if (foo_read(new_client,FOO_REG_GENERIC) != FOO_GENERIC_VALUE)
387 goto ERROR1;
388 }
389
390 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
391
392 /* Next, specific detection. This is especially important for `sensors'
393 devices. */
394
395 /* Determine the chip type. Not needed if a `force_CHIPTYPE' parameter
396 was used. */
397 if (kind <= 0) {
398 i = foo_read(new_client,FOO_REG_CHIPTYPE);
399 if (i == FOO_TYPE_1)
400 kind = chip1; /* As defined in the enum */
401 else if (i == FOO_TYPE_2)
402 kind = chip2;
403 else {
404 printk("foo: Ignoring 'force' parameter for unknown chip at "
405 "adapter %d, address 0x%02x\n",i2c_adapter_id(adapter),address);
406 goto ERROR1;
407 }
408 }
409
410 /* Now set the type and chip names */
411 if (kind == chip1) {
412 type_name = "chip1"; /* For /proc entry */
413 client_name = "CHIP 1";
414 } else if (kind == chip2) {
415 type_name = "chip2"; /* For /proc entry */
416 client_name = "CHIP 2";
417 }
418
419 /* Reserve the ISA region */
420 if (is_isa)
421 request_region(address,FOO_EXTENT,type_name);
422
423 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
424
425 /* Fill in the remaining client fields. */
426 strcpy(new_client->name,client_name);
427
428 /* SENSORS ONLY BEGIN */
429 data->type = kind;
430 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
431
432 data->valid = 0; /* Only if you use this field */
433 init_MUTEX(&data->update_lock); /* Only if you use this field */
434
435 /* Any other initializations in data must be done here too. */
436
437 /* Tell the i2c layer a new client has arrived */
438 if ((err = i2c_attach_client(new_client)))
439 goto ERROR3;
440
441 /* SENSORS ONLY BEGIN */
442 /* Register a new directory entry with module sensors. See below for
443 the `template' structure. */
444 if ((i = i2c_register_entry(new_client, type_name,
445 foo_dir_table_template,THIS_MODULE)) < 0) {
446 err = i;
447 goto ERROR4;
448 }
449 data->sysctl_id = i;
450
451 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
452
453 /* This function can write default values to the client registers, if
454 needed. */
455 foo_init_client(new_client);
456 return 0;
457
458 /* OK, this is not exactly good programming practice, usually. But it is
459 very code-efficient in this case. */
460
461 ERROR4:
462 i2c_detach_client(new_client);
463 ERROR3:
464 ERROR2:
465 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
466 if (is_isa)
467 release_region(address,FOO_EXTENT);
468 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
469 ERROR1:
470 kfree(new_client);
471 ERROR0:
472 return err;
473 }
474
475
476Removing the client
477===================
478
479The detach_client call back function is called when a client should be
480removed. It may actually fail, but only when panicking. This code is
481much simpler than the attachment code, fortunately!
482
483 int foo_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
484 {
485 int err,i;
486
487 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
488 /* Deregister with the `i2c-proc' module. */
489 i2c_deregister_entry(((struct lm78_data *)(client->data))->sysctl_id);
490 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
491
492 /* Try to detach the client from i2c space */
493 if ((err = i2c_detach_client(client))) {
494 printk("foo.o: Client deregistration failed, client not detached.\n");
495 return err;
496 }
497
498 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
499 if i2c_is_isa_client(client)
500 release_region(client->addr,LM78_EXTENT);
501 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
502
503 kfree(client); /* Frees client data too, if allocated at the same time */
504 return 0;
505 }
506
507
508Initializing the module or kernel
509=================================
510
511When the kernel is booted, or when your foo driver module is inserted,
512you have to do some initializing. Fortunately, just attaching (registering)
513the driver module is usually enough.
514
515 /* Keep track of how far we got in the initialization process. If several
516 things have to initialized, and we fail halfway, only those things
517 have to be cleaned up! */
518 static int __initdata foo_initialized = 0;
519
520 static int __init foo_init(void)
521 {
522 int res;
523 printk("foo version %s (%s)\n",FOO_VERSION,FOO_DATE);
524
525 if ((res = i2c_add_driver(&foo_driver))) {
526 printk("foo: Driver registration failed, module not inserted.\n");
527 foo_cleanup();
528 return res;
529 }
530 foo_initialized ++;
531 return 0;
532 }
533
534 void foo_cleanup(void)
535 {
536 if (foo_initialized == 1) {
537 if ((res = i2c_del_driver(&foo_driver))) {
538 printk("foo: Driver registration failed, module not removed.\n");
539 return;
540 }
541 foo_initialized --;
542 }
543 }
544
545 /* Substitute your own name and email address */
546 MODULE_AUTHOR("Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>"
547 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Barf Inc. Foo I2C devices");
548
549 module_init(foo_init);
550 module_exit(foo_cleanup);
551
552Note that some functions are marked by `__init', and some data structures
553by `__init_data'. Hose functions and structures can be removed after
554kernel booting (or module loading) is completed.
555
556Command function
557================
558
559A generic ioctl-like function call back is supported. You will seldom
560need this. You may even set it to NULL.
561
562 /* No commands defined */
563 int foo_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
564 {
565 return 0;
566 }
567
568
569Sending and receiving
570=====================
571
572If you want to communicate with your device, there are several functions
573to do this. You can find all of them in i2c.h.
574
575If you can choose between plain i2c communication and SMBus level
576communication, please use the last. All adapters understand SMBus level
577commands, but only some of them understand plain i2c!
578
579
580Plain i2c communication
581-----------------------
582
583 extern int i2c_master_send(struct i2c_client *,const char* ,int);
584 extern int i2c_master_recv(struct i2c_client *,char* ,int);
585
586These routines read and write some bytes from/to a client. The client
587contains the i2c address, so you do not have to include it. The second
588parameter contains the bytes the read/write, the third the length of the
589buffer. Returned is the actual number of bytes read/written.
590
591 extern int i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg,
592 int num);
593
594This sends a series of messages. Each message can be a read or write,
595and they can be mixed in any way. The transactions are combined: no
596stop bit is sent between transaction. The i2c_msg structure contains
597for each message the client address, the number of bytes of the message
598and the message data itself.
599
600You can read the file `i2c-protocol' for more information about the
601actual i2c protocol.
602
603
604SMBus communication
605-------------------
606
607 extern s32 i2c_smbus_xfer (struct i2c_adapter * adapter, u16 addr,
608 unsigned short flags,
609 char read_write, u8 command, int size,
610 union i2c_smbus_data * data);
611
612 This is the generic SMBus function. All functions below are implemented
613 in terms of it. Never use this function directly!
614
615
616 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_quick(struct i2c_client * client, u8 value);
617 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte(struct i2c_client * client);
618 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte(struct i2c_client * client, u8 value);
619 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(struct i2c_client * client, u8 command);
620 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(struct i2c_client * client,
621 u8 command, u8 value);
622 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client * client, u8 command);
623 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client * client,
624 u8 command, u16 value);
625 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
626 u8 command, u8 length,
627 u8 *values);
628
629These ones were removed in Linux 2.6.10 because they had no users, but could
630be added back later if needed:
631
632 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
633 u8 command, u8 *values);
634 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
635 u8 command, u8 *values);
636 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
637 u8 command, u8 length,
638 u8 *values);
639 extern s32 i2c_smbus_process_call(struct i2c_client * client,
640 u8 command, u16 value);
641 extern s32 i2c_smbus_block_process_call(struct i2c_client *client,
642 u8 command, u8 length,
643 u8 *values)
644
645All these transactions return -1 on failure. The 'write' transactions
646return 0 on success; the 'read' transactions return the read value, except
647for read_block, which returns the number of values read. The block buffers
648need not be longer than 32 bytes.
649
650You can read the file `smbus-protocol' for more information about the
651actual SMBus protocol.
652
653
654General purpose routines
655========================
656
657Below all general purpose routines are listed, that were not mentioned
658before.
659
660 /* This call returns a unique low identifier for each registered adapter,
661 * or -1 if the adapter was not registered.
662 */
663 extern int i2c_adapter_id(struct i2c_adapter *adap);
664
665
666The sensors sysctl/proc interface
667=================================
668
669This section only applies if you write `sensors' drivers.
670
671Each sensors driver creates a directory in /proc/sys/dev/sensors for each
672registered client. The directory is called something like foo-i2c-4-65.
673The sensors module helps you to do this as easily as possible.
674
675The template
676------------
677
678You will need to define a ctl_table template. This template will automatically
679be copied to a newly allocated structure and filled in where necessary when
680you call sensors_register_entry.
681
682First, I will give an example definition.
683 static ctl_table foo_dir_table_template[] = {
684 { FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC1, "func1", NULL, 0, 0644, NULL, &i2c_proc_real,
685 &i2c_sysctl_real,NULL,&foo_func },
686 { FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC2, "func2", NULL, 0, 0644, NULL, &i2c_proc_real,
687 &i2c_sysctl_real,NULL,&foo_func },
688 { FOO_SYSCTL_DATA, "data", NULL, 0, 0644, NULL, &i2c_proc_real,
689 &i2c_sysctl_real,NULL,&foo_data },
690 { 0 }
691 };
692
693In the above example, three entries are defined. They can either be
694accessed through the /proc interface, in the /proc/sys/dev/sensors/*
695directories, as files named func1, func2 and data, or alternatively
696through the sysctl interface, in the appropriate table, with identifiers
697FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC1, FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC2 and FOO_SYSCTL_DATA.
698
699The third, sixth and ninth parameters should always be NULL, and the
700fourth should always be 0. The fifth is the mode of the /proc file;
7010644 is safe, as the file will be owned by root:root.
702
703The seventh and eighth parameters should be &i2c_proc_real and
704&i2c_sysctl_real if you want to export lists of reals (scaled
705integers). You can also use your own function for them, as usual.
706Finally, the last parameter is the call-back to gather the data
707(see below) if you use the *_proc_real functions.
708
709
710Gathering the data
711------------------
712
713The call back functions (foo_func and foo_data in the above example)
714can be called in several ways; the operation parameter determines
715what should be done:
716
717 * If operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_INFO, you must return the
718 magnitude (scaling) in nrels_mag;
719 * If operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_READ, you must read information
720 from the chip and return it in results. The number of integers
721 to display should be put in nrels_mag;
722 * If operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_WRITE, you must write the
723 supplied information to the chip. nrels_mag will contain the number
724 of integers, results the integers themselves.
725
726The *_proc_real functions will display the elements as reals for the
727/proc interface. If you set the magnitude to 2, and supply 345 for
728SENSORS_PROC_REAL_READ, it would display 3.45; and if the user would
729write 45.6 to the /proc file, it would be returned as 4560 for
730SENSORS_PROC_REAL_WRITE. A magnitude may even be negative!
731
732An example function:
733
734 /* FOO_FROM_REG and FOO_TO_REG translate between scaled values and
735 register values. Note the use of the read cache. */
736 void foo_in(struct i2c_client *client, int operation, int ctl_name,
737 int *nrels_mag, long *results)
738 {
739 struct foo_data *data = client->data;
740 int nr = ctl_name - FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC1; /* reduce to 0 upwards */
741
742 if (operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_INFO)
743 *nrels_mag = 2;
744 else if (operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_READ) {
745 /* Update the readings cache (if necessary) */
746 foo_update_client(client);
747 /* Get the readings from the cache */
748 results[0] = FOO_FROM_REG(data->foo_func_base[nr]);
749 results[1] = FOO_FROM_REG(data->foo_func_more[nr]);
750 results[2] = FOO_FROM_REG(data->foo_func_readonly[nr]);
751 *nrels_mag = 2;
752 } else if (operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_WRITE) {
753 if (*nrels_mag >= 1) {
754 /* Update the cache */
755 data->foo_base[nr] = FOO_TO_REG(results[0]);
756 /* Update the chip */
757 foo_write_value(client,FOO_REG_FUNC_BASE(nr),data->foo_base[nr]);
758 }
759 if (*nrels_mag >= 2) {
760 /* Update the cache */
761 data->foo_more[nr] = FOO_TO_REG(results[1]);
762 /* Update the chip */
763 foo_write_value(client,FOO_REG_FUNC_MORE(nr),data->foo_more[nr]);
764 }
765 }
766 }