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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001/*
2 * linux/fs/char_dev.c
3 *
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
5 */
6
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07007#include <linux/init.h>
8#include <linux/fs.h>
Andrew Mortonb446b602007-02-20 13:57:48 -08009#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070010#include <linux/slab.h>
11#include <linux/string.h>
12
13#include <linux/major.h>
14#include <linux/errno.h>
15#include <linux/module.h>
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080016#include <linux/seq_file.h>
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070017
18#include <linux/kobject.h>
19#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
20#include <linux/cdev.h>
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -080021#include <linux/mutex.h>
David Howells5da61852006-09-27 01:50:16 -070022#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
David Howells31d1d482010-08-06 16:34:43 +010023#include <linux/tty.h>
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070024
David Howells07f3f05c2006-09-30 20:52:18 +020025#include "internal.h"
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070026
27static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
28
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -080029static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070030
31static struct char_device_struct {
32 struct char_device_struct *next;
33 unsigned int major;
34 unsigned int baseminor;
35 int minorct;
Neil Horman7170be52006-01-14 13:20:38 -080036 char name[64];
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070037 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080038} *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070039
40/* index in the above */
Yang Zhange61eb2e2010-12-17 09:00:18 +010041static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070042{
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080043 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070044}
45
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080046#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
Neil Horman7170be52006-01-14 13:20:38 -080047
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080048void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070049{
50 struct char_device_struct *cd;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070051
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080052 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
53 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
54 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
55 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
56 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070057 }
Neil Horman7170be52006-01-14 13:20:38 -080058}
59
Joe Korty68eef3b2006-03-31 02:30:32 -080060#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070061
62/*
63 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
64 *
65 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
66 * its number.
67 *
68 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
69 * minors and will return zero on success.
70 *
71 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
72 */
73static struct char_device_struct *
74__register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
75 int minorct, const char *name)
76{
77 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
78 int ret = 0;
79 int i;
80
Oliver Neukum11b0b5a2006-03-25 03:08:13 -080081 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070082 if (cd == NULL)
83 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
84
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -080085 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070086
87 /* temporary */
88 if (major == 0) {
89 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
90 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
91 break;
92 }
93
94 if (i == 0) {
95 ret = -EBUSY;
96 goto out;
97 }
98 major = i;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070099 }
100
101 cd->major = major;
102 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
103 cd->minorct = minorct;
Cyrill Gorcunov8c4018882009-01-06 14:41:08 -0800104 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700105
106 i = major_to_index(major);
107
108 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
109 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
Amos Waterland01d553d2006-09-29 02:00:08 -0700110 ((*cp)->major == major &&
111 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
112 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700113 break;
Amos Waterland01d553d2006-09-29 02:00:08 -0700114
115 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
116 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
117 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
118 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
119 int new_min = baseminor;
120 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
121
122 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
123 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
124 ret = -EBUSY;
125 goto out;
126 }
127
128 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
129 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
130 ret = -EBUSY;
131 goto out;
132 }
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700133 }
Amos Waterland01d553d2006-09-29 02:00:08 -0700134
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700135 cd->next = *cp;
136 *cp = cd;
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -0800137 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700138 return cd;
139out:
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -0800140 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700141 kfree(cd);
142 return ERR_PTR(ret);
143}
144
145static struct char_device_struct *
146__unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
147{
148 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
149 int i = major_to_index(major);
150
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -0800151 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700152 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
153 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
154 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
155 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
156 break;
157 if (*cp) {
158 cd = *cp;
159 *cp = cd->next;
160 }
Jes Sorensen58383af2006-02-06 14:12:43 -0800161 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700162 return cd;
163}
164
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700165/**
166 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
167 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
168 * the major number.
169 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
170 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
171 *
172 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
173 */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700174int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
175{
176 struct char_device_struct *cd;
177 dev_t to = from + count;
178 dev_t n, next;
179
180 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
181 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
182 if (next > to)
183 next = to;
184 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
185 next - n, name);
186 if (IS_ERR(cd))
187 goto fail;
188 }
189 return 0;
190fail:
191 to = n;
192 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
193 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
194 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
195 }
196 return PTR_ERR(cd);
197}
198
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700199/**
200 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
201 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
202 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
203 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
204 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
205 *
206 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
207 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
208 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
209 */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700210int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
211 const char *name)
212{
213 struct char_device_struct *cd;
214 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
215 if (IS_ERR(cd))
216 return PTR_ERR(cd);
217 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
218 return 0;
219}
220
Rolf Eike Beerd247e2c2006-07-14 00:24:23 -0700221/**
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900222 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
Rolf Eike Beerd247e2c2006-07-14 00:24:23 -0700223 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900224 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
225 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
Rolf Eike Beerd247e2c2006-07-14 00:24:23 -0700226 * @name: name of this range of devices
227 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
228 *
229 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
230 * its number.
231 *
232 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
233 * major number and will return zero on success.
234 *
235 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
236 *
237 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
238 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
239 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
240 * of the module here.
Rolf Eike Beerd247e2c2006-07-14 00:24:23 -0700241 */
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900242int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
243 unsigned int count, const char *name,
244 const struct file_operations *fops)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700245{
246 struct char_device_struct *cd;
247 struct cdev *cdev;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700248 int err = -ENOMEM;
249
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900250 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700251 if (IS_ERR(cd))
252 return PTR_ERR(cd);
Greg Kroah-Hartman1ff97642011-12-13 11:06:49 -0800253
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700254 cdev = cdev_alloc();
255 if (!cdev)
256 goto out2;
257
258 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
259 cdev->ops = fops;
260 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
Greg Kroah-Hartman1ff97642011-12-13 11:06:49 -0800261
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900262 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700263 if (err)
264 goto out;
265
266 cd->cdev = cdev;
267
268 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
269out:
270 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
271out2:
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900272 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700273 return err;
274}
275
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700276/**
277 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
278 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
279 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
280 *
281 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
282 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
283 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
284 */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700285void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
286{
287 dev_t to = from + count;
288 dev_t n, next;
289
290 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
291 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
292 if (next > to)
293 next = to;
294 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
295 }
296}
297
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900298/**
299 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
300 * @major: major device number
301 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
302 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
303 * @name: name of this range of devices
304 *
305 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
306 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
307 * __register_chrdev() did.
308 */
309void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
310 unsigned int count, const char *name)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700311{
312 struct char_device_struct *cd;
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900313
314 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700315 if (cd && cd->cdev)
316 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
317 kfree(cd);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700318}
319
320static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
321
322static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
323{
324 struct module *owner = p->owner;
325 struct kobject *kobj;
326
327 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
328 return NULL;
329 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
330 if (!kobj)
331 module_put(owner);
332 return kobj;
333}
334
335void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
336{
337 if (p) {
Brian King7da68442005-07-12 13:58:30 -0700338 struct module *owner = p->owner;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700339 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
Brian King7da68442005-07-12 13:58:30 -0700340 module_put(owner);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700341 }
342}
343
344/*
345 * Called every time a character special file is opened
346 */
Denis Cheng922f9cf2008-02-08 04:22:00 -0800347static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700348{
Al Viroe84f9e52013-09-22 14:17:15 -0400349 const struct file_operations *fops;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700350 struct cdev *p;
351 struct cdev *new = NULL;
352 int ret = 0;
353
354 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
355 p = inode->i_cdev;
356 if (!p) {
357 struct kobject *kobj;
358 int idx;
359 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
360 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
361 if (!kobj)
362 return -ENXIO;
363 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
364 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
Jonathan Corbeta30427d2008-05-18 15:39:11 -0600365 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
366 we dropped the lock. */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700367 p = inode->i_cdev;
368 if (!p) {
369 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700370 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
371 new = NULL;
372 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
373 ret = -ENXIO;
374 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
375 ret = -ENXIO;
376 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
377 cdev_put(new);
378 if (ret)
379 return ret;
Christoph Hellwiga518ab92008-08-11 15:34:22 +0200380
381 ret = -ENXIO;
Al Viroe84f9e52013-09-22 14:17:15 -0400382 fops = fops_get(p->ops);
383 if (!fops)
Christoph Hellwiga518ab92008-08-11 15:34:22 +0200384 goto out_cdev_put;
385
Al Viroe84f9e52013-09-22 14:17:15 -0400386 replace_fops(filp, fops);
Christoph Hellwiga518ab92008-08-11 15:34:22 +0200387 if (filp->f_op->open) {
Greg Kroah-Hartman1ff97642011-12-13 11:06:49 -0800388 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode, filp);
Christoph Hellwiga518ab92008-08-11 15:34:22 +0200389 if (ret)
390 goto out_cdev_put;
391 }
392
393 return 0;
394
395 out_cdev_put:
396 cdev_put(p);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700397 return ret;
398}
399
400void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
401{
402 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
403 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
404 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
405 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
406}
407
Adrian Bunk75c96f82005-05-05 16:16:09 -0700408static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700409{
410 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
411 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
412 struct inode *inode;
413 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
414 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
415 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
416 }
417 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
418}
419
420/*
421 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
422 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
423 * depending on the special file...
424 */
Arjan van de Ven4b6f5d22006-03-28 01:56:42 -0800425const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700426 .open = chrdev_open,
Arnd Bergmann6038f372010-08-15 18:52:59 +0200427 .llseek = noop_llseek,
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700428};
429
430static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
431{
432 struct cdev *p = data;
433 return &p->kobj;
434}
435
436static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
437{
438 struct cdev *p = data;
439 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
440}
441
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700442/**
443 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
444 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
445 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
446 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
447 * device
448 *
449 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
450 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
451 */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700452int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
453{
Dmitry Torokhov2f0157f2012-10-21 17:57:19 -0700454 int error;
455
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700456 p->dev = dev;
457 p->count = count;
Dmitry Torokhov2f0157f2012-10-21 17:57:19 -0700458
459 error = kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL,
460 exact_match, exact_lock, p);
461 if (error)
462 return error;
463
464 kobject_get(p->kobj.parent);
465
466 return 0;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700467}
468
469static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
470{
471 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
472}
473
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700474/**
475 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
476 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
477 *
478 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
479 * itself.
480 */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700481void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
482{
483 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
484 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
485}
486
487
488static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
489{
490 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
Dmitry Torokhov2f0157f2012-10-21 17:57:19 -0700491 struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
492
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700493 cdev_purge(p);
Dmitry Torokhov2f0157f2012-10-21 17:57:19 -0700494 kobject_put(parent);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700495}
496
497static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
498{
499 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
Dmitry Torokhov2f0157f2012-10-21 17:57:19 -0700500 struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
501
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700502 cdev_purge(p);
503 kfree(p);
Dmitry Torokhov2f0157f2012-10-21 17:57:19 -0700504 kobject_put(parent);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700505}
506
507static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
508 .release = cdev_default_release,
509};
510
511static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
512 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
513};
514
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700515/**
516 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
517 *
518 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
519 */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700520struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
521{
Oliver Neukum11b0b5a2006-03-25 03:08:13 -0800522 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700523 if (p) {
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700524 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
Greg Kroah-Hartmanf9cb0742007-12-17 23:05:35 -0700525 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700526 }
527 return p;
528}
529
Jonathan Corbetcf3e43d2006-09-29 02:00:44 -0700530/**
531 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
532 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
533 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
534 *
535 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
536 * system with cdev_add().
537 */
Arjan van de Ven99ac48f2006-03-28 01:56:41 -0800538void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700539{
540 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
541 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
Greg Kroah-Hartmanf9cb0742007-12-17 23:05:35 -0700542 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700543 cdev->ops = fops;
544}
545
546static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
547{
548 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
549 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
550 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
551 return NULL;
552}
553
554void __init chrdev_init(void)
555{
556 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
557}
558
559
560/* Let modules do char dev stuff */
561EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
562EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
563EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
564EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
565EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
566EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
567EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
Tejun Heo1905b1b2009-08-06 18:13:23 +0900568EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
569EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);