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1 /*
2 * linux/fs/char_dev.c
4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
5 */
7 #include <linux/init.h>
8 #include <linux/fs.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>
24 #include "internal.h"
27 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
28 * devices
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 = {
34 .name = "char",
35 .capabilities = (
36 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
37 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
38 BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
39 #endif
40 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
41 BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
42 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP),
45 static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
47 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
49 static struct char_device_struct {
50 struct char_device_struct *next;
51 unsigned int major;
52 unsigned int baseminor;
53 int minorct;
54 char name[64];
55 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
56 } *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
58 /* index in the above */
59 static inline int major_to_index(int major)
61 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
64 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
66 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
68 struct char_device_struct *cd;
70 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
71 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
72 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
73 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
74 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
78 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
81 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
83 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
84 * its number.
86 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
87 * minors and will return zero on success.
89 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
91 static struct char_device_struct *
92 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
93 int minorct, const char *name)
95 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
96 int ret = 0;
97 int i;
99 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
100 if (cd == NULL)
101 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
103 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
105 /* temporary */
106 if (major == 0) {
107 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
108 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
109 break;
112 if (i == 0) {
113 ret = -EBUSY;
114 goto out;
116 major = i;
117 ret = major;
120 cd->major = major;
121 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
122 cd->minorct = minorct;
123 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
125 i = major_to_index(major);
127 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
128 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
129 ((*cp)->major == major &&
130 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
131 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
132 break;
134 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
135 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
136 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
137 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
138 int new_min = baseminor;
139 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
141 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
142 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
143 ret = -EBUSY;
144 goto out;
147 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
148 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
149 ret = -EBUSY;
150 goto out;
154 cd->next = *cp;
155 *cp = cd;
156 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
157 return cd;
158 out:
159 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
160 kfree(cd);
161 return ERR_PTR(ret);
164 static struct char_device_struct *
165 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
167 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
168 int i = major_to_index(major);
170 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
171 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
172 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
173 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
174 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
175 break;
176 if (*cp) {
177 cd = *cp;
178 *cp = cd->next;
180 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
181 return cd;
185 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
186 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
187 * the major number.
188 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
189 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
191 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
193 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
195 struct char_device_struct *cd;
196 dev_t to = from + count;
197 dev_t n, next;
199 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
200 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
201 if (next > to)
202 next = to;
203 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
204 next - n, name);
205 if (IS_ERR(cd))
206 goto fail;
208 return 0;
209 fail:
210 to = n;
211 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
212 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
213 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
215 return PTR_ERR(cd);
219 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
220 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
221 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
222 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
223 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
225 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
226 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
227 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
229 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
230 const char *name)
232 struct char_device_struct *cd;
233 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
234 if (IS_ERR(cd))
235 return PTR_ERR(cd);
236 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
237 return 0;
241 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
242 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
243 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
244 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
245 * @name: name of this range of devices
246 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
248 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
249 * its number.
251 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
252 * major number and will return zero on success.
254 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
256 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
257 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
258 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
259 * of the module here.
261 int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
262 unsigned int count, const char *name,
263 const struct file_operations *fops)
265 struct char_device_struct *cd;
266 struct cdev *cdev;
267 int err = -ENOMEM;
269 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
270 if (IS_ERR(cd))
271 return PTR_ERR(cd);
273 cdev = cdev_alloc();
274 if (!cdev)
275 goto out2;
277 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
278 cdev->ops = fops;
279 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
281 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
282 if (err)
283 goto out;
285 cd->cdev = cdev;
287 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
288 out:
289 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
290 out2:
291 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
292 return err;
296 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
297 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
298 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
300 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
301 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
302 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
304 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
306 dev_t to = from + count;
307 dev_t n, next;
309 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
310 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
311 if (next > to)
312 next = to;
313 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
318 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
319 * @major: major device number
320 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
321 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
322 * @name: name of this range of devices
324 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
325 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
326 * __register_chrdev() did.
328 void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
329 unsigned int count, const char *name)
331 struct char_device_struct *cd;
333 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
334 if (cd && cd->cdev)
335 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
336 kfree(cd);
339 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
341 static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
343 struct module *owner = p->owner;
344 struct kobject *kobj;
346 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
347 return NULL;
348 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
349 if (!kobj)
350 module_put(owner);
351 return kobj;
354 void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
356 if (p) {
357 struct module *owner = p->owner;
358 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
359 module_put(owner);
364 * Called every time a character special file is opened
366 static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
368 struct cdev *p;
369 struct cdev *new = NULL;
370 int ret = 0;
372 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
373 p = inode->i_cdev;
374 if (!p) {
375 struct kobject *kobj;
376 int idx;
377 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
378 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
379 if (!kobj)
380 return -ENXIO;
381 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
382 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
383 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
384 we dropped the lock. */
385 p = inode->i_cdev;
386 if (!p) {
387 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
388 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
389 new = NULL;
390 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
391 ret = -ENXIO;
392 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
393 ret = -ENXIO;
394 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
395 cdev_put(new);
396 if (ret)
397 return ret;
399 ret = -ENXIO;
400 filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
401 if (!filp->f_op)
402 goto out_cdev_put;
404 if (filp->f_op->open) {
405 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
406 if (ret)
407 goto out_cdev_put;
410 return 0;
412 out_cdev_put:
413 cdev_put(p);
414 return ret;
417 int cdev_index(struct inode *inode)
419 int idx;
420 struct kobject *kobj;
422 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
423 if (!kobj)
424 return -1;
425 kobject_put(kobj);
426 return idx;
429 void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
431 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
432 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
433 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
434 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
437 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
439 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
440 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
441 struct inode *inode;
442 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
443 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
444 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
446 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
450 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
451 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
452 * depending on the special file...
454 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
455 .open = chrdev_open,
458 static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
460 struct cdev *p = data;
461 return &p->kobj;
464 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
466 struct cdev *p = data;
467 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
471 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
472 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
473 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
474 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
475 * device
477 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
478 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
480 int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
482 p->dev = dev;
483 p->count = count;
484 return kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, p);
487 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
489 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
493 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
494 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
496 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
497 * itself.
499 void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
501 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
502 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
506 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
508 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
509 cdev_purge(p);
512 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
514 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
515 cdev_purge(p);
516 kfree(p);
519 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
520 .release = cdev_default_release,
523 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
524 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
528 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
530 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
532 struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
534 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
535 if (p) {
536 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
537 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
539 return p;
543 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
544 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
545 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
547 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
548 * system with cdev_add().
550 void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
552 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
553 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
554 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
555 cdev->ops = fops;
558 static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
560 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
561 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
562 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
563 return NULL;
566 void __init chrdev_init(void)
568 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
569 bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
573 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
574 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
575 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
576 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
577 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
578 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
579 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
580 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
581 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_index);
582 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
583 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
584 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);