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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>
23 #include <linux/tty.h>
25 #include "internal.h"
28 * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
29 * devices
30 * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
31 * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
32 * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
34 struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
35 .name = "char",
36 .capabilities = (
37 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
38 /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
39 BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
40 #endif
41 /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
42 BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
43 BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP),
46 static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
48 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
50 static struct char_device_struct {
51 struct char_device_struct *next;
52 unsigned int major;
53 unsigned int baseminor;
54 int minorct;
55 char name[64];
56 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
57 } *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
59 /* index in the above */
60 static inline int major_to_index(int major)
62 return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
65 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
67 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
69 struct char_device_struct *cd;
71 if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
72 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
73 for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
74 seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
75 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
79 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
82 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
84 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
85 * its number.
87 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
88 * minors and will return zero on success.
90 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
92 static struct char_device_struct *
93 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
94 int minorct, const char *name)
96 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
97 int ret = 0;
98 int i;
100 cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
101 if (cd == NULL)
102 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
104 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
106 /* temporary */
107 if (major == 0) {
108 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
109 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
110 break;
113 if (i == 0) {
114 ret = -EBUSY;
115 goto out;
117 major = i;
118 ret = major;
121 cd->major = major;
122 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
123 cd->minorct = minorct;
124 strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
126 i = major_to_index(major);
128 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
129 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
130 ((*cp)->major == major &&
131 (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
132 ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
133 break;
135 /* Check for overlapping minor ranges. */
136 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
137 int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
138 int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
139 int new_min = baseminor;
140 int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
142 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
143 if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
144 ret = -EBUSY;
145 goto out;
148 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
149 if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
150 ret = -EBUSY;
151 goto out;
155 cd->next = *cp;
156 *cp = cd;
157 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
158 return cd;
159 out:
160 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
161 kfree(cd);
162 return ERR_PTR(ret);
165 static struct char_device_struct *
166 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
168 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
169 int i = major_to_index(major);
171 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
172 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
173 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
174 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
175 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
176 break;
177 if (*cp) {
178 cd = *cp;
179 *cp = cd->next;
181 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
182 return cd;
186 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
187 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
188 * the major number.
189 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
190 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
192 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
194 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
196 struct char_device_struct *cd;
197 dev_t to = from + count;
198 dev_t n, next;
200 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
201 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
202 if (next > to)
203 next = to;
204 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
205 next - n, name);
206 if (IS_ERR(cd))
207 goto fail;
209 return 0;
210 fail:
211 to = n;
212 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
213 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
214 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
216 return PTR_ERR(cd);
220 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
221 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
222 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
223 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
224 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
226 * Allocates a range of char device numbers. The major number will be
227 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
228 * in @dev. Returns zero or a negative error code.
230 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
231 const char *name)
233 struct char_device_struct *cd;
234 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
235 if (IS_ERR(cd))
236 return PTR_ERR(cd);
237 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
238 return 0;
242 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
243 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
244 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
245 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
246 * @name: name of this range of devices
247 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
249 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
250 * its number.
252 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
253 * major number and will return zero on success.
255 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
257 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
258 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
259 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
260 * of the module here.
262 int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
263 unsigned int count, const char *name,
264 const struct file_operations *fops)
266 struct char_device_struct *cd;
267 struct cdev *cdev;
268 int err = -ENOMEM;
270 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
271 if (IS_ERR(cd))
272 return PTR_ERR(cd);
274 cdev = cdev_alloc();
275 if (!cdev)
276 goto out2;
278 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
279 cdev->ops = fops;
280 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
282 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
283 if (err)
284 goto out;
286 cd->cdev = cdev;
288 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
289 out:
290 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
291 out2:
292 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
293 return err;
297 * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
298 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
299 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
301 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
302 * starting with @from. The caller should normally be the one who
303 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
305 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
307 dev_t to = from + count;
308 dev_t n, next;
310 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
311 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
312 if (next > to)
313 next = to;
314 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
319 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
320 * @major: major device number
321 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
322 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
323 * @name: name of this range of devices
325 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
326 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
327 * __register_chrdev() did.
329 void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
330 unsigned int count, const char *name)
332 struct char_device_struct *cd;
334 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
335 if (cd && cd->cdev)
336 cdev_del(cd->cdev);
337 kfree(cd);
340 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
342 static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
344 struct module *owner = p->owner;
345 struct kobject *kobj;
347 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
348 return NULL;
349 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
350 if (!kobj)
351 module_put(owner);
352 return kobj;
355 void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
357 if (p) {
358 struct module *owner = p->owner;
359 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
360 module_put(owner);
365 * Called every time a character special file is opened
367 static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
369 struct cdev *p;
370 struct cdev *new = NULL;
371 int ret = 0;
373 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
374 p = inode->i_cdev;
375 if (!p) {
376 struct kobject *kobj;
377 int idx;
378 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
379 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
380 if (!kobj)
381 return -ENXIO;
382 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
383 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
384 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
385 we dropped the lock. */
386 p = inode->i_cdev;
387 if (!p) {
388 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
389 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
390 new = NULL;
391 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
392 ret = -ENXIO;
393 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
394 ret = -ENXIO;
395 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
396 cdev_put(new);
397 if (ret)
398 return ret;
400 ret = -ENXIO;
401 filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
402 if (!filp->f_op)
403 goto out_cdev_put;
405 if (filp->f_op->open) {
406 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
407 if (ret)
408 goto out_cdev_put;
411 return 0;
413 out_cdev_put:
414 cdev_put(p);
415 return ret;
418 int cdev_index(struct inode *inode)
420 int idx;
421 struct kobject *kobj;
423 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
424 if (!kobj)
425 return -1;
426 kobject_put(kobj);
427 return idx;
430 void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
432 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
433 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
434 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
435 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
438 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
440 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
441 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
442 struct inode *inode;
443 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
444 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
445 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
447 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
451 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
452 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
453 * depending on the special file...
455 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
456 .open = chrdev_open,
459 static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
461 struct cdev *p = data;
462 return &p->kobj;
465 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
467 struct cdev *p = data;
468 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
472 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
473 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
474 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
475 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
476 * device
478 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
479 * live immediately. A negative error code is returned on failure.
481 int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
483 p->dev = dev;
484 p->count = count;
485 return kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, p);
488 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
490 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
494 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
495 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
497 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
498 * itself.
500 void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
502 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
503 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
507 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
509 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
510 cdev_purge(p);
513 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
515 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
516 cdev_purge(p);
517 kfree(p);
520 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
521 .release = cdev_default_release,
524 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
525 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
529 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
531 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
533 struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
535 struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
536 if (p) {
537 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
538 kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
540 return p;
544 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
545 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
546 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
548 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
549 * system with cdev_add().
551 void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
553 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
554 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
555 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
556 cdev->ops = fops;
559 static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
561 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
562 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
563 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
564 return NULL;
567 void __init chrdev_init(void)
569 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
570 bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
574 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
575 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
576 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
577 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
578 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
579 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
580 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
581 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
582 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_index);
583 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
584 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
585 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);