4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
7 #include <linux/init.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>
27 static struct kobj_map
*cdev_map
;
29 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock
);
31 static struct char_device_struct
{
32 struct char_device_struct
*next
;
34 unsigned int baseminor
;
37 struct cdev
*cdev
; /* will die */
38 } *chrdevs
[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
];
40 /* index in the above */
41 static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major
)
43 return major
% CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE
;
48 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file
*f
, off_t offset
)
50 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
52 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
);
60 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
63 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
65 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
68 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
69 * minors and will return zero on success.
71 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
73 static struct char_device_struct
*
74 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major
, unsigned int baseminor
,
75 int minorct
, const char *name
)
77 struct char_device_struct
*cd
, **cp
;
81 cd
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct
), GFP_KERNEL
);
83 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM
);
85 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
89 for (i
= ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs
)-1; i
> 0; i
--) {
90 if (chrdevs
[i
] == NULL
)
102 cd
->baseminor
= baseminor
;
103 cd
->minorct
= minorct
;
104 strlcpy(cd
->name
, name
, sizeof(cd
->name
));
106 i
= major_to_index(major
);
108 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
109 if ((*cp
)->major
> major
||
110 ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
111 (((*cp
)->baseminor
>= baseminor
) ||
112 ((*cp
)->baseminor
+ (*cp
)->minorct
> baseminor
))))
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;
122 /* New driver overlaps from the left. */
123 if (new_max
>= old_min
&& new_max
<= old_max
) {
128 /* New driver overlaps from the right. */
129 if (new_min
<= old_max
&& new_min
>= old_min
) {
137 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
140 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
145 static struct char_device_struct
*
146 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major
, unsigned baseminor
, int minorct
)
148 struct char_device_struct
*cd
= NULL
, **cp
;
149 int i
= major_to_index(major
);
151 mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock
);
152 for (cp
= &chrdevs
[i
]; *cp
; cp
= &(*cp
)->next
)
153 if ((*cp
)->major
== major
&&
154 (*cp
)->baseminor
== baseminor
&&
155 (*cp
)->minorct
== minorct
)
161 mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock
);
166 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
167 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
169 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
170 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
172 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
174 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
, const char *name
)
176 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
177 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
180 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
181 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
184 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(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
));
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
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.
210 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t
*dev
, unsigned baseminor
, unsigned count
,
213 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
214 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor
, count
, name
);
217 *dev
= MKDEV(cd
->major
, cd
->baseminor
);
222 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
223 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
224 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
225 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
226 * @name: name of this range of devices
227 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
229 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
232 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
233 * major number and will return zero on success.
235 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
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.
242 int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major
, unsigned int baseminor
,
243 unsigned int count
, const char *name
,
244 const struct file_operations
*fops
)
246 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
250 cd
= __register_chrdev_region(major
, baseminor
, count
, name
);
258 cdev
->owner
= fops
->owner
;
260 kobject_set_name(&cdev
->kobj
, "%s", name
);
262 err
= cdev_add(cdev
, MKDEV(cd
->major
, baseminor
), count
);
268 return major
? 0 : cd
->major
;
270 kobject_put(&cdev
->kobj
);
272 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd
->major
, baseminor
, count
));
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
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...
285 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from
, unsigned count
)
287 dev_t to
= from
+ count
;
290 for (n
= from
; n
< to
; n
= next
) {
291 next
= MKDEV(MAJOR(n
)+1, 0);
294 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n
), MINOR(n
), next
- n
));
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
305 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
306 * @major, @baseminor and @count. This function undoes what
307 * __register_chrdev() did.
309 void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major
, unsigned int baseminor
,
310 unsigned int count
, const char *name
)
312 struct char_device_struct
*cd
;
314 cd
= __unregister_chrdev_region(major
, baseminor
, count
);
320 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock
);
322 static struct kobject
*cdev_get(struct cdev
*p
)
324 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
325 struct kobject
*kobj
;
327 if (owner
&& !try_module_get(owner
))
329 kobj
= kobject_get(&p
->kobj
);
335 void cdev_put(struct cdev
*p
)
338 struct module
*owner
= p
->owner
;
339 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
345 * Called every time a character special file is opened
347 static int chrdev_open(struct inode
*inode
, struct file
*filp
)
349 const struct file_operations
*fops
;
351 struct cdev
*new = NULL
;
354 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
357 struct kobject
*kobj
;
359 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
360 kobj
= kobj_lookup(cdev_map
, inode
->i_rdev
, &idx
);
363 new = container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
364 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
365 /* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
366 we dropped the lock. */
369 inode
->i_cdev
= p
= new;
370 list_add(&inode
->i_devices
, &p
->list
);
372 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
374 } else if (!cdev_get(p
))
376 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
382 fops
= fops_get(p
->ops
);
386 replace_fops(filp
, fops
);
387 if (filp
->f_op
->open
) {
388 ret
= filp
->f_op
->open(inode
, filp
);
400 void cd_forget(struct inode
*inode
)
402 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
403 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
404 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
405 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
408 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev
*cdev
)
410 spin_lock(&cdev_lock
);
411 while (!list_empty(&cdev
->list
)) {
413 inode
= container_of(cdev
->list
.next
, struct inode
, i_devices
);
414 list_del_init(&inode
->i_devices
);
415 inode
->i_cdev
= NULL
;
417 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock
);
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...
425 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops
= {
427 .llseek
= noop_llseek
,
430 static struct kobject
*exact_match(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
432 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
436 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev
, void *data
)
438 struct cdev
*p
= data
;
439 return cdev_get(p
) ? 0 : -1;
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
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.
452 int cdev_add(struct cdev
*p
, dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
459 error
= kobj_map(cdev_map
, dev
, count
, NULL
,
460 exact_match
, exact_lock
, p
);
464 kobject_get(p
->kobj
.parent
);
469 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev
, unsigned count
)
471 kobj_unmap(cdev_map
, dev
, count
);
475 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
476 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
478 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
481 void cdev_del(struct cdev
*p
)
483 cdev_unmap(p
->dev
, p
->count
);
484 kobject_put(&p
->kobj
);
488 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
490 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
491 struct kobject
*parent
= kobj
->parent
;
497 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject
*kobj
)
499 struct cdev
*p
= container_of(kobj
, struct cdev
, kobj
);
500 struct kobject
*parent
= kobj
->parent
;
507 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default
= {
508 .release
= cdev_default_release
,
511 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic
= {
512 .release
= cdev_dynamic_release
,
516 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
518 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
520 struct cdev
*cdev_alloc(void)
522 struct cdev
*p
= kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev
), GFP_KERNEL
);
524 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p
->list
);
525 kobject_init(&p
->kobj
, &ktype_cdev_dynamic
);
531 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
532 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
533 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
535 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
536 * system with cdev_add().
538 void cdev_init(struct cdev
*cdev
, const struct file_operations
*fops
)
540 memset(cdev
, 0, sizeof *cdev
);
541 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev
->list
);
542 kobject_init(&cdev
->kobj
, &ktype_cdev_default
);
546 static struct kobject
*base_probe(dev_t dev
, int *part
, void *data
)
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
));
554 void __init
chrdev_init(void)
556 cdev_map
= kobj_map_init(base_probe
, &chrdevs_lock
);
560 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
561 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region
);
562 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region
);
563 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region
);
564 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init
);
565 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc
);
566 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del
);
567 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add
);
568 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev
);
569 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev
);