2 * kobject.c - library routines for handling generic kernel objects
4 * Copyright (c) 2002-2003 Patrick Mochel <mochel@osdl.org>
6 * This file is released under the GPLv2.
9 * Please see the file Documentation/kobject.txt for critical information
10 * about using the kobject interface.
13 #include <linux/kobject.h>
14 #include <linux/string.h>
15 #include <linux/module.h>
16 #include <linux/stat.h>
17 #include <linux/slab.h>
20 * populate_dir - populate directory with attributes.
21 * @kobj: object we're working on.
23 * Most subsystems have a set of default attributes that
24 * are associated with an object that registers with them.
25 * This is a helper called during object registration that
26 * loops through the default attributes of the subsystem
27 * and creates attributes files for them in sysfs.
31 static int populate_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
33 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
34 struct attribute * attr;
38 if (t && t->default_attrs) {
39 for (i = 0; (attr = t->default_attrs[i]) != NULL; i++) {
40 if ((error = sysfs_create_file(kobj,attr)))
47 static int create_dir(struct kobject * kobj)
50 if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
51 error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj);
53 if ((error = populate_dir(kobj)))
54 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
60 static inline struct kobject * to_kobj(struct list_head * entry)
62 return container_of(entry,struct kobject,entry);
65 static int get_kobj_path_length(struct kobject *kobj)
68 struct kobject * parent = kobj;
70 /* walk up the ancestors until we hit the one pointing to the
72 * Add 1 to strlen for leading '/' of each level.
75 length += strlen(kobject_name(parent)) + 1;
76 parent = parent->parent;
81 static void fill_kobj_path(struct kobject *kobj, char *path, int length)
83 struct kobject * parent;
86 for (parent = kobj; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
87 int cur = strlen(kobject_name(parent));
88 /* back up enough to print this name with '/' */
90 strncpy (path + length, kobject_name(parent), cur);
91 *(path + --length) = '/';
94 pr_debug("%s: path = '%s'\n",__FUNCTION__,path);
98 * kobject_get_path - generate and return the path associated with a given kobj
99 * and kset pair. The result must be freed by the caller with kfree().
101 * @kobj: kobject in question, with which to build the path
102 * @gfp_mask: the allocation type used to allocate the path
104 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask)
109 len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
110 path = kmalloc(len, gfp_mask);
113 memset(path, 0x00, len);
114 fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
120 * kobject_init - initialize object.
121 * @kobj: object in question.
123 void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj)
125 kref_init(&kobj->kref);
126 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
127 kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
132 * unlink - remove kobject from kset list.
135 * Remove the kobject from the kset list and decrement
136 * its parent's refcount.
137 * This is separated out, so we can use it in both
138 * kobject_del() and kobject_add() on error.
141 static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
144 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
145 list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
146 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
152 * kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
156 int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
159 struct kobject * parent;
161 if (!(kobj = kobject_get(kobj)))
164 kobj->k_name = kobj->name;
165 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
167 pr_debug("kobject %s: registering. parent: %s, set: %s\n",
168 kobject_name(kobj), parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
169 kobj->kset ? kobj->kset->kobj.name : "<NULL>" );
172 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
175 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
177 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list);
178 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
180 kobj->parent = parent;
182 error = create_dir(kobj);
184 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
195 * kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
196 * @kobj: object in question.
199 int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
204 error = kobject_add(kobj);
206 printk("kobject_register failed for %s (%d)\n",
207 kobject_name(kobj),error);
210 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
218 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of an object
220 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
222 * If strlen(name) >= KOBJ_NAME_LEN, then use a dynamically allocated
223 * string that @kobj->k_name points to. Otherwise, use the static
226 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject * kobj, const char * fmt, ...)
229 int limit = KOBJ_NAME_LEN;
235 * First, try the static array
238 need = vsnprintf(kobj->name,limit,fmt,args);
244 * Need more space? Allocate it and try again
247 name = kmalloc(limit,GFP_KERNEL);
253 need = vsnprintf(name,limit,fmt,args);
256 /* Still? Give up. */
264 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
265 if (kobj->k_name && kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
268 /* Now, set the new name */
274 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
278 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
279 * @kobj: object in question.
280 * @new_name: object's new name
283 int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
287 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
290 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
297 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
301 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
303 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
308 * kobject_unregister - remove object from hierarchy and decrement refcount.
309 * @kobj: object going away.
312 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
314 pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
315 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
321 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
325 struct kobject * kobject_get(struct kobject * kobj)
328 kref_get(&kobj->kref);
333 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
337 void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject * kobj)
339 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
340 struct kset * s = kobj->kset;
341 struct kobject * parent = kobj->parent;
343 pr_debug("kobject %s: cleaning up\n",kobject_name(kobj));
344 if (kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
355 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
357 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
361 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
364 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
366 void kobject_put(struct kobject * kobj)
369 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
374 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
378 void kset_init(struct kset * k)
380 kobject_init(&k->kobj);
381 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
382 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
387 * kset_add - add a kset object to the hierarchy.
390 * Simply, this adds the kset's embedded kobject to the
392 * We also try to make sure that the kset's embedded kobject
393 * has a parent before it is added. We only care if the embedded
394 * kobject is not part of a kset itself, since kobject_add()
395 * assigns a parent in that case.
396 * If that is the case, and the kset has a controlling subsystem,
397 * then we set the kset's parent to be said subsystem.
400 int kset_add(struct kset * k)
402 if (!k->kobj.parent && !k->kobj.kset && k->subsys)
403 k->kobj.parent = &k->subsys->kset.kobj;
405 return kobject_add(&k->kobj);
410 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
414 int kset_register(struct kset * k)
422 * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
426 void kset_unregister(struct kset * k)
428 kobject_unregister(&k->kobj);
433 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
434 * @kset: kset we're looking in.
435 * @name: object's name.
437 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
438 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
439 * take a reference and return the object.
442 struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset * kset, const char * name)
444 struct list_head * entry;
445 struct kobject * ret = NULL;
447 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
448 list_for_each(entry,&kset->list) {
449 struct kobject * k = to_kobj(entry);
450 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k),name)) {
451 ret = kobject_get(k);
455 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
460 void subsystem_init(struct subsystem * s)
462 init_rwsem(&s->rwsem);
467 * subsystem_register - register a subsystem.
468 * @s: the subsystem we're registering.
470 * Once we register the subsystem, we want to make sure that
471 * the kset points back to this subsystem for correct usage of
475 int subsystem_register(struct subsystem * s)
480 pr_debug("subsystem %s: registering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
482 if (!(error = kset_add(&s->kset))) {
489 void subsystem_unregister(struct subsystem * s)
491 pr_debug("subsystem %s: unregistering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
492 kset_unregister(&s->kset);
497 * subsystem_create_file - export sysfs attribute file.
499 * @a: subsystem attribute descriptor.
502 int subsys_create_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
506 error = sysfs_create_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
514 * subsystem_remove_file - remove sysfs attribute file.
516 * @a: attribute desciptor.
519 void subsys_remove_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
522 sysfs_remove_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
527 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
528 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_register);
529 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_unregister);
530 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
531 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
532 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
533 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
535 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
536 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);
537 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_find_obj);
539 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_init);
540 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_register);
541 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_unregister);
542 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_create_file);
543 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_remove_file);