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, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
50 if (kobject_name(kobj)) {
51 error = sysfs_create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
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 if (kobject_name(parent) == NULL)
77 length += strlen(kobject_name(parent)) + 1;
78 parent = parent->parent;
83 static void fill_kobj_path(struct kobject *kobj, char *path, int length)
85 struct kobject * parent;
88 for (parent = kobj; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
89 int cur = strlen(kobject_name(parent));
90 /* back up enough to print this name with '/' */
92 strncpy (path + length, kobject_name(parent), cur);
93 *(path + --length) = '/';
96 pr_debug("%s: path = '%s'\n",__FUNCTION__,path);
100 * kobject_get_path - generate and return the path associated with a given kobj and kset pair.
102 * @kobj: kobject in question, with which to build the path
103 * @gfp_mask: the allocation type used to allocate the path
105 * The result must be freed by the caller with kfree().
107 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask)
112 len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
115 path = kzalloc(len, gfp_mask);
118 fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
122 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_get_path);
125 * kobject_init - initialize object.
126 * @kobj: object in question.
128 void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj)
132 kref_init(&kobj->kref);
133 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
134 init_waitqueue_head(&kobj->poll);
135 kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
140 * unlink - remove kobject from kset list.
143 * Remove the kobject from the kset list and decrement
144 * its parent's refcount.
145 * This is separated out, so we can use it in both
146 * kobject_del() and kobject_add() on error.
149 static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
152 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
153 list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
154 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
160 * kobject_shadow_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
162 * @shadow_parent: sysfs directory to add to.
165 int kobject_shadow_add(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *shadow_parent)
168 struct kobject * parent;
170 if (!(kobj = kobject_get(kobj)))
173 kobj->k_name = kobj->name;
174 if (!*kobj->k_name) {
175 pr_debug("kobject attempted to be registered with no name!\n");
180 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
182 pr_debug("kobject %s: registering. parent: %s, set: %s\n",
183 kobject_name(kobj), parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
184 kobj->kset ? kobj->kset->kobj.name : "<NULL>" );
187 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
190 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
192 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list);
193 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
194 kobj->parent = parent;
197 error = create_dir(kobj, shadow_parent);
199 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
203 /* be noisy on error issues */
204 if (error == -EEXIST)
205 printk("kobject_add failed for %s with -EEXIST, "
206 "don't try to register things with the "
207 "same name in the same directory.\n",
210 printk("kobject_add failed for %s (%d)\n",
211 kobject_name(kobj), error);
219 * kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
222 int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
224 return kobject_shadow_add(kobj, NULL);
229 * kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
230 * @kobj: object in question.
233 int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
238 error = kobject_add(kobj);
240 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
247 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of an object
249 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
251 * If strlen(name) >= KOBJ_NAME_LEN, then use a dynamically allocated
252 * string that @kobj->k_name points to. Otherwise, use the static
255 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject * kobj, const char * fmt, ...)
258 int limit = KOBJ_NAME_LEN;
264 * First, try the static array
267 need = vsnprintf(kobj->name,limit,fmt,args);
273 * Need more space? Allocate it and try again
276 name = kmalloc(limit,GFP_KERNEL);
282 need = vsnprintf(name,limit,fmt,args);
285 /* Still? Give up. */
293 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
294 if (kobj->k_name && kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
297 /* Now, set the new name */
303 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
307 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
308 * @kobj: object in question.
309 * @new_name: object's new name
312 int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
315 const char *devpath = NULL;
316 char *devpath_string = NULL;
319 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
325 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
330 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
331 if (!devpath_string) {
335 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
336 envp[0] = devpath_string;
338 /* Note : if we want to send the new name alone, not the full path,
339 * we could probably use kobject_name(kobj); */
341 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, kobj->parent->dentry, new_name);
343 /* This function is mostly/only used for network interface.
344 * Some hotplug package track interfaces by their name and
345 * therefore want to know when the name is changed by the user. */
347 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
350 kfree(devpath_string);
358 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
359 * @kobj: object in question.
360 * @new_parent: object's new parent
361 * @new_name: object's new name
364 int kobject_shadow_rename(struct kobject * kobj, struct dentry *new_parent,
365 const char *new_name)
369 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
372 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_parent, new_name);
379 * kobject_move - move object to another parent
380 * @kobj: object in question.
381 * @new_parent: object's new parent (can be NULL)
384 int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
387 struct kobject *old_parent;
388 const char *devpath = NULL;
389 char *devpath_string = NULL;
392 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
395 new_parent = kobject_get(new_parent);
398 new_parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
400 /* old object path */
401 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
406 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
407 if (!devpath_string) {
411 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
412 envp[0] = devpath_string;
414 error = sysfs_move_dir(kobj, new_parent);
417 old_parent = kobj->parent;
418 kobj->parent = new_parent;
420 kobject_put(old_parent);
421 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
423 kobject_put(new_parent);
425 kfree(devpath_string);
431 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
435 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
439 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
444 * kobject_unregister - remove object from hierarchy and decrement refcount.
445 * @kobj: object going away.
448 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
452 pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
453 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
459 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
463 struct kobject * kobject_get(struct kobject * kobj)
466 kref_get(&kobj->kref);
471 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
475 void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject * kobj)
477 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
478 struct kset * s = kobj->kset;
479 struct kobject * parent = kobj->parent;
481 pr_debug("kobject %s: cleaning up\n",kobject_name(kobj));
482 if (kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
492 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
494 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
498 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
501 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
503 void kobject_put(struct kobject * kobj)
506 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
510 static void dir_release(struct kobject *kobj)
515 static struct kobj_type dir_ktype = {
516 .release = dir_release,
518 .default_attrs = NULL,
522 * kobject_kset_add_dir - add sub directory of object.
523 * @kset: kset the directory is belongs to.
524 * @parent: object in which a directory is created.
525 * @name: directory name.
527 * Add a plain directory object as child of given object.
529 struct kobject *kobject_kset_add_dir(struct kset *kset,
530 struct kobject *parent, const char *name)
538 k = kzalloc(sizeof(*k), GFP_KERNEL);
544 k->ktype = &dir_ktype;
545 kobject_set_name(k, name);
546 ret = kobject_register(k);
548 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kobject_register error: %d\n",
558 * kobject_add_dir - add sub directory of object.
559 * @parent: object in which a directory is created.
560 * @name: directory name.
562 * Add a plain directory object as child of given object.
564 struct kobject *kobject_add_dir(struct kobject *parent, const char *name)
566 return kobject_kset_add_dir(NULL, parent, name);
570 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
574 void kset_init(struct kset * k)
576 kobject_init(&k->kobj);
577 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
578 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
583 * kset_add - add a kset object to the hierarchy.
587 int kset_add(struct kset * k)
589 return kobject_add(&k->kobj);
594 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
598 int kset_register(struct kset * k)
608 * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
612 void kset_unregister(struct kset * k)
616 kobject_unregister(&k->kobj);
621 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
622 * @kset: kset we're looking in.
623 * @name: object's name.
625 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
626 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
627 * take a reference and return the object.
630 struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset * kset, const char * name)
632 struct list_head * entry;
633 struct kobject * ret = NULL;
635 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
636 list_for_each(entry,&kset->list) {
637 struct kobject * k = to_kobj(entry);
638 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k),name)) {
639 ret = kobject_get(k);
643 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
647 void subsystem_init(struct kset *s)
652 int subsystem_register(struct kset *s)
654 return kset_register(s);
657 void subsystem_unregister(struct kset *s)
663 * subsystem_create_file - export sysfs attribute file.
665 * @a: subsystem attribute descriptor.
668 int subsys_create_file(struct kset *s, struct subsys_attribute *a)
676 error = sysfs_create_file(&s->kobj, &a->attr);
682 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
683 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_register);
684 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_unregister);
685 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
686 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
687 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
688 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
690 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
691 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);
693 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_register);
694 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_unregister);
695 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_create_file);