4 * Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Linus Torvalds
7 #include <linux/config.h>
8 #include <linux/init.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/smp_lock.h>
17 #include <linux/devfs_fs_kernel.h>
19 #include <linux/kobject.h>
20 #include <linux/kobj_map.h>
21 #include <linux/cdev.h>
24 #include <linux/kmod.h>
27 static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
29 #define MAX_PROBE_HASH 255 /* random */
31 static DECLARE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
33 static struct char_device_struct {
34 struct char_device_struct *next;
36 unsigned int baseminor;
39 struct file_operations *fops;
40 struct cdev *cdev; /* will die */
41 } *chrdevs[MAX_PROBE_HASH];
43 /* index in the above */
44 static inline int major_to_index(int major)
46 return major % MAX_PROBE_HASH;
49 /* get char device names in somewhat random order */
50 int get_chrdev_list(char *page)
52 struct char_device_struct *cd;
55 len = sprintf(page, "Character devices:\n");
58 for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs) ; i++) {
59 for (cd = chrdevs[i]; cd; cd = cd->next) {
61 * if the current name, plus the 5 extra characters
62 * in the device line for this entry
63 * would run us off the page, we're done
65 if ((len+strlen(cd->name) + 5) >= PAGE_SIZE)
69 len += sprintf(page+len, "%3d %s\n",
80 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
82 * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
85 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
86 * minors and will return zero on success.
88 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
90 static struct char_device_struct *
91 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
92 int minorct, const char *name)
94 struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
98 cd = kmalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
100 return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
102 memset(cd, 0, sizeof(struct char_device_struct));
108 for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
109 if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
122 cd->baseminor = baseminor;
123 cd->minorct = minorct;
126 i = major_to_index(major);
128 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
129 if ((*cp)->major > major ||
130 ((*cp)->major == major && (*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor))
132 if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major &&
133 (*cp)->baseminor < baseminor + minorct) {
147 static struct char_device_struct *
148 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
150 struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
151 int i = major_to_index(major);
154 for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
155 if ((*cp)->major == major &&
156 (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
157 (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
167 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
169 struct char_device_struct *cd;
170 dev_t to = from + count;
173 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
174 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
177 cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
185 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
186 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
187 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
192 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
195 struct char_device_struct *cd;
196 cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
199 *dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
203 int register_chrdev(unsigned int major, const char *name,
204 struct file_operations *fops)
206 struct char_device_struct *cd;
211 cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, 0, 256, name);
219 cdev->owner = fops->owner;
221 kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
222 for (s = strchr(kobject_name(&cdev->kobj),'/'); s; s = strchr(s, '/'))
225 err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, 0), 256);
231 return major ? 0 : cd->major;
233 kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
235 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, 0, 256));
239 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
241 dev_t to = from + count;
244 for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
245 next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
248 kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
252 int unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, const char *name)
254 struct char_device_struct *cd;
255 cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, 0, 256);
262 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
264 static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
266 struct module *owner = p->owner;
267 struct kobject *kobj;
269 if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
271 kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
277 void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
280 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
281 module_put(p->owner);
286 * Called every time a character special file is opened
288 int chrdev_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
291 struct cdev *new = NULL;
294 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
297 struct kobject *kobj;
299 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
300 kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
303 new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
304 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
307 inode->i_cdev = p = new;
308 inode->i_cindex = idx;
309 list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
311 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
313 } else if (!cdev_get(p))
315 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
319 filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
324 if (filp->f_op->open) {
326 ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
334 void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
336 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
337 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
338 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
339 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
342 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
344 spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
345 while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
347 inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
348 list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
349 inode->i_cdev = NULL;
351 spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
355 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
356 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
357 * depending on the special file...
359 struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
363 static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
365 struct cdev *p = data;
369 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
371 struct cdev *p = data;
372 return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
375 int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
379 return kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, p);
382 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
384 kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
387 void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
389 cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
390 kobject_put(&p->kobj);
394 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
396 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
400 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
402 struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
407 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
408 .release = cdev_default_release,
411 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
412 .release = cdev_dynamic_release,
415 struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
417 struct cdev *p = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
419 memset(p, 0, sizeof(struct cdev));
420 p->kobj.ktype = &ktype_cdev_dynamic;
421 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
422 kobject_init(&p->kobj);
427 void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, struct file_operations *fops)
429 memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
430 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
431 cdev->kobj.ktype = &ktype_cdev_default;
432 kobject_init(&cdev->kobj);
436 static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
438 if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
439 /* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
440 request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
444 void __init chrdev_init(void)
446 cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
450 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
451 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
452 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
453 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
454 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
455 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
456 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
457 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
458 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev);
459 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev);