1 /* Deprecated, do not use. Moved from module.c to here. --RR */
3 /* Written by Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> Oct 2000 */
4 #include <linux/module.h>
5 #include <linux/kmod.h>
6 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
7 #include <linux/list.h>
8 #include <linux/slab.h>
10 /* inter_module functions are always available, even when the kernel is
11 * compiled without modules. Consumers of inter_module_xxx routines
12 * will always work, even when both are built into the kernel, this
13 * approach removes lots of #ifdefs in mainline code.
16 static struct list_head ime_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ime_list);
17 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ime_lock);
18 static int kmalloc_failed;
20 struct inter_module_entry {
21 struct list_head list;
28 * inter_module_register - register a new set of inter module data.
29 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
30 * @owner: module that is registering the data, always use THIS_MODULE
31 * @userdata: pointer to arbitrary userdata to be registered
33 * Description: Check that the im_name has not already been registered,
34 * complain if it has. For new data, add it to the inter_module_entry
37 void inter_module_register(const char *im_name, struct module *owner, const void *userdata)
39 struct list_head *tmp;
40 struct inter_module_entry *ime, *ime_new;
42 if (!(ime_new = kzalloc(sizeof(*ime), GFP_KERNEL))) {
43 /* Overloaded kernel, not fatal */
45 "Aiee, inter_module_register: cannot kmalloc entry for '%s'\n",
50 ime_new->im_name = im_name;
51 ime_new->owner = owner;
52 ime_new->userdata = userdata;
55 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
56 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
57 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
58 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
60 /* Program logic error, fatal */
61 printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_register: duplicate im_name '%s'", im_name);
65 list_add(&(ime_new->list), &ime_list);
66 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
70 * inter_module_unregister - unregister a set of inter module data.
71 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
73 * Description: Check that the im_name has been registered, complain if
74 * it has not. For existing data, remove it from the
75 * inter_module_entry list.
77 void inter_module_unregister(const char *im_name)
79 struct list_head *tmp;
80 struct inter_module_entry *ime;
83 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
84 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
85 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
86 list_del(&(ime->list));
87 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
92 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
95 "inter_module_unregister: no entry for '%s', "
96 "probably caused by previous kmalloc failure\n",
101 /* Program logic error, fatal */
102 printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_unregister: no entry for '%s'", im_name);
108 * inter_module_get - return arbitrary userdata from another module.
109 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
111 * Description: If the im_name has not been registered, return NULL.
112 * Try to increment the use count on the owning module, if that fails
113 * then return NULL. Otherwise return the userdata.
115 static const void *inter_module_get(const char *im_name)
117 struct list_head *tmp;
118 struct inter_module_entry *ime;
119 const void *result = NULL;
121 spin_lock(&ime_lock);
122 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
123 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
124 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
125 if (try_module_get(ime->owner))
126 result = ime->userdata;
130 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
135 * inter_module_get_request - im get with automatic request_module.
136 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
137 * @modname: module that is expected to register im_name
139 * Description: If inter_module_get fails, do request_module then retry.
141 const void *inter_module_get_request(const char *im_name, const char *modname)
143 const void *result = inter_module_get(im_name);
145 request_module("%s", modname);
146 result = inter_module_get(im_name);
152 * inter_module_put - release use of data from another module.
153 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
155 * Description: If the im_name has not been registered, complain,
156 * otherwise decrement the use count on the owning module.
158 void inter_module_put(const char *im_name)
160 struct list_head *tmp;
161 struct inter_module_entry *ime;
163 spin_lock(&ime_lock);
164 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
165 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
166 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
168 module_put(ime->owner);
169 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
173 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
174 printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_put: no entry for '%s'", im_name);
178 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_register);
179 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_unregister);
180 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_get_request);
181 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_put);
183 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");