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 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
101 * and kset pair. The result must be freed by the caller with kfree().
103 * @kobj: kobject in question, with which to build the path
104 * @gfp_mask: the allocation type used to allocate the path
106 char *kobject_get_path(struct kobject *kobj, gfp_t gfp_mask)
111 len = get_kobj_path_length(kobj);
114 path = kmalloc(len, gfp_mask);
117 memset(path, 0x00, len);
118 fill_kobj_path(kobj, path, len);
124 * kobject_init - initialize object.
125 * @kobj: object in question.
127 void kobject_init(struct kobject * kobj)
129 kref_init(&kobj->kref);
130 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kobj->entry);
131 init_waitqueue_head(&kobj->poll);
132 kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
137 * unlink - remove kobject from kset list.
140 * Remove the kobject from the kset list and decrement
141 * its parent's refcount.
142 * This is separated out, so we can use it in both
143 * kobject_del() and kobject_add() on error.
146 static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
149 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
150 list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
151 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
157 * kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
161 int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
164 struct kobject * parent;
166 if (!(kobj = kobject_get(kobj)))
169 kobj->k_name = kobj->name;
171 pr_debug("kobject attempted to be registered with no name!\n");
175 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
177 pr_debug("kobject %s: registering. parent: %s, set: %s\n",
178 kobject_name(kobj), parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
179 kobj->kset ? kobj->kset->kobj.name : "<NULL>" );
182 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
185 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
187 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list);
188 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
190 kobj->parent = parent;
192 error = create_dir(kobj);
194 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
199 /* be noisy on error issues */
200 if (error == -EEXIST)
201 printk("kobject_add failed for %s with -EEXIST, "
202 "don't try to register things with the "
203 "same name in the same directory.\n",
206 printk("kobject_add failed for %s (%d)\n",
207 kobject_name(kobj), error);
216 * kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
217 * @kobj: object in question.
220 int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
225 error = kobject_add(kobj);
227 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
234 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of an object
236 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
238 * If strlen(name) >= KOBJ_NAME_LEN, then use a dynamically allocated
239 * string that @kobj->k_name points to. Otherwise, use the static
242 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject * kobj, const char * fmt, ...)
245 int limit = KOBJ_NAME_LEN;
251 * First, try the static array
254 need = vsnprintf(kobj->name,limit,fmt,args);
260 * Need more space? Allocate it and try again
263 name = kmalloc(limit,GFP_KERNEL);
269 need = vsnprintf(name,limit,fmt,args);
272 /* Still? Give up. */
280 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
281 if (kobj->k_name && kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
284 /* Now, set the new name */
290 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
294 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
295 * @kobj: object in question.
296 * @new_name: object's new name
299 int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
303 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
306 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
313 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
317 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
319 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
324 * kobject_unregister - remove object from hierarchy and decrement refcount.
325 * @kobj: object going away.
328 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
330 pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
331 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
337 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
341 struct kobject * kobject_get(struct kobject * kobj)
344 kref_get(&kobj->kref);
349 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
353 void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject * kobj)
355 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
356 struct kset * s = kobj->kset;
357 struct kobject * parent = kobj->parent;
359 pr_debug("kobject %s: cleaning up\n",kobject_name(kobj));
360 if (kobj->k_name != kobj->name)
371 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
373 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
377 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
380 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
382 void kobject_put(struct kobject * kobj)
385 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
389 static void dir_release(struct kobject *kobj)
394 static struct kobj_type dir_ktype = {
395 .release = dir_release,
397 .default_attrs = NULL,
401 * kobject_add_dir - add sub directory of object.
402 * @parent: object in which a directory is created.
403 * @name: directory name.
405 * Add a plain directory object as child of given object.
407 struct kobject *kobject_add_dir(struct kobject *parent, const char *name)
414 k = kzalloc(sizeof(*k), GFP_KERNEL);
419 k->ktype = &dir_ktype;
420 kobject_set_name(k, name);
427 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
431 void kset_init(struct kset * k)
433 kobject_init(&k->kobj);
434 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
435 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
440 * kset_add - add a kset object to the hierarchy.
443 * Simply, this adds the kset's embedded kobject to the
445 * We also try to make sure that the kset's embedded kobject
446 * has a parent before it is added. We only care if the embedded
447 * kobject is not part of a kset itself, since kobject_add()
448 * assigns a parent in that case.
449 * If that is the case, and the kset has a controlling subsystem,
450 * then we set the kset's parent to be said subsystem.
453 int kset_add(struct kset * k)
455 if (!k->kobj.parent && !k->kobj.kset && k->subsys)
456 k->kobj.parent = &k->subsys->kset.kobj;
458 return kobject_add(&k->kobj);
463 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
467 int kset_register(struct kset * k)
475 * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
479 void kset_unregister(struct kset * k)
481 kobject_unregister(&k->kobj);
486 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
487 * @kset: kset we're looking in.
488 * @name: object's name.
490 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
491 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
492 * take a reference and return the object.
495 struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset * kset, const char * name)
497 struct list_head * entry;
498 struct kobject * ret = NULL;
500 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
501 list_for_each(entry,&kset->list) {
502 struct kobject * k = to_kobj(entry);
503 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k),name)) {
504 ret = kobject_get(k);
508 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
513 void subsystem_init(struct subsystem * s)
515 init_rwsem(&s->rwsem);
520 * subsystem_register - register a subsystem.
521 * @s: the subsystem we're registering.
523 * Once we register the subsystem, we want to make sure that
524 * the kset points back to this subsystem for correct usage of
528 int subsystem_register(struct subsystem * s)
533 pr_debug("subsystem %s: registering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
535 if (!(error = kset_add(&s->kset))) {
542 void subsystem_unregister(struct subsystem * s)
544 pr_debug("subsystem %s: unregistering\n",s->kset.kobj.name);
545 kset_unregister(&s->kset);
550 * subsystem_create_file - export sysfs attribute file.
552 * @a: subsystem attribute descriptor.
555 int subsys_create_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
559 error = sysfs_create_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
567 * subsystem_remove_file - remove sysfs attribute file.
569 * @a: attribute desciptor.
572 void subsys_remove_file(struct subsystem * s, struct subsys_attribute * a)
575 sysfs_remove_file(&s->kset.kobj,&a->attr);
581 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
582 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_register);
583 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_unregister);
584 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
585 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
586 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
587 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
589 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
590 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);
592 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_register);
593 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_unregister);
594 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_create_file);