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 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 kobj->kset = kset_get(kobj->kset);
139 * unlink - remove kobject from kset list.
142 * Remove the kobject from the kset list and decrement
143 * its parent's refcount.
144 * This is separated out, so we can use it in both
145 * kobject_del() and kobject_add() on error.
148 static void unlink(struct kobject * kobj)
151 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
152 list_del_init(&kobj->entry);
153 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
159 * kobject_add - add an object to the hierarchy.
163 int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
166 struct kobject * parent;
168 if (!(kobj = kobject_get(kobj)))
171 kobject_set_name(kobj, "NO_NAME");
172 if (!*kobj->k_name) {
173 pr_debug("kobject attempted to be registered with no name!\n");
178 parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
180 pr_debug("kobject %s: registering. parent: %s, set: %s\n",
181 kobject_name(kobj), parent ? kobject_name(parent) : "<NULL>",
182 kobj->kset ? kobject_name(&kobj->kset->kobj) : "<NULL>" );
185 spin_lock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
188 parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
190 list_add_tail(&kobj->entry,&kobj->kset->list);
191 spin_unlock(&kobj->kset->list_lock);
192 kobj->parent = parent;
195 error = create_dir(kobj);
197 /* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
201 /* be noisy on error issues */
202 if (error == -EEXIST)
203 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject_add failed for %s with "
204 "-EEXIST, don't try to register things with "
205 "the same name in the same directory.\n",
208 printk(KERN_ERR "kobject_add failed for %s (%d)\n",
209 kobject_name(kobj), error);
217 * kobject_register - initialize and add an object.
218 * @kobj: object in question.
221 int kobject_register(struct kobject * kobj)
226 error = kobject_add(kobj);
228 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
235 * kobject_set_name - Set the name of an object
237 * @fmt: format string used to build the name
239 * If strlen(name) >= KOBJ_NAME_LEN, then use a dynamically allocated
240 * string that @kobj->k_name points to. Otherwise, use the static
243 int kobject_set_name(struct kobject * kobj, const char * fmt, ...)
251 /* find out how big a buffer we need */
252 name = kmalloc(1024, GFP_KERNEL);
258 need = vsnprintf(name, 1024, fmt, args);
262 /* Allocate the new space and copy the string in */
264 name = kmalloc(limit, GFP_KERNEL);
270 need = vsnprintf(name, limit, fmt, args);
273 /* something wrong with the string we copied? */
280 /* Free the old name, if necessary. */
283 /* Now, set the new name */
288 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_set_name);
291 * kobject_rename - change the name of an object
292 * @kobj: object in question.
293 * @new_name: object's new name
296 int kobject_rename(struct kobject * kobj, const char *new_name)
299 const char *devpath = NULL;
300 char *devpath_string = NULL;
303 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
309 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
314 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
315 if (!devpath_string) {
319 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
320 envp[0] = devpath_string;
322 /* Note : if we want to send the new name alone, not the full path,
323 * we could probably use kobject_name(kobj); */
325 error = sysfs_rename_dir(kobj, new_name);
327 /* This function is mostly/only used for network interface.
328 * Some hotplug package track interfaces by their name and
329 * therefore want to know when the name is changed by the user. */
331 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
334 kfree(devpath_string);
342 * kobject_move - move object to another parent
343 * @kobj: object in question.
344 * @new_parent: object's new parent (can be NULL)
347 int kobject_move(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobject *new_parent)
350 struct kobject *old_parent;
351 const char *devpath = NULL;
352 char *devpath_string = NULL;
355 kobj = kobject_get(kobj);
358 new_parent = kobject_get(new_parent);
361 new_parent = kobject_get(&kobj->kset->kobj);
363 /* old object path */
364 devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
369 devpath_string = kmalloc(strlen(devpath) + 15, GFP_KERNEL);
370 if (!devpath_string) {
374 sprintf(devpath_string, "DEVPATH_OLD=%s", devpath);
375 envp[0] = devpath_string;
377 error = sysfs_move_dir(kobj, new_parent);
380 old_parent = kobj->parent;
381 kobj->parent = new_parent;
383 kobject_put(old_parent);
384 kobject_uevent_env(kobj, KOBJ_MOVE, envp);
386 kobject_put(new_parent);
388 kfree(devpath_string);
394 * kobject_del - unlink kobject from hierarchy.
398 void kobject_del(struct kobject * kobj)
402 sysfs_remove_dir(kobj);
407 * kobject_unregister - remove object from hierarchy and decrement refcount.
408 * @kobj: object going away.
411 void kobject_unregister(struct kobject * kobj)
415 pr_debug("kobject %s: unregistering\n",kobject_name(kobj));
416 kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
422 * kobject_get - increment refcount for object.
426 struct kobject * kobject_get(struct kobject * kobj)
429 kref_get(&kobj->kref);
434 * kobject_cleanup - free kobject resources.
438 void kobject_cleanup(struct kobject * kobj)
440 struct kobj_type * t = get_ktype(kobj);
441 struct kset * s = kobj->kset;
442 struct kobject * parent = kobj->parent;
443 const char *name = kobj->k_name;
445 pr_debug("kobject %s: cleaning up\n",kobject_name(kobj));
446 if (t && t->release) {
448 /* If we have a release function, we can guess that this was
449 * not a statically allocated kobject, so we should be safe to
458 static void kobject_release(struct kref *kref)
460 kobject_cleanup(container_of(kref, struct kobject, kref));
464 * kobject_put - decrement refcount for object.
467 * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call kobject_cleanup().
469 void kobject_put(struct kobject * kobj)
472 kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
476 static void dir_release(struct kobject *kobj)
481 static struct kobj_type dir_ktype = {
482 .release = dir_release,
484 .default_attrs = NULL,
488 * kobject_kset_add_dir - add sub directory of object.
489 * @kset: kset the directory is belongs to.
490 * @parent: object in which a directory is created.
491 * @name: directory name.
493 * Add a plain directory object as child of given object.
495 struct kobject *kobject_kset_add_dir(struct kset *kset,
496 struct kobject *parent, const char *name)
504 k = kzalloc(sizeof(*k), GFP_KERNEL);
510 k->ktype = &dir_ktype;
511 kobject_set_name(k, name);
512 ret = kobject_register(k);
514 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kobject_register error: %d\n",
524 * kobject_add_dir - add sub directory of object.
525 * @parent: object in which a directory is created.
526 * @name: directory name.
528 * Add a plain directory object as child of given object.
530 struct kobject *kobject_add_dir(struct kobject *parent, const char *name)
532 return kobject_kset_add_dir(NULL, parent, name);
536 * kset_init - initialize a kset for use
540 void kset_init(struct kset * k)
542 kobject_init(&k->kobj);
543 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&k->list);
544 spin_lock_init(&k->list_lock);
549 * kset_add - add a kset object to the hierarchy.
553 int kset_add(struct kset * k)
555 return kobject_add(&k->kobj);
560 * kset_register - initialize and add a kset.
564 int kset_register(struct kset * k)
575 kobject_uevent(&k->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
581 * kset_unregister - remove a kset.
585 void kset_unregister(struct kset * k)
589 kobject_unregister(&k->kobj);
594 * kset_find_obj - search for object in kset.
595 * @kset: kset we're looking in.
596 * @name: object's name.
598 * Lock kset via @kset->subsys, and iterate over @kset->list,
599 * looking for a matching kobject. If matching object is found
600 * take a reference and return the object.
603 struct kobject * kset_find_obj(struct kset * kset, const char * name)
605 struct list_head * entry;
606 struct kobject * ret = NULL;
608 spin_lock(&kset->list_lock);
609 list_for_each(entry,&kset->list) {
610 struct kobject * k = to_kobj(entry);
611 if (kobject_name(k) && !strcmp(kobject_name(k),name)) {
612 ret = kobject_get(k);
616 spin_unlock(&kset->list_lock);
620 int subsystem_register(struct kset *s)
622 return kset_register(s);
625 void subsystem_unregister(struct kset *s)
631 * subsystem_create_file - export sysfs attribute file.
633 * @a: subsystem attribute descriptor.
636 int subsys_create_file(struct kset *s, struct subsys_attribute *a)
644 error = sysfs_create_file(&s->kobj, &a->attr);
650 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_init);
651 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_register);
652 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_unregister);
653 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_get);
654 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_put);
655 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_add);
656 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kobject_del);
658 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_register);
659 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kset_unregister);
661 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_register);
662 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsystem_unregister);
663 EXPORT_SYMBOL(subsys_create_file);