xref: /linux/fs/char_dev.c (revision 0d456bad36d42d16022be045c8a53ddbb59ee478)
1 /*
2  *  linux/fs/char_dev.c
3  *
4  *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992  Linus Torvalds
5  */
6 
7 #include <linux/init.h>
8 #include <linux/fs.h>
9 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
10 #include <linux/slab.h>
11 #include <linux/string.h>
12 
13 #include <linux/major.h>
14 #include <linux/errno.h>
15 #include <linux/module.h>
16 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
17 
18 #include <linux/kobject.h>
19 #include <linux/kobj_map.h>
20 #include <linux/cdev.h>
21 #include <linux/mutex.h>
22 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
23 #include <linux/tty.h>
24 
25 #include "internal.h"
26 
27 /*
28  * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
29  * devices
30  * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
31  * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
32  * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
33  */
34 struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
35 	.name = "char",
36 	.capabilities	= (
37 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
38 		/* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
39 		BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
40 #endif
41 		/* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
42 		BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
43 		BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP |
44 		/* no writeback happens */
45 		BDI_CAP_NO_ACCT_AND_WRITEBACK),
46 };
47 
48 static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
49 
50 static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
51 
52 static struct char_device_struct {
53 	struct char_device_struct *next;
54 	unsigned int major;
55 	unsigned int baseminor;
56 	int minorct;
57 	char name[64];
58 	struct cdev *cdev;		/* will die */
59 } *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
60 
61 /* index in the above */
62 static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
63 {
64 	return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
65 }
66 
67 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
68 
69 void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
70 {
71 	struct char_device_struct *cd;
72 
73 	if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
74 		mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
75 		for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
76 			seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
77 		mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
78 	}
79 }
80 
81 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
82 
83 /*
84  * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
85  *
86  * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
87  * its number.
88  *
89  * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
90  * minors and will return zero on success.
91  *
92  * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
93  */
94 static struct char_device_struct *
95 __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
96 			   int minorct, const char *name)
97 {
98 	struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
99 	int ret = 0;
100 	int i;
101 
102 	cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
103 	if (cd == NULL)
104 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
105 
106 	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
107 
108 	/* temporary */
109 	if (major == 0) {
110 		for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
111 			if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
112 				break;
113 		}
114 
115 		if (i == 0) {
116 			ret = -EBUSY;
117 			goto out;
118 		}
119 		major = i;
120 		ret = major;
121 	}
122 
123 	cd->major = major;
124 	cd->baseminor = baseminor;
125 	cd->minorct = minorct;
126 	strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
127 
128 	i = major_to_index(major);
129 
130 	for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
131 		if ((*cp)->major > major ||
132 		    ((*cp)->major == major &&
133 		     (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
134 		      ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
135 			break;
136 
137 	/* Check for overlapping minor ranges.  */
138 	if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
139 		int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
140 		int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
141 		int new_min = baseminor;
142 		int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
143 
144 		/* New driver overlaps from the left.  */
145 		if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
146 			ret = -EBUSY;
147 			goto out;
148 		}
149 
150 		/* New driver overlaps from the right.  */
151 		if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
152 			ret = -EBUSY;
153 			goto out;
154 		}
155 	}
156 
157 	cd->next = *cp;
158 	*cp = cd;
159 	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
160 	return cd;
161 out:
162 	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
163 	kfree(cd);
164 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
165 }
166 
167 static struct char_device_struct *
168 __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
169 {
170 	struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
171 	int i = major_to_index(major);
172 
173 	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
174 	for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
175 		if ((*cp)->major == major &&
176 		    (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
177 		    (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
178 			break;
179 	if (*cp) {
180 		cd = *cp;
181 		*cp = cd->next;
182 	}
183 	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
184 	return cd;
185 }
186 
187 /**
188  * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
189  * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
190  *        the major number.
191  * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
192  * @name: the name of the device or driver.
193  *
194  * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
195  */
196 int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
197 {
198 	struct char_device_struct *cd;
199 	dev_t to = from + count;
200 	dev_t n, next;
201 
202 	for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
203 		next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
204 		if (next > to)
205 			next = to;
206 		cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
207 			       next - n, name);
208 		if (IS_ERR(cd))
209 			goto fail;
210 	}
211 	return 0;
212 fail:
213 	to = n;
214 	for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
215 		next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
216 		kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
217 	}
218 	return PTR_ERR(cd);
219 }
220 
221 /**
222  * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
223  * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
224  * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
225  * @count: the number of minor numbers required
226  * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
227  *
228  * Allocates a range of char device numbers.  The major number will be
229  * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
230  * in @dev.  Returns zero or a negative error code.
231  */
232 int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
233 			const char *name)
234 {
235 	struct char_device_struct *cd;
236 	cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
237 	if (IS_ERR(cd))
238 		return PTR_ERR(cd);
239 	*dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
240 	return 0;
241 }
242 
243 /**
244  * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
245  * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
246  * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
247  * @count: the number of minor numbers required
248  * @name: name of this range of devices
249  * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
250  *
251  * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
252  * its number.
253  *
254  * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
255  * major number and will return zero on success.
256  *
257  * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
258  *
259  * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
260  * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
261  * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
262  * of the module here.
263  */
264 int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
265 		      unsigned int count, const char *name,
266 		      const struct file_operations *fops)
267 {
268 	struct char_device_struct *cd;
269 	struct cdev *cdev;
270 	int err = -ENOMEM;
271 
272 	cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
273 	if (IS_ERR(cd))
274 		return PTR_ERR(cd);
275 
276 	cdev = cdev_alloc();
277 	if (!cdev)
278 		goto out2;
279 
280 	cdev->owner = fops->owner;
281 	cdev->ops = fops;
282 	kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
283 
284 	err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
285 	if (err)
286 		goto out;
287 
288 	cd->cdev = cdev;
289 
290 	return major ? 0 : cd->major;
291 out:
292 	kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
293 out2:
294 	kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
295 	return err;
296 }
297 
298 /**
299  * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
300  * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
301  * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
302  *
303  * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
304  * starting with @from.  The caller should normally be the one who
305  * allocated those numbers in the first place...
306  */
307 void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
308 {
309 	dev_t to = from + count;
310 	dev_t n, next;
311 
312 	for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
313 		next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
314 		if (next > to)
315 			next = to;
316 		kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
317 	}
318 }
319 
320 /**
321  * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
322  * @major: major device number
323  * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
324  * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
325  * @name: name of this range of devices
326  *
327  * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
328  * @major, @baseminor and @count.  This function undoes what
329  * __register_chrdev() did.
330  */
331 void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
332 			 unsigned int count, const char *name)
333 {
334 	struct char_device_struct *cd;
335 
336 	cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
337 	if (cd && cd->cdev)
338 		cdev_del(cd->cdev);
339 	kfree(cd);
340 }
341 
342 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
343 
344 static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
345 {
346 	struct module *owner = p->owner;
347 	struct kobject *kobj;
348 
349 	if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
350 		return NULL;
351 	kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
352 	if (!kobj)
353 		module_put(owner);
354 	return kobj;
355 }
356 
357 void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
358 {
359 	if (p) {
360 		struct module *owner = p->owner;
361 		kobject_put(&p->kobj);
362 		module_put(owner);
363 	}
364 }
365 
366 /*
367  * Called every time a character special file is opened
368  */
369 static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
370 {
371 	struct cdev *p;
372 	struct cdev *new = NULL;
373 	int ret = 0;
374 
375 	spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
376 	p = inode->i_cdev;
377 	if (!p) {
378 		struct kobject *kobj;
379 		int idx;
380 		spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
381 		kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
382 		if (!kobj)
383 			return -ENXIO;
384 		new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
385 		spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
386 		/* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
387 		   we dropped the lock. */
388 		p = inode->i_cdev;
389 		if (!p) {
390 			inode->i_cdev = p = new;
391 			list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
392 			new = NULL;
393 		} else if (!cdev_get(p))
394 			ret = -ENXIO;
395 	} else if (!cdev_get(p))
396 		ret = -ENXIO;
397 	spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
398 	cdev_put(new);
399 	if (ret)
400 		return ret;
401 
402 	ret = -ENXIO;
403 	filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
404 	if (!filp->f_op)
405 		goto out_cdev_put;
406 
407 	if (filp->f_op->open) {
408 		ret = filp->f_op->open(inode, filp);
409 		if (ret)
410 			goto out_cdev_put;
411 	}
412 
413 	return 0;
414 
415  out_cdev_put:
416 	cdev_put(p);
417 	return ret;
418 }
419 
420 void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
421 {
422 	spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
423 	list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
424 	inode->i_cdev = NULL;
425 	spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
426 }
427 
428 static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
429 {
430 	spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
431 	while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
432 		struct inode *inode;
433 		inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
434 		list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
435 		inode->i_cdev = NULL;
436 	}
437 	spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
438 }
439 
440 /*
441  * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
442  * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
443  * depending on the special file...
444  */
445 const struct file_operations def_chr_fops = {
446 	.open = chrdev_open,
447 	.llseek = noop_llseek,
448 };
449 
450 static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
451 {
452 	struct cdev *p = data;
453 	return &p->kobj;
454 }
455 
456 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
457 {
458 	struct cdev *p = data;
459 	return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
460 }
461 
462 /**
463  * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
464  * @p: the cdev structure for the device
465  * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
466  * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
467  *         device
468  *
469  * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
470  * live immediately.  A negative error code is returned on failure.
471  */
472 int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
473 {
474 	int error;
475 
476 	p->dev = dev;
477 	p->count = count;
478 
479 	error = kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL,
480 			 exact_match, exact_lock, p);
481 	if (error)
482 		return error;
483 
484 	kobject_get(p->kobj.parent);
485 
486 	return 0;
487 }
488 
489 static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
490 {
491 	kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, count);
492 }
493 
494 /**
495  * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
496  * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
497  *
498  * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
499  * itself.
500  */
501 void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
502 {
503 	cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
504 	kobject_put(&p->kobj);
505 }
506 
507 
508 static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
509 {
510 	struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
511 	struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
512 
513 	cdev_purge(p);
514 	kobject_put(parent);
515 }
516 
517 static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
518 {
519 	struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
520 	struct kobject *parent = kobj->parent;
521 
522 	cdev_purge(p);
523 	kfree(p);
524 	kobject_put(parent);
525 }
526 
527 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
528 	.release	= cdev_default_release,
529 };
530 
531 static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
532 	.release	= cdev_dynamic_release,
533 };
534 
535 /**
536  * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
537  *
538  * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
539  */
540 struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
541 {
542 	struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
543 	if (p) {
544 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
545 		kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
546 	}
547 	return p;
548 }
549 
550 /**
551  * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
552  * @cdev: the structure to initialize
553  * @fops: the file_operations for this device
554  *
555  * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
556  * system with cdev_add().
557  */
558 void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
559 {
560 	memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
561 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
562 	kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
563 	cdev->ops = fops;
564 }
565 
566 static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
567 {
568 	if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
569 		/* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
570 		request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
571 	return NULL;
572 }
573 
574 void __init chrdev_init(void)
575 {
576 	cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
577 	bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
578 }
579 
580 
581 /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
582 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
583 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
584 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
585 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
586 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
587 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
588 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
589 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
590 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
591 EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
592