linux/fs/char_dev.c

// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
/*
 *  linux/fs/char_dev.c
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992  Linus Torvalds
 */

#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/string.h>

#include <linux/major.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/seq_file.h>

#include <linux/kobject.h>
#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
#include <linux/cdev.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
#include <linux/tty.h>

#include "internal.h"

static struct kobj_map *cdev_map __ro_after_init;

static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);

#define CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE

static struct char_device_struct {} *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];

/* index in the above */
static inline int major_to_index(unsigned major)
{}

#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS

void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
{}

#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */

static int find_dynamic_major(void)
{}

/*
 * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
 *
 * If major == 0 this function will dynamically allocate an unused major.
 * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the range of minors
 * with given major.
 *
 */
static struct char_device_struct *
__register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
			   int minorct, const char *name)
{}

static struct char_device_struct *
__unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
{}

/**
 * register_chrdev_region() - register a range of device numbers
 * @from: the first in the desired range of device numbers; must include
 *        the major number.
 * @count: the number of consecutive device numbers required
 * @name: the name of the device or driver.
 *
 * Return value is zero on success, a negative error code on failure.
 */
int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
{}

/**
 * alloc_chrdev_region() - register a range of char device numbers
 * @dev: output parameter for first assigned number
 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
 * @name: the name of the associated device or driver
 *
 * Allocates a range of char device numbers.  The major number will be
 * chosen dynamically, and returned (along with the first minor number)
 * in @dev.  Returns zero or a negative error code.
 */
int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
			const char *name)
{}

/**
 * __register_chrdev() - create and register a cdev occupying a range of minors
 * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
 * @baseminor: first of the requested range of minor numbers
 * @count: the number of minor numbers required
 * @name: name of this range of devices
 * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
 *
 * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
 * its number.
 *
 * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
 * major number and will return zero on success.
 *
 * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
 *
 * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
 * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
 * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
 * of the module here.
 */
int __register_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
		      unsigned int count, const char *name,
		      const struct file_operations *fops)
{}

/**
 * unregister_chrdev_region() - unregister a range of device numbers
 * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
 * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
 *
 * This function will unregister a range of @count device numbers,
 * starting with @from.  The caller should normally be the one who
 * allocated those numbers in the first place...
 */
void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
{}

/**
 * __unregister_chrdev - unregister and destroy a cdev
 * @major: major device number
 * @baseminor: first of the range of minor numbers
 * @count: the number of minor numbers this cdev is occupying
 * @name: name of this range of devices
 *
 * Unregister and destroy the cdev occupying the region described by
 * @major, @baseminor and @count.  This function undoes what
 * __register_chrdev() did.
 */
void __unregister_chrdev(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
			 unsigned int count, const char *name)
{}

static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);

static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
{}

void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
{}

/*
 * Called every time a character special file is opened
 */
static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
{}

void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
{}

static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
{}

/*
 * Dummy default file-operations: the only thing this does
 * is contain the open that then fills in the correct operations
 * depending on the special file...
 */
const struct file_operations def_chr_fops =;

static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
{}

static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
{}

/**
 * cdev_add() - add a char device to the system
 * @p: the cdev structure for the device
 * @dev: the first device number for which this device is responsible
 * @count: the number of consecutive minor numbers corresponding to this
 *         device
 *
 * cdev_add() adds the device represented by @p to the system, making it
 * live immediately.  A negative error code is returned on failure.
 */
int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
{}

/**
 * cdev_set_parent() - set the parent kobject for a char device
 * @p: the cdev structure
 * @kobj: the kobject to take a reference to
 *
 * cdev_set_parent() sets a parent kobject which will be referenced
 * appropriately so the parent is not freed before the cdev. This
 * should be called before cdev_add.
 */
void cdev_set_parent(struct cdev *p, struct kobject *kobj)
{}

/**
 * cdev_device_add() - add a char device and it's corresponding
 *	struct device, linkink
 * @dev: the device structure
 * @cdev: the cdev structure
 *
 * cdev_device_add() adds the char device represented by @cdev to the system,
 * just as cdev_add does. It then adds @dev to the system using device_add
 * The dev_t for the char device will be taken from the struct device which
 * needs to be initialized first. This helper function correctly takes a
 * reference to the parent device so the parent will not get released until
 * all references to the cdev are released.
 *
 * This helper uses dev->devt for the device number. If it is not set
 * it will not add the cdev and it will be equivalent to device_add.
 *
 * This function should be used whenever the struct cdev and the
 * struct device are members of the same structure whose lifetime is
 * managed by the struct device.
 *
 * NOTE: Callers must assume that userspace was able to open the cdev and
 * can call cdev fops callbacks at any time, even if this function fails.
 */
int cdev_device_add(struct cdev *cdev, struct device *dev)
{}

/**
 * cdev_device_del() - inverse of cdev_device_add
 * @dev: the device structure
 * @cdev: the cdev structure
 *
 * cdev_device_del() is a helper function to call cdev_del and device_del.
 * It should be used whenever cdev_device_add is used.
 *
 * If dev->devt is not set it will not remove the cdev and will be equivalent
 * to device_del.
 *
 * NOTE: This guarantees that associated sysfs callbacks are not running
 * or runnable, however any cdevs already open will remain and their fops
 * will still be callable even after this function returns.
 */
void cdev_device_del(struct cdev *cdev, struct device *dev)
{}

static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
{}

/**
 * cdev_del() - remove a cdev from the system
 * @p: the cdev structure to be removed
 *
 * cdev_del() removes @p from the system, possibly freeing the structure
 * itself.
 *
 * NOTE: This guarantees that cdev device will no longer be able to be
 * opened, however any cdevs already open will remain and their fops will
 * still be callable even after cdev_del returns.
 */
void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
{}


static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
{}

static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
{}

static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default =;

static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic =;

/**
 * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
 *
 * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
 */
struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
{}

/**
 * cdev_init() - initialize a cdev structure
 * @cdev: the structure to initialize
 * @fops: the file_operations for this device
 *
 * Initializes @cdev, remembering @fops, making it ready to add to the
 * system with cdev_add().
 */
void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const struct file_operations *fops)
{}

static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
{}

void __init chrdev_init(void)
{}


/* Let modules do char dev stuff */
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();
EXPORT_SYMBOL();