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    /*
     *  linux/fs/char_dev.c
     *
     *  Copyright (C) 1991, 1992  Linus Torvalds
     */
    
    #include <linux/init.h>
    #include <linux/fs.h>
    
    #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
    
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    #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>
    
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    #include <linux/kobject.h>
    #include <linux/kobj_map.h>
    #include <linux/cdev.h>
    
    #include <linux/mutex.h>
    
    #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
    
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    /*
     * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
     * devices
     * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
     * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
     * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
     */
    struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
    
    	.name = "char",
    
    	.capabilities	= (
    #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
    		/* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
    		BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
    #endif
    		/* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
    		BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
    		BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP),
    };
    
    
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    static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
    
    
    static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
    
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    static struct char_device_struct {
    	struct char_device_struct *next;
    	unsigned int major;
    	unsigned int baseminor;
    	int minorct;
    
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    	struct cdev *cdev;		/* will die */
    
    } *chrdevs[CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE];
    
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    /* index in the above */
    static inline int major_to_index(int major)
    {
    
    	return major % CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE;
    
    void chrdev_show(struct seq_file *f, off_t offset)
    
    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd;
    
    
    	if (offset < CHRDEV_MAJOR_HASH_SIZE) {
    		mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
    		for (cd = chrdevs[offset]; cd; cd = cd->next)
    			seq_printf(f, "%3d %s\n", cd->major, cd->name);
    		mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	}
    
    #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
    
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    /*
     * Register a single major with a specified minor range.
     *
     * If major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
     * its number.
     *
     * If major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve the passed range of
     * minors and will return zero on success.
     *
     * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
     */
    static struct char_device_struct *
    __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
    			   int minorct, const char *name)
    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd, **cp;
    	int ret = 0;
    	int i;
    
    
    	cd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct char_device_struct), GFP_KERNEL);
    
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    	if (cd == NULL)
    		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
    
    
    	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	/* temporary */
    	if (major == 0) {
    		for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(chrdevs)-1; i > 0; i--) {
    			if (chrdevs[i] == NULL)
    				break;
    		}
    
    		if (i == 0) {
    			ret = -EBUSY;
    			goto out;
    		}
    		major = i;
    		ret = major;
    	}
    
    	cd->major = major;
    	cd->baseminor = baseminor;
    	cd->minorct = minorct;
    
    	strlcpy(cd->name, name, sizeof(cd->name));
    
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    	i = major_to_index(major);
    
    	for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
    		if ((*cp)->major > major ||
    
    		    ((*cp)->major == major &&
    		     (((*cp)->baseminor >= baseminor) ||
    		      ((*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct > baseminor))))
    
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    			break;
    
    
    	/* Check for overlapping minor ranges.  */
    	if (*cp && (*cp)->major == major) {
    		int old_min = (*cp)->baseminor;
    		int old_max = (*cp)->baseminor + (*cp)->minorct - 1;
    		int new_min = baseminor;
    		int new_max = baseminor + minorct - 1;
    
    		/* New driver overlaps from the left.  */
    		if (new_max >= old_min && new_max <= old_max) {
    			ret = -EBUSY;
    			goto out;
    		}
    
    		/* New driver overlaps from the right.  */
    		if (new_min <= old_max && new_min >= old_min) {
    			ret = -EBUSY;
    			goto out;
    		}
    
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    	}
    
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    	cd->next = *cp;
    	*cp = cd;
    
    	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	return cd;
    out:
    
    	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	kfree(cd);
    	return ERR_PTR(ret);
    }
    
    static struct char_device_struct *
    __unregister_chrdev_region(unsigned major, unsigned baseminor, int minorct)
    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd = NULL, **cp;
    	int i = major_to_index(major);
    
    
    	mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	for (cp = &chrdevs[i]; *cp; cp = &(*cp)->next)
    		if ((*cp)->major == major &&
    		    (*cp)->baseminor == baseminor &&
    		    (*cp)->minorct == minorct)
    			break;
    	if (*cp) {
    		cd = *cp;
    		*cp = cd->next;
    	}
    
    	mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	return cd;
    }
    
    
    /**
     * 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.
     */
    
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    int register_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count, const char *name)
    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd;
    	dev_t to = from + count;
    	dev_t n, next;
    
    	for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
    		next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
    		if (next > to)
    			next = to;
    		cd = __register_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n),
    			       next - n, name);
    		if (IS_ERR(cd))
    			goto fail;
    	}
    	return 0;
    fail:
    	to = n;
    	for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
    		next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
    		kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
    	}
    	return PTR_ERR(cd);
    }
    
    
    /**
     * 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.
     */
    
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    int alloc_chrdev_region(dev_t *dev, unsigned baseminor, unsigned count,
    			const char *name)
    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd;
    	cd = __register_chrdev_region(0, baseminor, count, name);
    	if (IS_ERR(cd))
    		return PTR_ERR(cd);
    	*dev = MKDEV(cd->major, cd->baseminor);
    	return 0;
    }
    
    
     * __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)
    
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    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd;
    	struct cdev *cdev;
    	int err = -ENOMEM;
    
    
    	cd = __register_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count, name);
    
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    	if (IS_ERR(cd))
    		return PTR_ERR(cd);
    	
    	cdev = cdev_alloc();
    	if (!cdev)
    		goto out2;
    
    	cdev->owner = fops->owner;
    	cdev->ops = fops;
    	kobject_set_name(&cdev->kobj, "%s", name);
    		
    
    	err = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(cd->major, baseminor), count);
    
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    	if (err)
    		goto out;
    
    	cd->cdev = cdev;
    
    	return major ? 0 : cd->major;
    out:
    	kobject_put(&cdev->kobj);
    out2:
    
    	kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(cd->major, baseminor, count));
    
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    	return err;
    }
    
    
    /**
     * unregister_chrdev_region() - return 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...
     */
    
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    void unregister_chrdev_region(dev_t from, unsigned count)
    {
    	dev_t to = from + count;
    	dev_t n, next;
    
    	for (n = from; n < to; n = next) {
    		next = MKDEV(MAJOR(n)+1, 0);
    		if (next > to)
    			next = to;
    		kfree(__unregister_chrdev_region(MAJOR(n), MINOR(n), next - n));
    	}
    }
    
    
    /**
     * __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)
    
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    {
    	struct char_device_struct *cd;
    
    
    	cd = __unregister_chrdev_region(major, baseminor, count);
    
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    	if (cd && cd->cdev)
    		cdev_del(cd->cdev);
    	kfree(cd);
    }
    
    static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cdev_lock);
    
    static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p)
    {
    	struct module *owner = p->owner;
    	struct kobject *kobj;
    
    	if (owner && !try_module_get(owner))
    		return NULL;
    	kobj = kobject_get(&p->kobj);
    	if (!kobj)
    		module_put(owner);
    	return kobj;
    }
    
    void cdev_put(struct cdev *p)
    {
    	if (p) {
    
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    		struct module *owner = p->owner;
    
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    		kobject_put(&p->kobj);
    
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    		module_put(owner);
    
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    	}
    }
    
    /*
     * Called every time a character special file is opened
     */
    
    static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
    
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    {
    	struct cdev *p;
    	struct cdev *new = NULL;
    	int ret = 0;
    
    	spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
    	p = inode->i_cdev;
    	if (!p) {
    		struct kobject *kobj;
    		int idx;
    		spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
    		kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
    		if (!kobj)
    			return -ENXIO;
    		new = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
    		spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
    
    		/* Check i_cdev again in case somebody beat us to it while
    		   we dropped the lock. */
    
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    		p = inode->i_cdev;
    		if (!p) {
    			inode->i_cdev = p = new;
    			list_add(&inode->i_devices, &p->list);
    			new = NULL;
    		} else if (!cdev_get(p))
    			ret = -ENXIO;
    	} else if (!cdev_get(p))
    		ret = -ENXIO;
    	spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
    	cdev_put(new);
    	if (ret)
    		return ret;
    
    
    	ret = -ENXIO;
    
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    	filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
    
    	if (!filp->f_op)
    		goto out_cdev_put;
    
    	if (filp->f_op->open) {
    
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    		ret = filp->f_op->open(inode,filp);
    
    		if (ret)
    			goto out_cdev_put;
    	}
    
    	return 0;
    
     out_cdev_put:
    	cdev_put(p);
    
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    	return ret;
    }
    
    
    int cdev_index(struct inode *inode)
    {
    	int idx;
    	struct kobject *kobj;
    
    	kobj = kobj_lookup(cdev_map, inode->i_rdev, &idx);
    	if (!kobj)
    		return -1;
    	kobject_put(kobj);
    	return idx;
    }
    
    
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    void cd_forget(struct inode *inode)
    {
    	spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
    	list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
    	inode->i_cdev = NULL;
    	spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
    }
    
    
    static void cdev_purge(struct cdev *cdev)
    
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    {
    	spin_lock(&cdev_lock);
    	while (!list_empty(&cdev->list)) {
    		struct inode *inode;
    		inode = container_of(cdev->list.next, struct inode, i_devices);
    		list_del_init(&inode->i_devices);
    		inode->i_cdev = NULL;
    	}
    	spin_unlock(&cdev_lock);
    }
    
    /*
     * 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 = {
    
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    	.open = chrdev_open,
    };
    
    static struct kobject *exact_match(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
    {
    	struct cdev *p = data;
    	return &p->kobj;
    }
    
    static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
    {
    	struct cdev *p = data;
    	return cdev_get(p) ? 0 : -1;
    }
    
    
    /**
     * 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.
     */
    
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    int cdev_add(struct cdev *p, dev_t dev, unsigned count)
    {
    	p->dev = dev;
    	p->count = count;
    	return kobj_map(cdev_map, dev, count, NULL, exact_match, exact_lock, p);
    }
    
    static void cdev_unmap(dev_t dev, unsigned count)
    {
    	kobj_unmap(cdev_map, dev, 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.
     */
    
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    void cdev_del(struct cdev *p)
    {
    	cdev_unmap(p->dev, p->count);
    	kobject_put(&p->kobj);
    }
    
    
    static void cdev_default_release(struct kobject *kobj)
    {
    	struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
    	cdev_purge(p);
    }
    
    static void cdev_dynamic_release(struct kobject *kobj)
    {
    	struct cdev *p = container_of(kobj, struct cdev, kobj);
    	cdev_purge(p);
    	kfree(p);
    }
    
    static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_default = {
    	.release	= cdev_default_release,
    };
    
    static struct kobj_type ktype_cdev_dynamic = {
    	.release	= cdev_dynamic_release,
    };
    
    
    /**
     * cdev_alloc() - allocate a cdev structure
     *
     * Allocates and returns a cdev structure, or NULL on failure.
     */
    
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    struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
    {
    
    	struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
    
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    	if (p) {
    		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
    
    		kobject_init(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
    
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    	}
    	return p;
    }
    
    
    /**
     * 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)
    
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    {
    	memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
    	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
    
    	kobject_init(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
    
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    	cdev->ops = fops;
    }
    
    static struct kobject *base_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
    {
    	if (request_module("char-major-%d-%d", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev)) > 0)
    		/* Make old-style 2.4 aliases work */
    		request_module("char-major-%d", MAJOR(dev));
    	return NULL;
    }
    
    void __init chrdev_init(void)
    {
    	cdev_map = kobj_map_init(base_probe, &chrdevs_lock);
    
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    	bdi_init(&directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);
    
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    }
    
    
    /* Let modules do char dev stuff */
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev_region);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev_region);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_chrdev_region);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_init);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_alloc);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_del);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
    
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_index);
    
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(__register_chrdev);
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(__unregister_chrdev);
    
    EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);