kfree(class_dev);
}
+/**
+ * class_create - create a struct class structure
+ * @owner: pointer to the module that is to "own" this struct class
+ * @name: pointer to a string for the name of this class.
+ *
+ * This is used to create a struct class pointer that can then be used
+ * in calls to class_device_create().
+ *
+ * Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by
+ * making a call to class_destroy().
+ */
struct class *class_create(struct module *owner, char *name)
{
struct class *cls;
int retval;
- cls = kmalloc(sizeof(struct class), GFP_KERNEL);
+ cls = kzalloc(sizeof(*cls), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!cls) {
retval = -ENOMEM;
goto error;
}
- memset(cls, 0x00, sizeof(struct class));
cls->name = name;
cls->owner = owner;
return ERR_PTR(retval);
}
+/**
+ * class_destroy - destroys a struct class structure
+ * @cs: pointer to the struct class that is to be destroyed
+ *
+ * Note, the pointer to be destroyed must have been created with a call
+ * to class_create().
+ */
void class_destroy(struct class *cls)
{
if ((cls == NULL) || (IS_ERR(cls)))
pr_debug("device class '%s': release.\n", cd->class_id);
+ kfree(cd->devt_attr);
+ cd->devt_attr = NULL;
+
if (cls->release)
cls->release(cd);
else {
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&class_dev->node);
}
+static char *make_class_name(struct class_device *class_dev)
+{
+ char *name;
+ int size;
+
+ size = strlen(class_dev->class->name) +
+ strlen(kobject_name(&class_dev->kobj)) + 2;
+
+ name = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!name)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+ strcpy(name, class_dev->class->name);
+ strcat(name, ":");
+ strcat(name, kobject_name(&class_dev->kobj));
+ return name;
+}
+
int class_device_add(struct class_device *class_dev)
{
struct class * parent = NULL;
struct class_interface * class_intf;
+ char *class_name = NULL;
int error;
class_dev = class_device_get(class_dev);
/* add the needed attributes to this device */
if (MAJOR(class_dev->devt)) {
struct class_device_attribute *attr;
- attr = kmalloc(sizeof(*attr), GFP_KERNEL);
+ attr = kzalloc(sizeof(*attr), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!attr) {
error = -ENOMEM;
kobject_del(&class_dev->kobj);
goto register_done;
}
- memset(attr, sizeof(*attr), 0x00);
+
attr->attr.name = "dev";
attr->attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
attr->attr.owner = parent->owner;
}
class_device_add_attrs(class_dev);
- if (class_dev->dev)
+ if (class_dev->dev) {
+ class_name = make_class_name(class_dev);
sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->kobj,
&class_dev->dev->kobj, "device");
+ sysfs_create_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, &class_dev->kobj,
+ class_name);
+ }
/* notify any interfaces this device is now here */
if (parent) {
if (error && parent)
class_put(parent);
class_device_put(class_dev);
+ kfree(class_name);
return error;
}
return class_device_add(class_dev);
}
+/**
+ * class_device_create - creates a class device and registers it with sysfs
+ * @cs: pointer to the struct class that this device should be registered to.
+ * @dev: the dev_t for the char device to be added.
+ * @device: a pointer to a struct device that is assiociated with this class device.
+ * @fmt: string for the class device's name
+ *
+ * This function can be used by char device classes. A struct
+ * class_device will be created in sysfs, registered to the specified
+ * class. A "dev" file will be created, showing the dev_t for the
+ * device. The pointer to the struct class_device will be returned from
+ * the call. Any further sysfs files that might be required can be
+ * created using this pointer.
+ *
+ * Note: the struct class passed to this function must have previously
+ * been created with a call to class_create().
+ */
struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls, dev_t devt,
struct device *device, char *fmt, ...)
{
if (cls == NULL || IS_ERR(cls))
goto error;
- class_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct class_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+ class_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*class_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!class_dev) {
retval = -ENOMEM;
goto error;
}
- memset(class_dev, 0x00, sizeof(struct class_device));
class_dev->devt = devt;
class_dev->dev = device;
{
struct class * parent = class_dev->class;
struct class_interface * class_intf;
+ char *class_name = NULL;
if (parent) {
down(&parent->sem);
up(&parent->sem);
}
- if (class_dev->dev)
+ if (class_dev->dev) {
+ class_name = make_class_name(class_dev);
sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->kobj, "device");
- if (class_dev->devt_attr) {
- class_device_remove_file(class_dev, class_dev->devt_attr);
- kfree(class_dev->devt_attr);
- class_dev->devt_attr = NULL;
+ sysfs_remove_link(&class_dev->dev->kobj, class_name);
}
+ if (class_dev->devt_attr)
+ class_device_remove_file(class_dev, class_dev->devt_attr);
class_device_remove_attrs(class_dev);
kobject_hotplug(&class_dev->kobj, KOBJ_REMOVE);
if (parent)
class_put(parent);
+ kfree(class_name);
}
void class_device_unregister(struct class_device *class_dev)
class_device_put(class_dev);
}
+/**
+ * class_device_destroy - removes a class device that was created with class_device_create()
+ * @cls: the pointer to the struct class that this device was registered * with.
+ * @dev: the dev_t of the device that was previously registered.
+ *
+ * This call unregisters and cleans up a class device that was created with a
+ * call to class_device_create()
+ */
void class_device_destroy(struct class *cls, dev_t devt)
{
struct class_device *class_dev = NULL;
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