Re: [PATCH] register sysfs device for lp devices

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Feb 17 2006 - 20:45:52 EST


On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 12:38:36PM +0100, Bernhard R. Link wrote:
> Give class_device_create a device pointer parport drivers
> can set via a new parport_set_dev.
> Also patch parport_gsci and parport_pc as example.
>
> Signed-of-by: Bernhard R Link <brlink@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
>
> Compile and run-tested with linux-2.6.16-rc3-git4.
>
> Index: mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/char/lp.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mlinux-2.6.15-git12.orig/drivers/char/lp.c 2006-02-10 08:22:48.000000000 +0100
> +++ mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/char/lp.c 2006-02-13 14:46:29.000000000 +0100
> @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@
> if (reset)
> lp_reset(nr);
>
> - class_device_create(lp_class, NULL, MKDEV(LP_MAJOR, nr), NULL,
> + class_device_create(lp_class, NULL, MKDEV(LP_MAJOR, nr), port->dev,
> "lp%d", nr);
> devfs_mk_cdev(MKDEV(LP_MAJOR, nr), S_IFCHR | S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO,
> "printers/%d", nr);
> Index: mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mlinux-2.6.15-git12.orig/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c 2006-02-13 14:27:53.000000000 +0100
> +++ mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/parport/parport_gsc.c 2006-02-13 14:46:29.000000000 +0100
> @@ -340,6 +340,9 @@
> parport_gsc_write_data(p, 0);
> parport_gsc_data_forward (p);
>
> + /* Tell sysfs which device is behind this parport */
> + parport_set_dev (p, &dev->dev);
> +
> /* Now that we've told the sharing engine about the port, and
> found out its characteristics, let the high-level drivers
> know about it. */
> Index: mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mlinux-2.6.15-git12.orig/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c 2006-02-13 14:30:26.000000000 +0100
> +++ mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/parport/parport_pc.c 2006-02-13 14:46:29.000000000 +0100
> @@ -2340,6 +2340,7 @@
> spin_lock(&ports_lock);
> list_add(&priv->list, &ports_list);
> spin_unlock(&ports_lock);
> + parport_set_dev (p, &dev->dev);
> parport_announce_port (p);
>
> return p;
> Index: mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/parport/share.c
> ===================================================================
> --- mlinux-2.6.15-git12.orig/drivers/parport/share.c 2006-02-13 14:30:26.000000000 +0100
> +++ mlinux-2.6.15-git12/drivers/parport/share.c 2006-02-13 14:46:29.000000000 +0100
> @@ -341,6 +341,11 @@
>
> tmp->waithead = tmp->waittail = NULL;
>
> + /*
> + * no sysfs device known unless the announcer sets it before
> + */
> + tmp->dev = NULL;
> +

This is not needed, as tmp is zeroed out earlier in the function.


> return tmp;
> }
>
> Index: mlinux-2.6.15-git12/include/linux/parport.h
> ===================================================================
> --- mlinux-2.6.15-git12.orig/include/linux/parport.h 2006-02-13 14:30:42.000000000 +0100
> +++ mlinux-2.6.15-git12/include/linux/parport.h 2006-02-13 14:46:29.000000000 +0100
> @@ -258,6 +258,7 @@
> struct semaphore irq;
> };
>
> +struct device;
> /* A parallel port */
> struct parport {
> unsigned long base; /* base address */
> @@ -313,6 +314,8 @@
>
> struct list_head full_list;
> struct parport *slaves[3];
> +
> + struct device *dev; /* for the sysfs device symlink */
> };
>
> #define DEFAULT_SPIN_TIME 500 /* us */
> @@ -331,6 +334,10 @@
> struct parport *parport_register_port(unsigned long base, int irq, int dma,
> struct parport_operations *ops);
>
> +/* parport_set_dev set the generic device behind this port, so drivers
> + * can display it in their sysfs nodes */
> +#define parport_set_dev(port,devptr) ((port)->dev = (devptr))

If you are going to save off a pointer to a structure, you need to
increment it's reference count. You aren't doing that here, and bad
things might happen if it gets removed from under you :(

thanks,

greg k-h
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