Re: [PATCH v2 10/11] gpiolib: add new ioctl() for monitoring changes in line info

From: Kent Gibson
Date: Thu Dec 05 2019 - 05:47:37 EST


On Wed, Dec 04, 2019 at 04:59:40PM +0100, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> From: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Currently there is no way for user-space to be informed about changes
> in status of GPIO lines e.g. when someone else requests the line or its
> config changes. We can only periodically re-read the line-info. This
> is fine for simple one-off user-space tools, but any daemon that provides
> a centralized access to GPIO chips would benefit hugely from an event
> driven line info synchronization.
>
> This patch adds a new ioctl() that allows user-space processes to reuse
> the file descriptor associated with the character device for watching
> any changes in line properties. Every such event contains the updated
> line information.
>
> Currently the events are generated on three types of status changes: when
> a line is requested, when it's released and when its config is changed.
> The first two are self-explanatory. For the third one: this will only
> happen when another user-space process calls the new SET_CONFIG ioctl()
> as any changes that can happen from within the kernel (i.e.
> set_transitory() or set_debounce()) are of no interest to user-space.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 177 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h | 2 +
> include/uapi/linux/gpio.h | 24 ++++++
> 3 files changed, 195 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> index 711963aa9239..2ff15ef0bbe0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
> @@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ static long linehandle_set_config(struct linehandle_state *lh,
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> }
> +
> + atomic_notifier_call_chain(&desc->gdev->notifier,
> + GPIOLINE_CHANGED_CONFIG, desc);
> }
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -1199,14 +1202,24 @@ static void gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(struct gpio_desc *desc,
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
> }
>
> +struct gpio_chardev_data {
> + struct gpio_device *gdev;
> + wait_queue_head_t wait;
> + DECLARE_KFIFO(events, struct gpioline_info_changed, 32);
> + struct notifier_block lineinfo_changed_nb;
> +};
> +
> /*
> * gpio_ioctl() - ioctl handler for the GPIO chardev
> */
> static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
> {
> - struct gpio_device *gdev = filp->private_data;
> + struct gpio_chardev_data *priv = filp->private_data;
> + struct gpio_device *gdev = priv->gdev;
> struct gpio_chip *chip = gdev->chip;
> void __user *ip = (void __user *)arg;
> + struct gpio_desc *desc;
> + __u32 offset;
>
> /* We fail any subsequent ioctl():s when the chip is gone */
> if (!chip)
> @@ -1228,9 +1241,9 @@ static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
> if (copy_to_user(ip, &chipinfo, sizeof(chipinfo)))
> return -EFAULT;
> return 0;
> - } else if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_IOCTL) {
> + } else if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_IOCTL ||
> + cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_WATCH_IOCTL) {
> struct gpioline_info lineinfo;
> - struct gpio_desc *desc;
>
> if (copy_from_user(&lineinfo, ip, sizeof(lineinfo)))
> return -EFAULT;
> @@ -1243,11 +1256,25 @@ static long gpio_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>
> if (copy_to_user(ip, &lineinfo, sizeof(lineinfo)))
> return -EFAULT;
> +
> + if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_WATCH_IOCTL)
> + set_bit(FLAG_WATCHED, &desc->flags);
> +

The WATCHED flag is stored globally in the gdev->descs?
Shouldn't it be stored in struct gpio_chardev_data?
Otherwise I can open the chip and disable your watches.

Kent.


> return 0;
> } else if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL) {
> return linehandle_create(gdev, ip);
> } else if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEEVENT_IOCTL) {
> return lineevent_create(gdev, ip);
> + } else if (cmd == GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_UNWATCH_IOCTL) {
> + if (copy_from_user(&offset, ip, sizeof(offset)))
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + desc = gpiochip_get_desc(chip, offset);
> + if (IS_ERR(desc))
> + return PTR_ERR(desc);
> +
> + clear_bit(FLAG_WATCHED, &desc->flags);
> + return 0;
> }
> return -EINVAL;
> }
> @@ -1260,6 +1287,99 @@ static long gpio_ioctl_compat(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
> }
> #endif
>
> +static struct gpio_chardev_data *
> +to_gpio_chardev_data(struct notifier_block *nb)
> +{
> + return container_of(nb, struct gpio_chardev_data, lineinfo_changed_nb);
> +}
> +
> +static int lineinfo_changed_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
> + unsigned long action, void *data)
> +{
> + struct gpio_chardev_data *priv = to_gpio_chardev_data(nb);
> + struct gpioline_info_changed chg;
> + struct gpio_desc *desc = data;
> + int ret = NOTIFY_DONE;
> +
> + if (test_bit(FLAG_WATCHED, &desc->flags)) {
> + memset(&chg, 0, sizeof(chg));
> + chg.info.line_offset = gpio_chip_hwgpio(desc);
> + chg.event_type = action;
> + chg.timestamp = ktime_get_real_ns();
> + gpio_desc_to_lineinfo(desc, &chg.info);
> +
> + ret = kfifo_in_spinlocked(&priv->events, &chg,
> + 1, &priv->wait.lock);
> + if (ret)
> + wake_up_poll(&priv->wait, EPOLLIN);
> + else
> + pr_debug_ratelimited(
> + "%s: lineinfo event FIFO is full - event dropped\n",
> + __func__);
> +
> + ret = NOTIFY_OK;
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static __poll_t lineinfo_watch_poll(struct file *filep,
> + struct poll_table_struct *pollt)
> +{
> + struct gpio_chardev_data *priv = filep->private_data;
> + __poll_t events = 0;
> +
> + poll_wait(filep, &priv->wait, pollt);
> +
> + spin_lock(&priv->wait.lock);
> + if (!kfifo_is_empty(&priv->events))
> + events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
> + spin_unlock(&priv->wait.lock);
> +
> + return events;
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t lineinfo_watch_read(struct file *filep, char __user *buf,
> + size_t count, loff_t *off)
> +{
> + struct gpio_chardev_data *priv = filep->private_data;
> + struct gpioline_info_changed event;
> + int ret;
> +
> + if (count < sizeof(event))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + for (;;) {
> + spin_lock(&priv->wait.lock);
> + if (kfifo_is_empty(&priv->events)) {
> + if (filep->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) {
> + spin_unlock(&priv->wait.lock);
> + return -EAGAIN;
> + }
> +
> + ret = wait_event_interruptible_locked(priv->wait,
> + !kfifo_is_empty(&priv->events));
> + if (ret) {
> + spin_unlock(&priv->wait.lock);
> + return ret;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + ret = kfifo_out(&priv->events, &event, 1);
> + spin_unlock(&priv->wait.lock);
> + if (ret == 1)
> + break;
> +
> + /* We should never get here. See lineevent_read(). */
> + }
> +
> + ret = copy_to_user(buf, &event, sizeof(event));
> + if (ret)
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + return sizeof(event);
> +}
> +
> /**
> * gpio_chrdev_open() - open the chardev for ioctl operations
> * @inode: inode for this chardev
> @@ -1270,14 +1390,42 @@ static int gpio_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
> {
> struct gpio_device *gdev = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
> struct gpio_device, chrdev);
> + struct gpio_chardev_data *priv;
> + int ret;
>
> /* Fail on open if the backing gpiochip is gone */
> if (!gdev->chip)
> return -ENODEV;
> +
> + priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!priv)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wait);
> + INIT_KFIFO(priv->events);
> + priv->gdev = gdev;
> +
> + priv->lineinfo_changed_nb.notifier_call = lineinfo_changed_notify;
> + ret = atomic_notifier_chain_register(&gdev->notifier,
> + &priv->lineinfo_changed_nb);
> + if (ret)
> + goto out_free_priv;
> +
> get_device(&gdev->dev);
> - filp->private_data = gdev;
> + filp->private_data = priv;
> +
> + ret = nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
> + if (ret)
> + goto out_unregister_notifier;
>
> - return nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
> + return ret;
> +
> +out_unregister_notifier:
> + atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&gdev->notifier,
> + &priv->lineinfo_changed_nb);
> +out_free_priv:
> + kfree(priv);
> + return ret;
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -1288,17 +1436,22 @@ static int gpio_chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
> */
> static int gpio_chrdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
> {
> - struct gpio_device *gdev = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
> - struct gpio_device, chrdev);
> + struct gpio_chardev_data *priv = filp->private_data;
> + struct gpio_device *gdev = priv->gdev;
>
> + atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&gdev->notifier,
> + &priv->lineinfo_changed_nb);
> put_device(&gdev->dev);
> + kfree(priv);
> +
> return 0;
> }
>
> -
> static const struct file_operations gpio_fileops = {
> .release = gpio_chrdev_release,
> .open = gpio_chrdev_open,
> + .poll = lineinfo_watch_poll,
> + .read = lineinfo_watch_read,
> .owner = THIS_MODULE,
> .llseek = no_llseek,
> .unlocked_ioctl = gpio_ioctl,
> @@ -1509,6 +1662,8 @@ int gpiochip_add_data_with_key(struct gpio_chip *chip, void *data,
> for (i = 0; i < chip->ngpio; i++)
> gdev->descs[i].gdev = gdev;
>
> + ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&gdev->notifier);
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gdev->pin_ranges);
> #endif
> @@ -2848,6 +3003,8 @@ static int gpiod_request_commit(struct gpio_desc *desc, const char *label)
> }
> done:
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
> + atomic_notifier_call_chain(&desc->gdev->notifier,
> + GPIOLINE_CHANGED_REQUESTED, desc);
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -2945,6 +3102,9 @@ static bool gpiod_free_commit(struct gpio_desc *desc)
> }
>
> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gpio_lock, flags);
> + atomic_notifier_call_chain(&desc->gdev->notifier,
> + GPIOLINE_CHANGED_RELEASED, desc);
> +
> return ret;
> }
>
> @@ -3107,6 +3267,7 @@ static int gpio_set_bias(struct gpio_chip *chip, struct gpio_desc *desc)
> if (ret != -ENOTSUPP)
> return ret;
> }
> +
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
> index a1cbeabadc69..4fca77241fb0 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.h
> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct gpio_device {
> const char *label;
> void *data;
> struct list_head list;
> + struct atomic_notifier_head notifier;
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PINCTRL
> /*
> @@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ struct gpio_desc {
> #define FLAG_PULL_UP 13 /* GPIO has pull up enabled */
> #define FLAG_PULL_DOWN 14 /* GPIO has pull down enabled */
> #define FLAG_BIAS_DISABLE 15 /* GPIO has pull disabled */
> +#define FLAG_WATCHED 16 /* GPIO line is being watched by user-space */
>
> /* Connection label */
> const char *label;
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h b/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
> index 799cf823d493..2401028ae7de 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/gpio.h
> @@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ struct gpioline_info {
> /* Maximum number of requested handles */
> #define GPIOHANDLES_MAX 64
>
> +/* Possible line status change events */
> +enum {
> + GPIOLINE_CHANGED_REQUESTED = 1,
> + GPIOLINE_CHANGED_RELEASED,
> + GPIOLINE_CHANGED_CONFIG,
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * struct gpioline_info_changed - Information about a change in status
> + * of a GPIO line
> + * @timestamp: estimate of time of status change occurrence, in nanoseconds
> + * @event_type: one of GPIOLINE_CHANGED_REQUESTED, GPIOLINE_CHANGED_RELEASED
> + * and GPIOLINE_CHANGED_CONFIG
> + * @info: updated line information
> + */
> +struct gpioline_info_changed {
> + __u64 timestamp;
> + __u32 event_type;
> + struct gpioline_info info;
> + __u32 padding[4]; /* for future use */
> +};
> +
> /* Linerequest flags */
> #define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_INPUT (1UL << 0)
> #define GPIOHANDLE_REQUEST_OUTPUT (1UL << 1)
> @@ -176,6 +198,8 @@ struct gpioevent_data {
>
> #define GPIO_GET_CHIPINFO_IOCTL _IOR(0xB4, 0x01, struct gpiochip_info)
> #define GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x02, struct gpioline_info)
> +#define GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_WATCH_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x0b, struct gpioline_info)
> +#define GPIO_GET_LINEINFO_UNWATCH_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x0c, __u32)
> #define GPIO_GET_LINEHANDLE_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x03, struct gpiohandle_request)
> #define GPIO_GET_LINEEVENT_IOCTL _IOWR(0xB4, 0x04, struct gpioevent_request)
>
> --
> 2.23.0
>