[PATCH v2] iio: core: register chardev only if needed

From: Alexandru Ardelean
Date: Tue Apr 14 2020 - 04:36:21 EST


The final intent is to localize all buffer ops into the
industrialio-buffer.c file, to be able to add support for multiple buffers
per IIO device.

We only need a chardev if we need to support buffers and/or events.

With this change, a chardev will be created:
1. if there is an IIO buffer attached OR
2. if there is an event_interface configured

Otherwise, no chardev will be created.
Quite a lot of IIO devices don't really need a chardev, so this is a minor
improvement to the IIO core, as the IIO device will take up fewer
resources.

Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changelog v1 -> v2:
* split away from series 'iio: core,buffer: re-organize chardev creation';
i'm getting the feeling that this has some value on it's own;
no idea if it needs 'Fixes' tag; it is a bit fuzzy to point to a patch
which this would be fixed by this; i'm guessing it would be fine
without one

drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index f4daf19f2a3b..32e72d9fd1e9 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -1676,6 +1676,15 @@ static int iio_check_unique_scan_index(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)

static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops noop_ring_setup_ops;

+static const struct file_operations iio_event_fileops = {
+ .release = iio_chrdev_release,
+ .open = iio_chrdev_open,
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .llseek = noop_llseek,
+ .unlocked_ioctl = iio_ioctl,
+ .compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl,
+};
+
int __iio_device_register(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, struct module *this_mod)
{
int ret;
@@ -1726,7 +1735,10 @@ int __iio_device_register(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, struct module *this_mod)
indio_dev->setup_ops == NULL)
indio_dev->setup_ops = &noop_ring_setup_ops;

- cdev_init(&indio_dev->chrdev, &iio_buffer_fileops);
+ if (indio_dev->buffer)
+ cdev_init(&indio_dev->chrdev, &iio_buffer_fileops);
+ else if (indio_dev->event_interface)
+ cdev_init(&indio_dev->chrdev, &iio_event_fileops);

indio_dev->chrdev.owner = this_mod;

@@ -1754,7 +1766,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iio_device_register);
**/
void iio_device_unregister(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
{
- cdev_device_del(&indio_dev->chrdev, &indio_dev->dev);
+ if (indio_dev->buffer || indio_dev->event_interface)
+ cdev_device_del(&indio_dev->chrdev, &indio_dev->dev);

mutex_lock(&indio_dev->info_exist_lock);

--
2.17.1