*
*/
-#include <linux/config.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
* sysfs bindings for devices.
*/
+/**
+ * dev_driver_string - Return a device's driver name, if at all possible
+ * @dev: struct device to get the name of
+ *
+ * Will return the device's driver's name if it is bound to a device. If
+ * the device is not bound to a device, it will return the name of the bus
+ * it is attached to. If it is not attached to a bus either, an empty
+ * string will be returned.
+ */
+const char *dev_driver_string(struct device *dev)
+{
+ return dev->driver ? dev->driver->name :
+ (dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "");
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_driver_string);
+
#define to_dev(obj) container_of(obj, struct device, kobj)
#define to_dev_attr(_attr) container_of(_attr, struct device_attribute, attr)
if (parent)
klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent, &parent->klist_children);
+ if (dev->class) {
+ /* tie the class to the device */
+ down(&dev->class->sem);
+ list_add_tail(&dev->node, &dev->class->devices);
+ up(&dev->class->sem);
+ }
+
/* notify platform of device entry */
if (platform_notify)
platform_notify(dev);
sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, class_name);
kfree(class_name);
+ down(&dev->class->sem);
+ list_del_init(&dev->node);
+ up(&dev->class->sem);
}
device_remove_file(dev, &dev->uevent_attr);
/**
* device_create - creates a device and registers it with sysfs
- * @cs: pointer to the struct class that this device should be registered to.
- * @parent: pointer to the parent struct device of this new device, if any.
- * @dev: the dev_t for the char device to be added.
- * @fmt: string for the class device's name
+ * @class: pointer to the struct class that this device should be registered to
+ * @parent: pointer to the parent struct device of this new device, if any
+ * @devt: the dev_t for the char device to be added
+ * @fmt: string for the device's name
+ *
+ * This function can be used by char device classes. A struct device
+ * will be created in sysfs, registered to the specified class.
*
- * This function can be used by char device classes. A struct
- * device will be created in sysfs, registered to the specified
- * class.
* A "dev" file will be created, showing the dev_t for the device, if
* the dev_t is not 0,0.
- * If a pointer to a parent struct device is passed in, the newly
- * created struct device will be a child of that device in sysfs. The
- * pointer to the struct device will be returned from the call. Any
- * further sysfs files that might be required can be created using this
+ * If a pointer to a parent struct device is passed in, the newly created
+ * struct device will be a child of that device in sysfs.
+ * The pointer to the struct 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
if (retval)
goto error;
- /* tie the class to the device */
- down(&class->sem);
- list_add_tail(&dev->node, &class->devices);
- up(&class->sem);
-
return dev;
error:
/**
* device_destroy - removes a device that was created with device_create()
- * @class: the pointer to the struct class that this device was registered * with.
- * @dev: the dev_t of the device that was previously registered.
+ * @class: pointer to the struct class that this device was registered with
+ * @devt: 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()
+ * This call unregisters and cleans up a device that was created with a
+ * call to device_create().
*/
void device_destroy(struct class *class, dev_t devt)
{
}
up(&class->sem);
- if (dev) {
- list_del_init(&dev->node);
+ if (dev)
device_unregister(dev);
- }
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_destroy);