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-rw-r--r--Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt10
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c43
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.h4
-rw-r--r--drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c127
-rw-r--r--include/linux/watchdog.h6
5 files changed, 140 insertions, 50 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
index 25fe4304f2f..3c85fc7dc1f 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-kernel-api.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
The Linux WatchDog Timer Driver Core kernel API.
===============================================
-Last reviewed: 16-Mar-2012
+Last reviewed: 21-May-2012
Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ watchdog_device structure.
The watchdog device structure looks like this:
struct watchdog_device {
+ int id;
+ struct cdev cdev;
const struct watchdog_info *info;
const struct watchdog_ops *ops;
unsigned int bootstatus;
@@ -50,6 +52,12 @@ struct watchdog_device {
};
It contains following fields:
+* id: set by watchdog_register_device, id 0 is special. It has both a
+ /dev/watchdog0 cdev (dynamic major, minor 0) as well as the old
+ /dev/watchdog miscdev. The id is set automatically when calling
+ watchdog_register_device.
+* cdev: cdev for the dynamic /dev/watchdog<id> device nodes. This
+ field is also populated by watchdog_register_device.
* info: a pointer to a watchdog_info structure. This structure gives some
additional information about the watchdog timer itself. (Like it's unique name)
* ops: a pointer to the list of watchdog operations that the watchdog supports.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
index 8598308278d..5f987936900 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h> /* For printk/panic/... */
#include <linux/watchdog.h> /* For watchdog specific items */
#include <linux/init.h> /* For __init/__exit/... */
+#include <linux/idr.h> /* For ida_* macros */
#include "watchdog_core.h" /* For watchdog_dev_register/... */
+static DEFINE_IDA(watchdog_ida);
+
/**
* watchdog_register_device() - register a watchdog device
* @wdd: watchdog device
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@
*/
int watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
{
- int ret;
+ int ret, id;
if (wdd == NULL || wdd->info == NULL || wdd->ops == NULL)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -74,11 +77,28 @@ int watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
* corrupted in a later stage then we expect a kernel panic!
*/
- /* We only support 1 watchdog device via the /dev/watchdog interface */
+ id = ida_simple_get(&watchdog_ida, 0, MAX_DOGS, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (id < 0)
+ return id;
+ wdd->id = id;
+
ret = watchdog_dev_register(wdd);
if (ret) {
- pr_err("error registering /dev/watchdog (err=%d)\n", ret);
- return ret;
+ ida_simple_remove(&watchdog_ida, id);
+ if (!(id == 0 && ret == -EBUSY))
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Retry in case a legacy watchdog module exists */
+ id = ida_simple_get(&watchdog_ida, 1, MAX_DOGS, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (id < 0)
+ return id;
+ wdd->id = id;
+
+ ret = watchdog_dev_register(wdd);
+ if (ret) {
+ ida_simple_remove(&watchdog_ida, id);
+ return ret;
+ }
}
return 0;
@@ -102,9 +122,24 @@ void watchdog_unregister_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
ret = watchdog_dev_unregister(wdd);
if (ret)
pr_err("error unregistering /dev/watchdog (err=%d)\n", ret);
+ ida_simple_remove(&watchdog_ida, wdd->id);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(watchdog_unregister_device);
+static int __init watchdog_init(void)
+{
+ return watchdog_dev_init();
+}
+
+static void __exit watchdog_exit(void)
+{
+ watchdog_dev_exit();
+ ida_destroy(&watchdog_ida);
+}
+
+subsys_initcall(watchdog_init);
+module_exit(watchdog_exit);
+
MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("WatchDog Timer Driver Core");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.h b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.h
index 80503f22938..6c951418fca 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.h
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.h
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@
* This material is provided "AS-IS" and at no charge.
*/
+#define MAX_DOGS 32 /* Maximum number of watchdog devices */
+
/*
* Functions/procedures to be called by the core
*/
extern int watchdog_dev_register(struct watchdog_device *);
extern int watchdog_dev_unregister(struct watchdog_device *);
+extern int __init watchdog_dev_init(void);
+extern void __exit watchdog_dev_exit(void);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
index beaf9cb5541..3b22582bcb0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
#include "watchdog_core.h"
-/* make sure we only register one /dev/watchdog device */
-static unsigned long watchdog_dev_busy;
+/* the dev_t structure to store the dynamically allocated watchdog devices */
+static dev_t watchdog_devt;
/* the watchdog device behind /dev/watchdog */
-static struct watchdog_device *wdd;
+static struct watchdog_device *old_wdd;
/*
* watchdog_ping: ping the watchdog.
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static int watchdog_stop(struct watchdog_device *wddev)
static ssize_t watchdog_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
{
+ struct watchdog_device *wdd = file->private_data;
size_t i;
char c;
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ static ssize_t watchdog_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
unsigned long arg)
{
+ struct watchdog_device *wdd = file->private_data;
void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
int __user *p = argp;
unsigned int val;
@@ -249,11 +251,11 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
}
/*
- * watchdog_open: open the /dev/watchdog device.
+ * watchdog_open: open the /dev/watchdog* devices.
* @inode: inode of device
* @file: file handle to device
*
- * When the /dev/watchdog device gets opened, we start the watchdog.
+ * When the /dev/watchdog* device gets opened, we start the watchdog.
* Watch out: the /dev/watchdog device is single open, so we make sure
* it can only be opened once.
*/
@@ -261,6 +263,13 @@ static long watchdog_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
static int watchdog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
int err = -EBUSY;
+ struct watchdog_device *wdd;
+
+ /* Get the corresponding watchdog device */
+ if (imajor(inode) == MISC_MAJOR)
+ wdd = old_wdd;
+ else
+ wdd = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct watchdog_device, cdev);
/* the watchdog is single open! */
if (test_and_set_bit(WDOG_DEV_OPEN, &wdd->status))
@@ -277,6 +286,8 @@ static int watchdog_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
if (err < 0)
goto out_mod;
+ file->private_data = wdd;
+
/* dev/watchdog is a virtual (and thus non-seekable) filesystem */
return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
@@ -288,9 +299,9 @@ out:
}
/*
- * watchdog_release: release the /dev/watchdog device.
- * @inode: inode of device
- * @file: file handle to device
+ * watchdog_release: release the watchdog device.
+ * @inode: inode of device
+ * @file: file handle to device
*
* This is the code for when /dev/watchdog gets closed. We will only
* stop the watchdog when we have received the magic char (and nowayout
@@ -299,6 +310,7 @@ out:
static int watchdog_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
+ struct watchdog_device *wdd = file->private_data;
int err = -EBUSY;
/*
@@ -340,62 +352,87 @@ static struct miscdevice watchdog_miscdev = {
};
/*
- * watchdog_dev_register:
+ * watchdog_dev_register: register a watchdog device
* @watchdog: watchdog device
*
- * Register a watchdog device as /dev/watchdog. /dev/watchdog
- * is actually a miscdevice and thus we set it up like that.
+ * Register a watchdog device including handling the legacy
+ * /dev/watchdog node. /dev/watchdog is actually a miscdevice and
+ * thus we set it up like that.
*/
int watchdog_dev_register(struct watchdog_device *watchdog)
{
- int err;
-
- /* Only one device can register for /dev/watchdog */
- if (test_and_set_bit(0, &watchdog_dev_busy)) {
- pr_err("only one watchdog can use /dev/watchdog\n");
- return -EBUSY;
+ int err, devno;
+
+ if (watchdog->id == 0) {
+ err = misc_register(&watchdog_miscdev);
+ if (err != 0) {
+ pr_err("%s: cannot register miscdev on minor=%d (err=%d).\n",
+ watchdog->info->identity, WATCHDOG_MINOR, err);
+ if (err == -EBUSY)
+ pr_err("%s: a legacy watchdog module is probably present.\n",
+ watchdog->info->identity);
+ return err;
+ }
+ old_wdd = watchdog;
}
- wdd = watchdog;
-
- err = misc_register(&watchdog_miscdev);
- if (err != 0) {
- pr_err("%s: cannot register miscdev on minor=%d (err=%d)\n",
- watchdog->info->identity, WATCHDOG_MINOR, err);
- goto out;
+ /* Fill in the data structures */
+ devno = MKDEV(MAJOR(watchdog_devt), watchdog->id);
+ cdev_init(&watchdog->cdev, &watchdog_fops);
+ watchdog->cdev.owner = watchdog->ops->owner;
+
+ /* Add the device */
+ err = cdev_add(&watchdog->cdev, devno, 1);
+ if (err) {
+ pr_err("watchdog%d unable to add device %d:%d\n",
+ watchdog->id, MAJOR(watchdog_devt), watchdog->id);
+ if (watchdog->id == 0) {
+ misc_deregister(&watchdog_miscdev);
+ old_wdd = NULL;
+ }
}
-
- return 0;
-
-out:
- wdd = NULL;
- clear_bit(0, &watchdog_dev_busy);
return err;
}
/*
- * watchdog_dev_unregister:
+ * watchdog_dev_unregister: unregister a watchdog device
* @watchdog: watchdog device
*
- * Deregister the /dev/watchdog device.
+ * Unregister the watchdog and if needed the legacy /dev/watchdog device.
*/
int watchdog_dev_unregister(struct watchdog_device *watchdog)
{
- /* Check that a watchdog device was registered in the past */
- if (!test_bit(0, &watchdog_dev_busy) || !wdd)
- return -ENODEV;
-
- /* We can only unregister the watchdog device that was registered */
- if (watchdog != wdd) {
- pr_err("%s: watchdog was not registered as /dev/watchdog\n",
- watchdog->info->identity);
- return -ENODEV;
+ cdev_del(&watchdog->cdev);
+ if (watchdog->id == 0) {
+ misc_deregister(&watchdog_miscdev);
+ old_wdd = NULL;
}
-
- misc_deregister(&watchdog_miscdev);
- wdd = NULL;
- clear_bit(0, &watchdog_dev_busy);
return 0;
}
+
+/*
+ * watchdog_dev_init: init dev part of watchdog core
+ *
+ * Allocate a range of chardev nodes to use for watchdog devices
+ */
+
+int __init watchdog_dev_init(void)
+{
+ int err = alloc_chrdev_region(&watchdog_devt, 0, MAX_DOGS, "watchdog");
+ if (err < 0)
+ pr_err("watchdog: unable to allocate char dev region\n");
+ return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * watchdog_dev_exit: exit dev part of watchdog core
+ *
+ * Release the range of chardev nodes used for watchdog devices
+ */
+
+void __exit watchdog_dev_exit(void)
+{
+ unregister_chrdev_region(watchdog_devt, MAX_DOGS);
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/watchdog.h b/include/linux/watchdog.h
index 1984ea61057..508d56399e6 100644
--- a/include/linux/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/linux/watchdog.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct watchdog_info {
#ifdef __KERNEL__
#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/cdev.h>
struct watchdog_ops;
struct watchdog_device;
@@ -89,6 +91,8 @@ struct watchdog_ops {
/** struct watchdog_device - The structure that defines a watchdog device
*
+ * @id: The watchdog's ID. (Allocated by watchdog_register_device)
+ * @cdev: The watchdog's Character device.
* @info: Pointer to a watchdog_info structure.
* @ops: Pointer to the list of watchdog operations.
* @bootstatus: Status of the watchdog device at boot.
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ struct watchdog_ops {
* via the watchdog_set_drvdata and watchdog_get_drvdata helpers.
*/
struct watchdog_device {
+ int id;
+ struct cdev cdev;
const struct watchdog_info *info;
const struct watchdog_ops *ops;
unsigned int bootstatus;