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diff --git a/kernel/intermodule.c b/kernel/intermodule.c deleted file mode 100644 index 55b1e5b85db..00000000000 --- a/kernel/intermodule.c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,184 +0,0 @@ -/* Deprecated, do not use. Moved from module.c to here. --RR */ - -/* Written by Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> Oct 2000 */ -#include <linux/module.h> -#include <linux/kmod.h> -#include <linux/spinlock.h> -#include <linux/list.h> -#include <linux/slab.h> - -/* inter_module functions are always available, even when the kernel is - * compiled without modules. Consumers of inter_module_xxx routines - * will always work, even when both are built into the kernel, this - * approach removes lots of #ifdefs in mainline code. - */ - -static struct list_head ime_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ime_list); -static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ime_lock); -static int kmalloc_failed; - -struct inter_module_entry { - struct list_head list; - const char *im_name; - struct module *owner; - const void *userdata; -}; - -/** - * inter_module_register - register a new set of inter module data. - * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique - * @owner: module that is registering the data, always use THIS_MODULE - * @userdata: pointer to arbitrary userdata to be registered - * - * Description: Check that the im_name has not already been registered, - * complain if it has. For new data, add it to the inter_module_entry - * list. - */ -void inter_module_register(const char *im_name, struct module *owner, const void *userdata) -{ - struct list_head *tmp; - struct inter_module_entry *ime, *ime_new; - - if (!(ime_new = kzalloc(sizeof(*ime), GFP_KERNEL))) { - /* Overloaded kernel, not fatal */ - printk(KERN_ERR - "Aiee, inter_module_register: cannot kmalloc entry for '%s'\n", - im_name); - kmalloc_failed = 1; - return; - } - ime_new->im_name = im_name; - ime_new->owner = owner; - ime_new->userdata = userdata; - - spin_lock(&ime_lock); - list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) { - ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list); - if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) { - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); - kfree(ime_new); - /* Program logic error, fatal */ - printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_register: duplicate im_name '%s'", im_name); - BUG(); - } - } - list_add(&(ime_new->list), &ime_list); - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); -} - -/** - * inter_module_unregister - unregister a set of inter module data. - * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique - * - * Description: Check that the im_name has been registered, complain if - * it has not. For existing data, remove it from the - * inter_module_entry list. - */ -void inter_module_unregister(const char *im_name) -{ - struct list_head *tmp; - struct inter_module_entry *ime; - - spin_lock(&ime_lock); - list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) { - ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list); - if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) { - list_del(&(ime->list)); - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); - kfree(ime); - return; - } - } - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); - if (kmalloc_failed) { - printk(KERN_ERR - "inter_module_unregister: no entry for '%s', " - "probably caused by previous kmalloc failure\n", - im_name); - return; - } - else { - /* Program logic error, fatal */ - printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_unregister: no entry for '%s'", im_name); - BUG(); - } -} - -/** - * inter_module_get - return arbitrary userdata from another module. - * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique - * - * Description: If the im_name has not been registered, return NULL. - * Try to increment the use count on the owning module, if that fails - * then return NULL. Otherwise return the userdata. - */ -static const void *inter_module_get(const char *im_name) -{ - struct list_head *tmp; - struct inter_module_entry *ime; - const void *result = NULL; - - spin_lock(&ime_lock); - list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) { - ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list); - if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) { - if (try_module_get(ime->owner)) - result = ime->userdata; - break; - } - } - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); - return(result); -} - -/** - * inter_module_get_request - im get with automatic request_module. - * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique - * @modname: module that is expected to register im_name - * - * Description: If inter_module_get fails, do request_module then retry. - */ -const void *inter_module_get_request(const char *im_name, const char *modname) -{ - const void *result = inter_module_get(im_name); - if (!result) { - request_module("%s", modname); - result = inter_module_get(im_name); - } - return(result); -} - -/** - * inter_module_put - release use of data from another module. - * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique - * - * Description: If the im_name has not been registered, complain, - * otherwise decrement the use count on the owning module. - */ -void inter_module_put(const char *im_name) -{ - struct list_head *tmp; - struct inter_module_entry *ime; - - spin_lock(&ime_lock); - list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) { - ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list); - if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) { - if (ime->owner) - module_put(ime->owner); - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); - return; - } - } - spin_unlock(&ime_lock); - printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_put: no entry for '%s'", im_name); - BUG(); -} - -EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_register); -EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_unregister); -EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_get_request); -EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_put); - -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); - |