From: Eliav Farber <farbere@amazon.com>
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Subject: [PATCH 01/12] notifier: add device-managed registration APIs
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:53:14 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260723175325.37397-2-farbere@amazon.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260723175325.37397-1-farbere@amazon.com>
Add devm_atomic_notifier_chain_register(),
devm_blocking_notifier_chain_register(), and
devm_raw_notifier_chain_register() that automatically unregister the
notifier when the device is unbound.
Many drivers repeat the same boilerplate pattern:
1. Register the notifier with *_notifier_chain_register()
2. Check for error
3. Register a devm action to unregister on teardown
4. Implement a per-driver static unregister callback
With the new devm_*_notifier_chain_register() APIs, this reduces to a
single call with one error path, eliminating per-driver unregister
callbacks entirely.
The implementation follows the established devres pattern used by other
device-managed kernel APIs.
Signed-off-by: Eliav Farber <farbere@amazon.com>
---
include/linux/notifier.h | 10 +++
kernel/notifier.c | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 161 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/notifier.h b/include/linux/notifier.h
index 01b6c9d9956f..aa3745d7459b 100644
--- a/include/linux/notifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/notifier.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
* often but notifier_blocks will seldom be removed.
*/
+struct device;
struct notifier_block;
typedef int (*notifier_fn_t)(struct notifier_block *nb,
@@ -145,10 +146,19 @@ extern void srcu_init_notifier_head(struct srcu_notifier_head *nh);
extern int atomic_notifier_chain_register(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int devm_atomic_notifier_chain_register(struct device *dev,
+ struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int blocking_notifier_chain_register(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int devm_blocking_notifier_chain_register(struct device *dev,
+ struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int raw_notifier_chain_register(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern int devm_raw_notifier_chain_register(struct device *dev,
+ struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int srcu_notifier_chain_register(struct srcu_notifier_head *nh,
struct notifier_block *nb);
diff --git a/kernel/notifier.c b/kernel/notifier.c
index 2f9fe7c30287..b811638aa878 100644
--- a/kernel/notifier.c
+++ b/kernel/notifier.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/kdebug.h>
#include <linux/kprobes.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
@@ -197,6 +198,55 @@ int atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atomic_notifier_chain_unregister);
+struct atomic_notifier_chain_devres {
+ struct atomic_notifier_head *nh;
+ struct notifier_block *nb;
+};
+
+static void devm_atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(struct device *dev, void *res)
+{
+ struct atomic_notifier_chain_devres *dr = res;
+
+ atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(dr->nh, dr->nb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * devm_atomic_notifier_chain_register - Device-managed atomic notifier registration
+ * @dev: Device to tie the notifier lifetime to
+ * @nh: Pointer to head of the atomic notifier chain
+ * @n: New entry in notifier chain
+ *
+ * Adds a notifier to an atomic notifier chain and registers a cleanup
+ * action to automatically unregister it when @dev is unbound.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+int devm_atomic_notifier_chain_register(struct device *dev,
+ struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+ struct atomic_notifier_chain_devres *dr;
+ int ret;
+
+ dr = devres_alloc(devm_atomic_notifier_chain_unregister,
+ sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!dr)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = atomic_notifier_chain_register(nh, n);
+ if (ret) {
+ devres_free(dr);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ dr->nh = nh;
+ dr->nb = n;
+ devres_add(dev, dr);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_atomic_notifier_chain_register);
+
/**
* atomic_notifier_call_chain - Call functions in an atomic notifier chain
* @nh: Pointer to head of the atomic notifier chain
@@ -349,6 +399,57 @@ int blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust);
+struct blocking_notifier_chain_devres {
+ struct blocking_notifier_head *nh;
+ struct notifier_block *nb;
+};
+
+static void devm_blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(struct device *dev,
+ void *res)
+{
+ struct blocking_notifier_chain_devres *dr = res;
+
+ blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(dr->nh, dr->nb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * devm_blocking_notifier_chain_register - Device-managed blocking notifier registration
+ * @dev: Device to tie the notifier lifetime to
+ * @nh: Pointer to head of the blocking notifier chain
+ * @n: New entry in notifier chain
+ *
+ * Adds a notifier to a blocking notifier chain and registers a cleanup
+ * action to automatically unregister it when @dev is unbound.
+ * Must be called in process context.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+int devm_blocking_notifier_chain_register(struct device *dev,
+ struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+ struct blocking_notifier_chain_devres *dr;
+ int ret;
+
+ dr = devres_alloc(devm_blocking_notifier_chain_unregister,
+ sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!dr)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = blocking_notifier_chain_register(nh, n);
+ if (ret) {
+ devres_free(dr);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ dr->nh = nh;
+ dr->nb = n;
+ devres_add(dev, dr);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_blocking_notifier_chain_register);
+
/**
* blocking_notifier_call_chain - Call functions in a blocking notifier chain
* @nh: Pointer to head of the blocking notifier chain
@@ -430,6 +531,56 @@ int raw_notifier_call_chain_robust(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(raw_notifier_call_chain_robust);
+struct raw_notifier_chain_devres {
+ struct raw_notifier_head *nh;
+ struct notifier_block *nb;
+};
+
+static void devm_raw_notifier_chain_unregister(struct device *dev, void *res)
+{
+ struct raw_notifier_chain_devres *dr = res;
+
+ raw_notifier_chain_unregister(dr->nh, dr->nb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * devm_raw_notifier_chain_register - Device-managed raw notifier registration
+ * @dev: Device to tie the notifier lifetime to
+ * @nh: Pointer to head of the raw notifier chain
+ * @n: New entry in notifier chain
+ *
+ * Adds a notifier to a raw notifier chain and registers a cleanup
+ * action to automatically unregister it when @dev is unbound.
+ * All locking must be provided by the caller.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative errno on error.
+ */
+int devm_raw_notifier_chain_register(struct device *dev,
+ struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
+ struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+ struct raw_notifier_chain_devres *dr;
+ int ret;
+
+ dr = devres_alloc(devm_raw_notifier_chain_unregister,
+ sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!dr)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ret = raw_notifier_chain_register(nh, n);
+ if (ret) {
+ devres_free(dr);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ dr->nh = nh;
+ dr->nb = n;
+ devres_add(dev, dr);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_raw_notifier_chain_register);
+
/**
* raw_notifier_call_chain - Call functions in a raw notifier chain
* @nh: Pointer to head of the raw notifier chain
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-23 17:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-23 17:53 [PATCH 00/12] notifier: add device-managed registration APIs and convert drivers Eliav Farber
2026-07-23 17:53 ` Eliav Farber [this message]
2026-07-23 17:53 ` [PATCH 02/12] pwm: iqs620a: use devm_blocking_notifier_chain_register() Eliav Farber
2026-07-23 17:53 ` [PATCH 03/12] iio: light: iqs621-als: " Eliav Farber
2026-07-23 17:53 ` [PATCH 04/12] iio: position: iqs624: " Eliav Farber
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