From: Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@infradead.org>
To: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind@infradead.org>,
Frank Haverkamp <haver@vnet.ibm.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>,
Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 06/44 take 2] [UBI] startup code
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:54:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070217165454.5845.30875.sendpatchset@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070217165424.5845.4390.sendpatchset@localhost.localdomain>
diff -auNrp tmp-from/drivers/mtd/ubi/init.c tmp-to/drivers/mtd/ubi/init.c
--- tmp-from/drivers/mtd/ubi/init.c 1970-01-01 02:00:00.000000000 +0200
+++ tmp-to/drivers/mtd/ubi/init.c 2007-02-17 18:07:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) International Business Machines Corp., 2006
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+ * the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * Author: Artem B. Bityutskiy,
+ * Frank Haverkamp
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <mtd/ubi-header.h>
+#include "ubi.h"
+#include "alloc.h"
+#include "uif.h"
+#include "io.h"
+#include "build.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+/* Maximum MTD device specification parameter length */
+#define UBI_MTD_PARAM_LEN_MAX 64
+
+/**
+ * struct mtd_dev_param - MTD device parameter description data structure.
+ *
+ * @name: MTD device name or number string
+ * @vid_hdr_offs: VID header offset
+ * @data_offs: data offset
+ */
+struct mtd_dev_param
+{
+ char name[UBI_MTD_PARAM_LEN_MAX];
+ int vid_hdr_offs;
+ int data_offs;
+};
+
+/* Numbers of elements set in the @mtd_dev_param array. */
+static int mtd_devs = 0;
+
+/* MTD devices specification parameters */
+static struct mtd_dev_param mtd_dev_param[UBI_MAX_INSTANCES];
+
+/* Number of UBI devices in system */
+int ubis_num;
+
+/* All the UBI devices in system */
+struct ubi_info *ubis[UBI_MAX_INSTANCES];
+
+/* UBI headers must take 64 bytes. The below is a hacky way to ensure this */
+static int __ubi_check_ec_hdr_size[(UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE == 64) - 1]
+ __attribute__ ((__unused__));
+static int __ubi_check_ec_hdr_size[(UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE == 64) - 1]
+ __attribute__ ((__unused__));
+
+static int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(const char *mtd_dev, int vid_hdr_offset,
+ int data_offset);
+static void ubi_destroy_dev(int ubi_num);
+
+static int __init ubi_init(void)
+{
+ int err, i, k;
+
+ if (mtd_devs > UBI_MAX_INSTANCES) {
+ printk("UBI error: too many MTD devices, max. is %d\n",
+ UBI_MAX_INSTANCES);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ err = ubi_dbg_init();
+ if (err) {
+ printk("UBI error: failed to initialize debugging unit, "
+ "error %d", err);
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ err = ubi_alloc_init();
+ if (err) {
+ dbg_err("failed to initialize memory allocation unit, "
+ "error %d", err);
+ goto out_dbg;
+ }
+
+ /* Initialize the user interface unit */
+ err = ubi_uif_global_init();
+ if (err) {
+ dbg_err("failed to initialize user interfaces unit, error %d",
+ err);
+ goto out_alloc;
+ }
+
+ /* Attach MTD devices */
+ for (i = 0; i < mtd_devs; i++) {
+ struct mtd_dev_param *p = &mtd_dev_param[i];
+
+ cond_resched();
+ err = -EINVAL;
+
+ /* First suppose this is MTD device name */
+ err = ubi_attach_mtd_dev(p->name, p->vid_hdr_offs,
+ p->data_offs);
+ if (err)
+ goto out_detach;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+out_detach:
+ for (k = 0; k < i; k++)
+ ubi_destroy_dev(k);
+ ubi_uif_global_close();
+out_alloc:
+ ubi_alloc_close();
+out_dbg:
+ ubi_dbg_close();
+ return err;
+}
+module_init(ubi_init);
+
+static void __exit ubi_exit(void)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ubis_num; i++)
+ ubi_destroy_dev(i);
+ ubi_uif_global_close();
+ ubi_alloc_close();
+ ubi_dbg_close();
+}
+module_exit(ubi_exit);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_attach_mtd_dev - attach an MTD device.
+ *
+ * @mtd_dev: MTD device name or number string to attach
+ * @vid_hdr_offset: volume identifier header offset in physical eraseblocks
+ * @data_offset: data offset in physical eraseblock
+ *
+ * This function attaches an MTD device to UBI. It first treats @mtd_dev as the
+ * MTD device name, and tries to open it by this name. If it is unable to open,
+ * it tries to convert @mtd_dev to an integer and open the MTD device by its
+ * number. Returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of
+ * failure.
+ */
+static int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(const char *mtd_dev, int vid_hdr_offset,
+ int data_offset)
+{
+ struct mtd_info *mtd;
+ int i, err, mtd_num, ubi_num;
+
+ if (!mtd_dev)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (ubis_num == UBI_MAX_INSTANCES) {
+ ubi_err("too many UBI devices, max. is %d", UBI_MAX_INSTANCES);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ mtd = get_mtd_device_nm(mtd_dev);
+ if (IS_ERR(mtd)) {
+ char *endp;
+
+ if (PTR_ERR(mtd) != -ENODEV)
+ return PTR_ERR(mtd);
+
+ mtd_num = simple_strtoul(mtd_dev, &endp, 0);
+ if (*endp != '\0' || mtd_dev == endp) {
+ ubi_err("incorrect MTD device: \"%s\"", mtd_dev);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ mtd = get_mtd_device(NULL, mtd_num);
+ if (IS_ERR(mtd))
+ return PTR_ERR(mtd);
+ }
+
+ mtd_num = mtd->index;
+ put_mtd_device(mtd);
+
+ /* Check is we already have the same MTD device attached */
+ for (i = 0; i < ubis_num; i++)
+ if (ubis[i]->io->mtd_num == mtd_num) {
+ ubi_err("mtd%d is already attached to ubi%d",
+ mtd_num, i);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ ubi_num = ubis_num++;
+
+ ubis[ubi_num] = ubi_kzalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_info));
+ if (!ubis[ubi_num])
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ubis[ubi_num]->ubi_num = ubi_num;
+
+ err = ubi_bld_attach_mtd_dev(ubis[ubi_num], mtd_num, vid_hdr_offset,
+ data_offset);
+ if (err)
+ goto out_free;
+
+ if (ubi_num == ubis_num)
+ ubis_num += 1;
+
+ return 0;
+
+out_free:
+ ubi_kfree(ubis[i]);
+ return -ENODEV;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_destroy_dev - destroy an UBI device.
+ *
+ * @ubi_num: UBI device number to destroy
+ *
+ * In current UBI implementation UBI devices are static and cannot dynamically
+ * go and come. So this function is only used when UBI is de-initialized.
+ */
+static void ubi_destroy_dev(int ubi_num)
+{
+ ubi_bld_detach_mtd_dev(ubis[ubi_num]);
+ ubi_kfree(ubis[ubi_num]);
+}
+
+static int __init bytes_str_to_int(const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * ubi_mtd_param_parse - parse the "mtd" UBI parameter.
+ *
+ * @val: the parameter value to parse
+ * @kp: not used
+ *
+ * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
+ * case of error.
+ */
+static int __init ubi_mtd_param_parse(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ int i, len;
+ struct mtd_dev_param *p;
+ char buf[UBI_MTD_PARAM_LEN_MAX];
+ char *pbuf = &buf[0];
+ char *tokens[3] = {NULL, NULL, NULL};
+
+ if (mtd_devs == UBI_MAX_INSTANCES) {
+ printk("UBI error: too many parameters, max. is %d\n",
+ UBI_MAX_INSTANCES);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ len = strnlen(val, UBI_MTD_PARAM_LEN_MAX);
+ if (len > UBI_MTD_PARAM_LEN_MAX) {
+ printk("UBI error: parameter \"%s\" is too long, max. is %d\n",
+ val, UBI_MTD_PARAM_LEN_MAX);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (len == 0) {
+ printk("UBI warning: empty \"mtd\" parameter - ignored\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ strcpy(buf, val);
+
+ /* Get rid of the final newline */
+ if (buf[len - 1] == '\n')
+ buf[len - 1] = 0;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+ tokens[i] = strsep(&pbuf, ",");
+
+ if (pbuf) {
+ printk("UBI error: too many arguments at \"%s\"\n", val);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (tokens[0] == '\0')
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ p = &mtd_dev_param[mtd_devs];
+ strcpy(&p->name[0], tokens[0]);
+
+ if (tokens[1])
+ p->vid_hdr_offs = bytes_str_to_int(tokens[1]);
+ if (tokens[2])
+ p->data_offs = bytes_str_to_int(tokens[2]);
+
+ if (p->vid_hdr_offs < 0)
+ return p->vid_hdr_offs;
+ if (p->data_offs < 0)
+ return p->data_offs;
+
+ mtd_devs += 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * bytes_str_to_int - convert a string representing a number of bytes to an
+ * integer.
+ *
+ * @str: the string to convert
+ *
+ * This function returns positive resulting integer in case of success and a
+ * negative error code in case of failure.
+ */
+static int __init bytes_str_to_int(const char *str)
+{
+ char *endp;
+ unsigned long result;
+
+ result = simple_strtoul(str, &endp, 0);
+ if (str == endp || result < 0) {
+ printk("UBI error: incorrect bytes count: \"%s\"\n", str);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ switch (*endp) {
+ case 'G':
+ result *= 1024;
+ case 'M':
+ result *= 1024;
+ case 'K':
+ case 'k':
+ result *= 1024;
+ if (endp[1] == 'i' && (endp[2] == '\0' ||
+ endp[2] == 'B' || endp[2] == 'b'))
+ endp += 2;
+ case '\0':
+ break;
+ default:
+ printk("UBI error: incorrect bytes count: \"%s\"\n", str);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ return result;
+}
+
+module_param_call(mtd, ubi_mtd_param_parse, NULL, NULL, 000);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mtd, "MTD devices to attach. Parameter format: "
+ "mtd=<name|num>[,<vid_hdr_offs>,<data_offs>]. "
+ "Multiple \"mtd\" parameters may be specified.\n"
+ "MTD devices may be specified by their number or name. "
+ "Optional \"vid_hdr_offs\" and \"data_offs\" parameters "
+ "specify UBI VID header position and data starting "
+ "position to be used by UBI.\n"
+ "Example: mtd=content,1984,2048 mtd=4 - attach MTD device"
+ "with name content using VID header offset 1984 and data "
+ "start 2048, and MTD device number 4 using default "
+ "offsets");
+
+MODULE_VERSION(__stringify(UBI_VERSION));
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("UBI - Unsorted Block Images");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Artem B. Bityutskiy");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-02-17 17:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 129+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-02-17 16:54 [PATCH 00/44 take 2] [UBI] Unsorted Block Images Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:54 ` [PATCH 01/44 take 2] [UBI] Linux build integration Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:54 ` [PATCH 02/44 take 2] [UBI] on-flash data structures header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:54 ` [PATCH 03/44 take 2] [UBI] user-space API header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 21:27 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-20 13:07 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-20 13:17 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-17 16:54 ` [PATCH 04/44 take 2] [UBI] kernel-spce " Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-18 1:32 ` Greg KH
2007-02-18 2:08 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-26 12:12 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:54 ` [PATCH 05/44 take 2] [UBI] internal common header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 21:05 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-19 11:16 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 10:54 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-19 12:38 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-20 13:05 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-20 14:55 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-20 15:15 ` David Woodhouse
2007-02-20 15:22 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-20 15:33 ` David Woodhouse
2007-02-20 16:12 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-20 16:47 ` David Woodhouse
2007-02-25 10:42 ` Pavel Machek
2007-02-20 15:24 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:45 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-26 10:28 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:43 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-25 6:04 ` David Woodhouse
2007-02-20 15:21 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:46 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-20 15:25 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:50 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-25 11:55 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-26 10:09 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:54 ` Artem Bityutskiy [this message]
2007-02-19 10:59 ` [PATCH 06/44 take 2] [UBI] startup code Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-20 13:00 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-23 11:03 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:58 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-25 22:03 ` Rusty Russell
2007-03-05 13:28 ` Frank Haverkamp
2007-02-26 11:54 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-05-17 14:44 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-05-17 15:06 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:54 ` [PATCH 07/44 take 2] [UBI] misc unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 22:59 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-19 11:00 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-20 12:56 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 11:13 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 08/44 take 2] [UBI] misc unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 09/44 take 2] [UBI] debug unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 21:18 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-19 11:00 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-19 12:33 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 14:02 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-19 14:04 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 10/44 take 2] [UBI] debug unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 21:00 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-19 12:29 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 11/44 take 2] [UBI] allocation unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 12/44 take 2] [UBI] allocation unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 20:55 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-19 11:05 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 11:13 ` Pekka Enberg
2007-02-20 11:30 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 13/44 take 2] [UBI] I/O unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 14/44 take 2] [UBI] I/O unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 15/44 take 2] [UBI] scanning unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 23:07 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-18 2:17 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 16/44 take 2] [UBI] scanning unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 11:05 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-19 14:11 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 17/44 take 2] [UBI] build unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:55 ` [PATCH 18/44 take 2] [UBI] build unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 19/44 take 2] [UBI] volume table unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 20/44 take 2] [UBI] volume table unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 21/44 take 2] [UBI] background thread unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 22/44 take 2] [UBI] background thread unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 11:09 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-19 13:55 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 23/44 take 2] [UBI] wear-leveling unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 24/44 take 2] [UBI] wear-leveling unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 25/44 take 2] [UBI] EBA unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 26/44 take 2] [UBI] EBA unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 27/44 take 2] [UBI] bad block handling unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 28/44 take 2] [UBI] bad block handling unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 29/44 take 2] [UBI] update unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:56 ` [PATCH 30/44 take 2] [UBI] update unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 31/44 take 2] [UBI] accounting unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 32/44 take 2] [UBI] accounting unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 33/44 take 2] [UBI] volume management unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 34/44 take 2] [UBI] volume management unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 35/44 take 2] [UBI] user-interfaces unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 36/44 take 2] [UBI] user-interfaces unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 37/44 take 2] [UBI] sysfs handling unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 38/44 take 2] [UBI] sysfs handling unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 39/44 take 2] [UBI] character devices handling sub-unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 40/44 take 2] [UBI] character devices handling sub-unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 41/44 take 2] [UBI] gluebi unit header Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 21:14 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-18 2:04 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-18 2:15 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-18 3:02 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-18 22:37 ` Arnd Bergmann
2007-02-19 13:52 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 14:01 ` Josh Boyer
2007-02-19 14:07 ` Jörn Engel
2007-02-19 12:29 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-19 13:30 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:57 ` [PATCH 42/44 take 2] [UBI] gluebi unit implementation Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:58 ` [PATCH 43/44 take 2] [UBI] JFFS2 UBI support Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 16:58 ` [PATCH 44/44 take 2] [UBI] update MAINTAINERS Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-17 22:49 ` [PATCH 00/44 take 2] [UBI] Unsorted Block Images Theodore Tso
2007-02-19 12:48 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 14:33 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-19 17:07 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 23:34 ` Theodore Tso
2007-02-20 11:54 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:51 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-26 10:11 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-19 10:50 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-19 17:44 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-25 5:55 ` Christoph Hellwig
2007-02-20 14:52 ` John Stoffel
2007-02-20 17:41 ` Artem Bityutskiy
2007-02-20 17:44 ` Josh Boyer
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