[PATCH 4/5] auxdisplay: linedisp: support attribute attachment to auxdisplay devices

["Jean-François Lessard" <jefflessard3@gmail.com>]

Enable linedisp library integration into existing kernel devices (like LED
class) to provide a uniform 7-segment userspace API without creating
separate child devices, meeting the consistent interface while maintaining
coherent device hierarchies.

This allows uniform 7-segment API across all drivers while solving device
proliferation and fragmented userspace interfaces.

The provided attributes appear in two locations depending on usage:
  1. On linedisp.N child devices (legacy linedisp_register())
  2. On the parent auxdisplay device (new linedisp_attach())
Functionality is identical in both modes.

Existing consumers of linedisp_register() are unaffected. The new API
enables drivers like TM16XX to integrate 7-segment display functionality
seamlessly within their LED class device hierarchy.

Signed-off-by: Jean-François Lessard <jefflessard3@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.c | 160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.h |   4 +
 2 files changed, 161 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.c b/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.c
index abeed8812..1176d46f0 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.c
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.c
@@ -6,20 +6,23 @@
  * Author: Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2021 Glider bv
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-François Lessard
  */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_PANEL_BOOT_MESSAGE
 #include <generated/utsrelease.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <linux/container_of.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kstrtox.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
@@ -31,9 +34,72 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_SCROLL_RATE	(HZ / 2)
 
+struct linedisp_attachment {
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct device *device;
+	struct linedisp *linedisp;
+	bool owns_device;  /* true for child device mode, false for attached mode */
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(linedisp_attachments);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(linedisp_attachments_lock);
+
+static int create_attachment(struct device *dev, struct linedisp *linedisp, bool owns_device)
+{
+	struct linedisp_attachment *attachment;
+
+	attachment = kzalloc(sizeof(*attachment), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!attachment)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	attachment->device = dev;
+	attachment->linedisp = linedisp;
+	attachment->owns_device = owns_device;
+
+	guard(spinlock)(&linedisp_attachments_lock);
+	list_add(&attachment->list, &linedisp_attachments);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct linedisp *delete_attachment(struct device *dev, bool owns_device)
+{
+	struct linedisp_attachment *attachment;
+	struct linedisp *linedisp;
+
+	guard(spinlock)(&linedisp_attachments_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(attachment, &linedisp_attachments, list) {
+		if (attachment->device == dev &&
+		    attachment->owns_device == owns_device)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (list_entry_is_head(attachment, &linedisp_attachments, list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	linedisp = attachment->linedisp;
+	list_del(&attachment->list);
+	kfree(attachment);
+
+	return linedisp;
+}
+
 static struct linedisp *to_linedisp(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return container_of(dev, struct linedisp, dev);
+	struct linedisp_attachment *attachment;
+
+	guard(spinlock)(&linedisp_attachments_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(attachment, &linedisp_attachments, list) {
+		if (attachment->device == dev)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (list_entry_is_head(attachment, &linedisp_attachments, list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return attachment->linedisp;
 }
 
 static inline bool should_scroll(struct linedisp *linedisp)
@@ -349,6 +415,87 @@ static int linedisp_init_map(struct linedisp *linedisp)
 #define LINEDISP_INIT_TEXT "Linux " UTS_RELEASE "       "
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * linedisp_attach - attach a character line display
+ * @linedisp: pointer to character line display structure
+ * @dev: pointer of the device to attach to
+ * @num_chars: the number of characters that can be displayed
+ * @ops: character line display operations
+ *
+ * Return: zero on success, else a negative error code.
+ */
+int linedisp_attach(struct linedisp *linedisp, struct device *dev,
+		    unsigned int num_chars, const struct linedisp_ops *ops)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	memset(linedisp, 0, sizeof(*linedisp));
+	linedisp->ops = ops;
+	linedisp->num_chars = num_chars;
+	linedisp->scroll_rate = DEFAULT_SCROLL_RATE;
+
+	linedisp->buf = kzalloc(linedisp->num_chars, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!linedisp->buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* initialise a character mapping, if required */
+	err = linedisp_init_map(linedisp);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_free_buf;
+
+	/* initialise a timer for scrolling the message */
+	timer_setup(&linedisp->timer, linedisp_scroll, 0);
+
+	err = create_attachment(dev, linedisp, false);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_del_timer;
+
+	/* add attribute groups to target device */
+	err = device_add_groups(dev, linedisp_groups);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_del_attach;
+
+	/* display a default message */
+	err = linedisp_display(linedisp, LINEDISP_INIT_TEXT, -1);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_rem_groups;
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_rem_groups:
+	device_remove_groups(dev, linedisp_groups);
+out_del_attach:
+	delete_attachment(dev, false);
+out_del_timer:
+	timer_delete_sync(&linedisp->timer);
+out_free_buf:
+	kfree(linedisp->buf);
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(linedisp_attach, "LINEDISP");
+
+/**
+ * linedisp_detach - detach a character line display
+ * @dev: pointer of the device to detach from, that was previously
+ *	 attached with linedisp_attach()
+ */
+void linedisp_detach(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct linedisp *linedisp = delete_attachment(dev, false);
+
+	if (!linedisp)
+		return;
+
+	timer_delete_sync(&linedisp->timer);
+
+	device_remove_groups(dev, linedisp_groups);
+
+	kfree(linedisp->map);
+	kfree(linedisp->message);
+	kfree(linedisp->buf);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(linedisp_detach, "LINEDISP");
+
 /**
  * linedisp_register - register a character line display
  * @linedisp: pointer to character line display structure
@@ -391,10 +538,14 @@ int linedisp_register(struct linedisp *linedisp, struct device *parent,
 	/* initialise a timer for scrolling the message */
 	timer_setup(&linedisp->timer, linedisp_scroll, 0);
 
-	err = device_add(&linedisp->dev);
+	err = create_attachment(&linedisp->dev, linedisp, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_del_timer;
 
+	err = device_add(&linedisp->dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_del_attach;
+
 	/* display a default message */
 	err = linedisp_display(linedisp, LINEDISP_INIT_TEXT, -1);
 	if (err)
@@ -404,6 +555,8 @@ int linedisp_register(struct linedisp *linedisp, struct device *parent,
 
 out_del_dev:
 	device_del(&linedisp->dev);
+out_del_attach:
+	delete_attachment(&linedisp->dev, true);
 out_del_timer:
 	timer_delete_sync(&linedisp->timer);
 out_put_device:
@@ -420,6 +573,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(linedisp_register, "LINEDISP");
 void linedisp_unregister(struct linedisp *linedisp)
 {
 	device_del(&linedisp->dev);
+	delete_attachment(&linedisp->dev, true);
 	timer_delete_sync(&linedisp->timer);
 	put_device(&linedisp->dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.h b/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.h
index 4348d7a2f..36853b639 100644
--- a/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.h
+++ b/drivers/auxdisplay/line-display.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * Author: Paul Burton <paul.burton@mips.com>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2021 Glider bv
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Jean-François Lessard
  */
 
 #ifndef _LINEDISP_H
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ struct linedisp {
 	unsigned int id;
 };
 
+int linedisp_attach(struct linedisp *linedisp, struct device *dev,
+		    unsigned int num_chars, const struct linedisp_ops *ops);
+void linedisp_detach(struct device *dev);
 int linedisp_register(struct linedisp *linedisp, struct device *parent,
 		      unsigned int num_chars, const struct linedisp_ops *ops);
 void linedisp_unregister(struct linedisp *linedisp);
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