#include <linux/kobj_map.h>
#include <linux/cdev.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/backing-dev.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
#include <linux/kmod.h>
#endif
+/*
+ * capabilities for /dev/mem, /dev/kmem and similar directly mappable character
+ * devices
+ * - permits shared-mmap for read, write and/or exec
+ * - does not permit private mmap in NOMMU mode (can't do COW)
+ * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
+ */
+struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
+ .capabilities = (
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+ /* permit private copies of the data to be taken */
+ BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY |
+#endif
+ /* permit direct mmap, for read, write or exec */
+ BDI_CAP_MAP_DIRECT |
+ BDI_CAP_READ_MAP | BDI_CAP_WRITE_MAP | BDI_CAP_EXEC_MAP),
+};
+
static struct kobj_map *cdev_map;
static DEFINE_MUTEX(chrdevs_lock);
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * register_chrdev() - Register a major number for character devices.
+ * @major: major device number or 0 for dynamic allocation
+ * @name: name of this range of devices
+ * @fops: file operations associated with this devices
+ *
+ * If @major == 0 this functions will dynamically allocate a major and return
+ * its number.
+ *
+ * If @major > 0 this function will attempt to reserve a device with the given
+ * major number and will return zero on success.
+ *
+ * Returns a -ve errno on failure.
+ *
+ * The name of this device has nothing to do with the name of the device in
+ * /dev. It only helps to keep track of the different owners of devices. If
+ * your module name has only one type of devices it's ok to use e.g. the name
+ * of the module here.
+ *
+ * This function registers a range of 256 minor numbers. The first minor number
+ * is 0.
+ */
int register_chrdev(unsigned int major, const char *name,
const struct file_operations *fops)
{
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cdev_add);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_chrdev);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_chrdev);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(directly_mappable_cdev_bdi);