linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] uio: add ioctl callback

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Message-ID: <491AFD7C.8090607@neotion.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:59:56 +0100
From:	Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...tion.com>
To:	"Hans J. Koch" <hjk@...utronix.de>
CC:	gregkh@...e.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] uio: add ioctl callback

Hi Hans,

We need an ioctl callback because we need to query some values only
available when the irq handler is running.
For example, we have 3 types of reasons why the irq is triggered and
these bits are no more available when the irq is cleared.

The cleanest way to have this very specific information is to have a
dirty old ioctl returning this data.

Thanks for your time.

Neil

Hans J. Koch a écrit :
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 04:40:01PM +0100, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>   
>> Add an ioctl callback for uio devices.
>>     
>
> Hi Neil,
> sorry, but we don't want to have ioctl() for UIO. UIO devices should be
> completely controllable through their mapped memory. Additional
> functions can be added by creating custom sysfs files. To switch the
> interrupt on and off, we have the irqcontrol hook in the write()
> function. I cannot imagine a case where ioctl() could be useful.
>
> You didn't mention why you want ioctl(). If you tell us the problem, we
> can probably find a solution that uses the standard UIO interface.
>
> Thanks,
> Hans
>
>   
>> Signed-off-by: Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...tion.com>
>> ---
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
>> index 2d2440c..38044fb 100644
>> --- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
>> +++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
>> @@ -385,6 +385,18 @@ static unsigned int uio_poll(struct file *filep,
>> poll_table *wait)
>>      return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> +static int uio_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep,
>> +            unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
>> +{
>> +    struct uio_listener *listener = filep->private_data;
>> +    struct uio_device *idev = listener->dev;
>> +
>> +    if (idev->info->ioctl)
>> +        return idev->info->ioctl(idev->info, cmd, arg);
>> +
>> +    return -ENOSYS;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static ssize_t uio_read(struct file *filep, char __user *buf,
>>              size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
>>  {
>> @@ -590,6 +602,7 @@ static const struct file_operations uio_fops = {
>>      .mmap        = uio_mmap,
>>      .poll        = uio_poll,
>>      .fasync        = uio_fasync,
>> +    .ioctl        = uio_ioctl,
>>  };
>>  
>>  static int uio_major_init(void)
>> diff --git a/include/linux/uio_driver.h b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
>> index cdf338d..e44e89b 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/uio_driver.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/uio_driver.h
>> @@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ struct uio_info {
>>      int (*open)(struct uio_info *info, struct inode *inode);
>>      int (*release)(struct uio_info *info, struct inode *inode);
>>      int (*irqcontrol)(struct uio_info *info, s32 irq_on);
>> +    int (*ioctl)(struct uio_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
>> +            unsigned long arg);
>>  };
>>  
>>  extern int __must_check
>>     
>
>   
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>
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