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Message-ID: <1363791432.12701.8.camel@pasglop>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:57:12 +0100
From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] of: Make device nodes kobjects so they show up in
sysfs
On Wed, 2013-03-20 at 14:51 +0000, Grant Likely wrote:
> Device tree nodes are already treated as objects, and we already want to
> expose them to userspace which is done using the /proc filesystem today.
> Right now the kernel has to do a lot of work to keep the /proc view in
> sync with the in-kernel representation. If device_nodes are switched to
> be kobjects then the device tree code can be a whole lot simpler. It
> also turns out that switching to using /sysfs from /proc results in
> smaller code and data size, and the userspace ABI won't change if
> /proc/device-tree symlinks to /sys/device-tree
>
> Switching to sysfs does introduce two limitations however. First, normal
> sysfs attributes have a maximum size of PAGE_SIZE. Any properties larger
> than 4k will still show up in sysfs, but attempting to read them will
> result in truncated data. Practically speaking this should not be an
> issue assuming large binary blobs aren't encoded into the device tree.
Unfortunately they occasionally are... VPDs can be pretty big for
example.
> Second, all normal sysfs attributes report their size as 4096 bytes
> instead of the actual property size reported in /proc/device-tree. It is
> possible that this change will cause some userspace tools to break.
This is btw a complete idiocy of sysfs and should/could be fixed.
> Both of the above problems can be worked around by using
> sysfs_create_bin_file() instead of sysfs_create_file(), but doing so
> adds an additional 20 to 40 bytes of overhead per property. A device
> tree has a lot of properties in it. That overhead will very quickly add
> up. The other option is to create a new custom sysfs attribute type
> would solve the problem without additional overhead, but at the cost of
> more complexity in the sysfs support code. However, I'm hopeful that
> these problems are just imaginary and we can stick with normal sysfs
> attributes.
Disagreed. It would break stuff, especially the incorrect file size.
Cheers,
Ben.
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
> Cc: Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> ---
> Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-ofw | 28 ++++++
> drivers/of/Kconfig | 2 +-
> drivers/of/base.c | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> drivers/of/fdt.c | 3 +-
> drivers/of/pdt.c | 4 +-
> include/linux/of.h | 9 +-
> 6 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-ofw
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-ofw b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-ofw
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..5ef9a77
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-ofw
> @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
> +What: /sys/firmware/ofw/../device-tree/
> +Date: March 2013
> +Contact: Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
> +Description:
> + When using OpenFirmware or a Flattened Device Tree to enumerate
> + hardware, the device tree structure will be exposed in this
> + directory.
> +
> + It is possible for multiple device-tree directories to exist.
> + Some device drivers use a separate detached device tree which
> + have no attachment to the system tree and will appear in a
> + different subdirectory under /sys/firmware/ofw.
> +
> + Userspace must not use the /sys/firmware/ofw/../device-tree
> + path directly, but instead should follow /proc/device-tree
> + symlink. It is possible that the absolute path will change
> + in the future, but the symlink is the stable ABI.
> +
> + The /proc/device-tree symlink replaces the devicetree /proc
> + filesystem support, and has largely the same semantics and
> + should be compatible with existing userspace.
> +
> + The contents of /sys/firmware/ofw/../device-tree is a
> + hierarchy of directories, one per device tree node. The
> + directory name is the resolved path component name (node
> + name plus address). Properties are represented as files
> + in the directory. The contents of each file is the exact
> + binary data from the device tree.
> diff --git a/drivers/of/Kconfig b/drivers/of/Kconfig
> index d37bfcf..d2d7be9 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/of/Kconfig
> @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config OF_PROMTREE
> # Hardly any platforms need this. It is safe to select, but only do so if you
> # need it.
> config OF_DYNAMIC
> - bool
> + def_bool y
>
> config OF_ADDRESS
> def_bool y
> diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
> index 321d3ef..363e98b 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/base.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/base.c
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> #include <linux/of.h>
> #include <linux/spinlock.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> +#include <linux/string.h>
> #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
>
> #include "of_private.h"
> @@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_allnodes);
> struct device_node *of_chosen;
> struct device_node *of_aliases;
>
> +static struct kset *of_kset;
> +
> +/*
> + * Used to protect the of_aliases; but also overloaded to hold off addition of
> + * nodes to sysfs
> + */
> DEFINE_MUTEX(of_aliases_mutex);
>
> /* use when traversing tree through the allnext, child, sibling,
> @@ -83,14 +90,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_n_size_cells);
> struct device_node *of_node_get(struct device_node *node)
> {
> if (node)
> - kref_get(&node->kref);
> + kobject_get(&node->kobj);
> return node;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_node_get);
>
> -static inline struct device_node *kref_to_device_node(struct kref *kref)
> +static inline struct device_node *kobj_to_device_node(struct kobject *kobj)
> {
> - return container_of(kref, struct device_node, kref);
> + return container_of(kobj, struct device_node, kobj);
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -100,16 +107,15 @@ static inline struct device_node *kref_to_device_node(struct kref *kref)
> * In of_node_put() this function is passed to kref_put()
> * as the destructor.
> */
> -static void of_node_release(struct kref *kref)
> +static void of_node_release(struct kobject *kobj)
> {
> - struct device_node *node = kref_to_device_node(kref);
> + struct device_node *node = kobj_to_device_node(kobj);
> struct property *prop = node->properties;
>
> /* We should never be releasing nodes that haven't been detached. */
> if (!of_node_check_flag(node, OF_DETACHED)) {
> pr_err("ERROR: Bad of_node_put() on %s\n", node->full_name);
> dump_stack();
> - kref_init(&node->kref);
> return;
> }
>
> @@ -142,11 +148,110 @@ static void of_node_release(struct kref *kref)
> void of_node_put(struct device_node *node)
> {
> if (node)
> - kref_put(&node->kref, of_node_release);
> + kobject_put(&node->kobj);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_node_put);
> #endif /* CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC */
>
> +ssize_t of_node_sysfs_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
> +{
> + struct property *prop = container_of(attr, struct property, attr);
> + int length = prop->length;
> +
> + if (length >= PAGE_SIZE)
> + length = PAGE_SIZE-1;
> + memcpy(buf, prop->value, length);
> + return length;
> +}
> +
> +struct sysfs_ops of_node_sysfs_ops = {
> + .show = of_node_sysfs_show,
> +};
> +
> +struct kobj_type of_node_ktype = {
> + .release = of_node_release,
> + .sysfs_ops = &of_node_sysfs_ops,
> +};
> +
> +static bool of_init_complete = false;
> +static int __of_node_add(struct device_node *np)
> +{
> + const char *name;
> + struct property *pp;
> + static int extra = 0;
> + int rc;
> +
> + np->kobj.kset = of_kset;
> + if (!np->parent) {
> + /* Nodes without parents are new top level trees */
> + rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, NULL, "device-tree-%i", extra++);
> + } else {
> + name = kbasename(np->full_name);
> + if (!name || !name[0])
> + return -EINVAL;
> + rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, &np->parent->kobj, "%s", name);
> + }
> + if (rc)
> + return rc;
> +
> + for_each_property_of_node(np, pp) {
> + /*
> + * Don't leak password data. Note: if this is ever switched to use
> + * sysfs_create_bin_file(), then it is very important to not expose
> + * the size of the password in the inode. If 'secure' is set, then
> + * the inode length must be reported as '0'
> + */
> + bool secure = strncmp(pp->name, "security-", 9) == 0;
> + pp->attr.name = pp->name;
> + pp->attr.mode = secure ? S_IRUSR : S_IRUGO;
> + rc = sysfs_create_file(&np->kobj, &pp->attr);
> + WARN(rc, "error creating device node attribute\n");
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +int of_node_add(struct device_node *np)
> +{
> + int rc = 0;
> + kobject_init(&np->kobj, &of_node_ktype);
> + mutex_lock(&of_aliases_mutex);
> + if (of_init_complete)
> + rc = __of_node_add(np);
> + mutex_unlock(&of_aliases_mutex);
> + return rc;
> +}
> +
> +#if defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC)
> +static void of_node_remove(struct device_node *np)
> +{
> + struct property *pp;
> +
> + for_each_property_of_node(np, pp)
> + sysfs_remove_file(&np->kobj, &pp->attr);
> +
> + kobject_del(&np->kobj);
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> +static int __init of_init(void)
> +{
> + struct device_node *np;
> +
> + of_kset = kset_create_and_add("ofw", NULL, firmware_kobj);
> + if (!of_kset)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> + /* Make sure all nodes added before this time get added to sysfs */
> + mutex_lock(&of_aliases_mutex);
> + for_each_of_allnodes(np)
> + __of_node_add(np);
> + of_init_complete = true;
> + mutex_unlock(&of_aliases_mutex);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +core_initcall(of_init);
> +
> static struct property *__of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
> const char *name, int *lenp)
> {
> @@ -1445,6 +1550,7 @@ int of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
> of_allnodes = np;
> raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
>
> + of_node_add(np);
> of_add_proc_dt_entry(np);
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -1526,6 +1632,7 @@ int of_detach_node(struct device_node *np)
> raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devtree_lock, flags);
>
> of_remove_proc_dt_entry(np);
> + of_node_remove(np);
> return rc;
> }
> #endif /* defined(CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC) */
> diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> index 808be06..8807059 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
> @@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ static unsigned long unflatten_dt_node(struct boot_param_header *blob,
> dad->next->sibling = np;
> dad->next = np;
> }
> - kref_init(&np->kref);
> }
> /* process properties */
> while (1) {
> @@ -327,6 +326,8 @@ static unsigned long unflatten_dt_node(struct boot_param_header *blob,
> np->name = "<NULL>";
> if (!np->type)
> np->type = "<NULL>";
> +
> + of_node_add(np);
> }
> while (tag == OF_DT_BEGIN_NODE || tag == OF_DT_NOP) {
> if (tag == OF_DT_NOP)
> diff --git a/drivers/of/pdt.c b/drivers/of/pdt.c
> index 37b56fd..2d9d7e1 100644
> --- a/drivers/of/pdt.c
> +++ b/drivers/of/pdt.c
> @@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ static struct device_node * __init of_pdt_create_node(phandle node,
> of_pdt_incr_unique_id(dp);
> dp->parent = parent;
>
> - kref_init(&dp->kref);
> -
> dp->name = of_pdt_get_one_property(node, "name");
> dp->type = of_pdt_get_one_property(node, "device_type");
> dp->phandle = node;
> @@ -216,6 +214,7 @@ static struct device_node * __init of_pdt_build_tree(struct device_node *parent,
> *nextp = &dp->allnext;
>
> dp->full_name = of_pdt_build_full_name(dp);
> + of_node_add(dp);
>
> dp->child = of_pdt_build_tree(dp,
> of_pdt_prom_ops->getchild(node), nextp);
> @@ -246,6 +245,7 @@ void __init of_pdt_build_devicetree(phandle root_node, struct of_pdt_ops *ops)
> of_allnodes->path_component_name = "";
> #endif
> of_allnodes->full_name = "/";
> + of_node_add(of_allnodes);
>
> nextp = &of_allnodes->allnext;
> of_allnodes->child = of_pdt_build_tree(of_allnodes,
> diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
> index a0f1292..2399c8f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/of.h
> +++ b/include/linux/of.h
> @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
> #include <linux/types.h>
> #include <linux/bitops.h>
> #include <linux/errno.h>
> -#include <linux/kref.h>
> +#include <linux/kobject.h>
> #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
> #include <linux/spinlock.h>
> #include <linux/topology.h>
> @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct property {
> struct property *next;
> unsigned long _flags;
> unsigned int unique_id;
> + struct attribute attr;
> };
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_SPARC)
> @@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ struct device_node {
> struct device_node *next; /* next device of same type */
> struct device_node *allnext; /* next in list of all nodes */
> struct proc_dir_entry *pde; /* this node's proc directory */
> - struct kref kref;
> + struct kobject kobj;
> unsigned long _flags;
> void *data;
> #if defined(CONFIG_SPARC)
> @@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ struct of_phandle_args {
> uint32_t args[MAX_PHANDLE_ARGS];
> };
>
> +extern int of_node_add(struct device_node *node);
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC
> extern struct device_node *of_node_get(struct device_node *node);
> extern void of_node_put(struct device_node *node);
> @@ -165,6 +168,8 @@ static inline const char *of_node_full_name(const struct device_node *np)
> return np ? np->full_name : "<no-node>";
> }
>
> +#define for_each_of_allnodes(dn) \
> + for (dn = of_allnodes; dn; dn = dn->allnext)
> extern struct device_node *of_find_node_by_name(struct device_node *from,
> const char *name);
> #define for_each_node_by_name(dn, name) \
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