linux-kernel - [PATCH v3] mdev: Send uevents around parent device registration

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Message-ID: <156278027422.16516.5157992389394627876.stgit@gimli.home>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:41:48 -0600
From:   Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:     kwankhede@...dia.com, alex.williamson@...hat.com, cohuck@...hat.com
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3] mdev: Send uevents around parent device registration

This allows udev to trigger rules when a parent device is registered
or unregistered from mdev.

Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
---

v3: Add Connie's R-b
    Add comment clarifying expected device requirements for unreg

 drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c |    9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
index ae23151442cb..23976db6c6c7 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ int mdev_register_device(struct device *dev, const struct mdev_parent_ops *ops)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mdev_parent *parent;
+	char *env_string = "MDEV_STATE=registered";
+	char *envp[] = { env_string, NULL };
 
 	/* check for mandatory ops */
 	if (!ops || !ops->create || !ops->remove || !ops->supported_type_groups)
@@ -197,6 +199,8 @@ int mdev_register_device(struct device *dev, const struct mdev_parent_ops *ops)
 	mutex_unlock(&parent_list_lock);
 
 	dev_info(dev, "MDEV: Registered\n");
+	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+
 	return 0;
 
 add_dev_err:
@@ -220,6 +224,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_register_device);
 void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mdev_parent *parent;
+	char *env_string = "MDEV_STATE=unregistered";
+	char *envp[] = { env_string, NULL };
 
 	mutex_lock(&parent_list_lock);
 	parent = __find_parent_device(dev);
@@ -243,6 +249,9 @@ void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev)
 	up_write(&parent->unreg_sem);
 
 	mdev_put_parent(parent);
+
+	/* We still have the caller's reference to use for the uevent */
+	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_unregister_device);