linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/9] ntsync: Introduce the ntsync driver and character device.

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Message-ID: <20240124004028.16826-2-zfigura@codeweavers.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:40:20 -0600
From: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Cc: wine-devel@...ehq.org,
	André Almeida <andrealmeid@...lia.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>,
	Arkadiusz Hiler <ahiler@...eweavers.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/9] ntsync: Introduce the ntsync driver and character device.

ntsync uses a misc device as the simplest and least intrusive uAPI interface.

Each file description on the device represents an isolated NT instance, intended
to correspond to a single NT virtual machine.

Signed-off-by: Elizabeth Figura <zfigura@...eweavers.com>
---
 drivers/misc/Kconfig  |  9 ++++++++
 drivers/misc/Makefile |  1 +
 drivers/misc/ntsync.c | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 drivers/misc/ntsync.c

diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index 4fb291f0bf7c..bdd8a71bd853 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -504,6 +504,15 @@ config OPEN_DICE
 	  measured boot flow. Userspace can use CDIs for remote attestation
 	  and sealing.
 
+config NTSYNC
+	tristate "NT synchronization primitive emulation"
+	help
+	  This module provides kernel support for emulation of Windows NT
+	  synchronization primitives. It is not a hardware driver.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called ntsync.
+
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config VCPU_STALL_DETECTOR
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index ea6ea5bbbc9c..153a3f4837e8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PVPANIC)   	+= pvpanic/
 obj-$(CONFIG_UACCE)		+= uacce/
 obj-$(CONFIG_XILINX_SDFEC)	+= xilinx_sdfec.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HISI_HIKEY_USB)	+= hisi_hikey_usb.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NTSYNC)		+= ntsync.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HI6421V600_IRQ)	+= hi6421v600-irq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OPEN_DICE)		+= open-dice.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GP_PCI1XXXX)	+= mchp_pci1xxxx/
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ntsync.c b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9424c6210e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/ntsync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * ntsync.c - Kernel driver for NT synchronization primitives
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2022 Elizabeth Figura
+ */
+
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+#define NTSYNC_NAME	"ntsync"
+
+static int ntsync_char_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
+}
+
+static int ntsync_char_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static long ntsync_char_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
+			      unsigned long parm)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	default:
+		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations ntsync_fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.open		= ntsync_char_open,
+	.release	= ntsync_char_release,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= ntsync_char_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= ntsync_char_ioctl,
+	.llseek		= no_llseek,
+};
+
+static struct miscdevice ntsync_misc = {
+	.minor		= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+	.name		= NTSYNC_NAME,
+	.fops		= &ntsync_fops,
+};
+
+module_misc_device(ntsync_misc);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Elizabeth Figura");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Kernel driver for NT synchronization primitives");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_ALIAS("devname:" NTSYNC_NAME);
-- 
2.43.0