char dev driver

/*
 *  chardev.c: Creates a read-write char device
 *  You can write a data into buffer and read it later.
 *
 *  PS: Write features: Added by Raphael S.Carvalho
 */

#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <asm/uaccess.h>    /* for put_user */

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Raphael S.Carvalho <[email protected]>");

/*
 *  Prototypes - this would normally go in a .h file
 */
int init_module(void);
void cleanup_module(void);
static int device_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
static int device_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
static ssize_t device_read(struct file *, char *, size_t, loff_t *);
static ssize_t device_write(struct file *, const char *, size_t, loff_t *);

#define SUCCESS 0
#define BUF_LEN 80      /* Max length of the message from the device */

/*
 * Global variables are declared as static, so are global within the file.
 */

static int Major;       /* Major number assigned to our device driver */
static int Device_Open = 0; /* Is device open?
                 * Used to prevent multiple access to device */
static char msg[BUF_LEN];   /* The msg the device will give when asked */
static char *msg_Ptr;

/* Device Name */
static char *dev_name = "default_name";

module_param(dev_name, charp, 0000);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev_name, "Specify the character device name.");

static struct file_operations fops = {
    .read = device_read,
    .write = device_write,
    .open = device_open,
    .release = device_release
};

/*
 * This function is called when the module is loaded
 */
int init_module(void)
{
        Major = register_chrdev(0, dev_name, &fops);

    if (Major < 0) {
      printk(KERN_ALERT "Registering char device failed with %d\n", Major);
      return Major;
    }

    printk(KERN_INFO "I was assigned major number %d. To talk to\n", Major);
    printk(KERN_INFO "the driver, create a dev file with\n");
    printk(KERN_INFO "'mknod /dev/%s c %d 0'.\n", dev_name, Major);
    printk(KERN_INFO "Try various minor numbers. Try to cat and echo to\n");
    printk(KERN_INFO "the device file.\n");
    printk(KERN_INFO "Remove the device file and module when done.\n");

    return SUCCESS;
}

/*
 * This function is called when the module is unloaded
 */
void cleanup_module(void)
{
    /*
     * Unregister the device
     */
    //int ret;
    unregister_chrdev(Major, dev_name);
    //if (ret < 0)
    //  printk(KERN_ALERT "Error in unregister_chrdev: %d\n", ret);
}

/*
 * Methods
 */

/*
 * Called when a process tries to open the device file, like
 * "cat /dev/mycharfile"
 */
static int device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
    //static int counter = 0;

    if (Device_Open)
        return -EBUSY;

    Device_Open++;
    //sprintf(msg, "I already told you %d times Hello world!\n", counter++);
    msg_Ptr = msg;
    try_module_get(THIS_MODULE);

    return SUCCESS;
}

/*
 * Called when a process closes the device file.
 */
static int device_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
    Device_Open--;      /* We're now ready for our next caller */

    /*
     * Decrement the usage count, or else once you opened the file, you'll
     * never get get rid of the module.
     */
    module_put(THIS_MODULE);

    return 0;
}

/*
 * Called when a process, which already opened the dev file, attempts to
 * read from it.
 */
static ssize_t device_read(struct file *filp,   /* see include/linux/fs.h   */
               char *buffer,    /* buffer to fill with data */
               size_t length,   /* length of the buffer     */
               loff_t * offset)
{
    /*
     * Number of bytes actually written to the buffer
     */
    int bytes_read = 0;

    /*
     * If we're at the end of the message,
     * return 0 signifying end of file
     */
    if (*msg_Ptr == 0)
        return 0;

    /*
     * Actually put the data into the buffer
     */
    while (length && *msg_Ptr) {

        /*
         * The buffer is in the user data segment, not the kernel
         * segment so "*" assignment won't work.  We have to use
         * put_user which copies data from the kernel data segment to
         * the user data segment.
         */
        put_user(*(msg_Ptr++), buffer++);

        length--;
        bytes_read++;
    }

    /*
     * Most read functions return the number of bytes put into the buffer
     */
    return bytes_read;
}

/*
 * Called when a process writes to dev file: echo "hi" > /dev/hello
 */
static ssize_t
device_write(struct file *filp, const char *buff, size_t len, loff_t * off)
{
        /*
     * Number of bytes actually written to the buffer
     */
    int bytes_write = 0;

    if(len > BUF_LEN) {
        printk(KERN_ALERT "Sorry, the buffer has more length than permitted by the module.\n");
        return -EINVAL;
    }

    /*
     * Actually put the data into the buffer
     */
    while (len && *buff) {

        /* We'll write data in the buffer now */
        *(msg_Ptr++) = *(buff++);

        len--;
        bytes_write++;
    }

    /*
     * Most write functions return the number of bytes put into the buffer
     */
    return bytes_write;
}