1 /* Deprecated, do not use. Moved from module.c to here. --RR */
3 /* Written by Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> Oct 2000 */
4 #include <linux/module.h>
5 #include <linux/kmod.h>
6 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
7 #include <linux/list.h>
8 #include <linux/slab.h>
10 /* inter_module functions are always available, even when the kernel is
11 * compiled without modules. Consumers of inter_module_xxx routines
12 * will always work, even when both are built into the kernel, this
13 * approach removes lots of #ifdefs in mainline code.
16 static struct list_head ime_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ime_list);
17 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ime_lock);
18 static int kmalloc_failed;
20 struct inter_module_entry {
21 struct list_head list;
28 * inter_module_register - register a new set of inter module data.
29 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
30 * @owner: module that is registering the data, always use THIS_MODULE
31 * @userdata: pointer to arbitrary userdata to be registered
33 * Description: Check that the im_name has not already been registered,
34 * complain if it has. For new data, add it to the inter_module_entry
37 void inter_module_register(const char *im_name, struct module *owner, const void *userdata)
39 struct list_head *tmp;
40 struct inter_module_entry *ime, *ime_new;
42 if (!(ime_new = kmalloc(sizeof(*ime), GFP_KERNEL))) {
43 /* Overloaded kernel, not fatal */
45 "Aiee, inter_module_register: cannot kmalloc entry for '%s'\n",
50 memset(ime_new, 0, sizeof(*ime_new));
51 ime_new->im_name = im_name;
52 ime_new->owner = owner;
53 ime_new->userdata = userdata;
56 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
57 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
58 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
59 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
61 /* Program logic error, fatal */
62 printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_register: duplicate im_name '%s'", im_name);
66 list_add(&(ime_new->list), &ime_list);
67 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
71 * inter_module_unregister - unregister a set of inter module data.
72 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
74 * Description: Check that the im_name has been registered, complain if
75 * it has not. For existing data, remove it from the
76 * inter_module_entry list.
78 void inter_module_unregister(const char *im_name)
80 struct list_head *tmp;
81 struct inter_module_entry *ime;
84 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
85 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
86 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
87 list_del(&(ime->list));
88 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
93 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
96 "inter_module_unregister: no entry for '%s', "
97 "probably caused by previous kmalloc failure\n",
102 /* Program logic error, fatal */
103 printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_unregister: no entry for '%s'", im_name);
109 * inter_module_get - return arbitrary userdata from another module.
110 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
112 * Description: If the im_name has not been registered, return NULL.
113 * Try to increment the use count on the owning module, if that fails
114 * then return NULL. Otherwise return the userdata.
116 static const void *inter_module_get(const char *im_name)
118 struct list_head *tmp;
119 struct inter_module_entry *ime;
120 const void *result = NULL;
122 spin_lock(&ime_lock);
123 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
124 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
125 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
126 if (try_module_get(ime->owner))
127 result = ime->userdata;
131 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
136 * inter_module_get_request - im get with automatic request_module.
137 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
138 * @modname: module that is expected to register im_name
140 * Description: If inter_module_get fails, do request_module then retry.
142 const void *inter_module_get_request(const char *im_name, const char *modname)
144 const void *result = inter_module_get(im_name);
146 request_module("%s", modname);
147 result = inter_module_get(im_name);
153 * inter_module_put - release use of data from another module.
154 * @im_name: an arbitrary string to identify the data, must be unique
156 * Description: If the im_name has not been registered, complain,
157 * otherwise decrement the use count on the owning module.
159 void inter_module_put(const char *im_name)
161 struct list_head *tmp;
162 struct inter_module_entry *ime;
164 spin_lock(&ime_lock);
165 list_for_each(tmp, &ime_list) {
166 ime = list_entry(tmp, struct inter_module_entry, list);
167 if (strcmp(ime->im_name, im_name) == 0) {
169 module_put(ime->owner);
170 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
174 spin_unlock(&ime_lock);
175 printk(KERN_ERR "inter_module_put: no entry for '%s'", im_name);
179 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_register);
180 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_unregister);
181 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_get_request);
182 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inter_module_put);