From 00142bfd5a916a0b3899cc709bf8f5042cf3d084 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Thomas=20Wei=C3=9Fschuh?= Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:17:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] kernels/ksysfs.c: export kernel address bits MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit This can be used by userspace to determine the address size of the running kernel. It frees userspace from having to interpret this information from the UTS machine field. Userspace implementation: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/pull/1966 Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221221-address-bits-v1-1-8446b13244ac@weissschuh.net Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-address_bits | 10 ++++++++++ kernel/ksysfs.c | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-address_bits diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-address_bits b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-address_bits new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5d09ff8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-address_bits @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +What: /sys/kernel/address_bit +Date: May 2023 +KernelVersion: 6.3 +Contact: Thomas Weißschuh +Description: + The address size of the running kernel in bits. + + Access: Read + +Users: util-linux diff --git a/kernel/ksysfs.c b/kernel/ksysfs.c index 2df00b7..0408aab 100644 --- a/kernel/ksysfs.c +++ b/kernel/ksysfs.c @@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ static ssize_t cpu_byteorder_show(struct kobject *kobj, } KERNEL_ATTR_RO(cpu_byteorder); +/* address bits */ +static ssize_t address_bits_show(struct kobject *kobj, + struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf) +{ + return sysfs_emit(buf, "%zu\n", sizeof(void *) * 8 /* CHAR_BIT */); +} +KERNEL_ATTR_RO(address_bits); + #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER /* uevent helper program, used during early boot */ static ssize_t uevent_helper_show(struct kobject *kobj, @@ -233,6 +241,7 @@ static struct attribute * kernel_attrs[] = { &fscaps_attr.attr, &uevent_seqnum_attr.attr, &cpu_byteorder_attr.attr, + &address_bits_attr.attr, #ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER &uevent_helper_attr.attr, #endif -- 2.7.4