in mdev/mdev_core.c [124:194]
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->supported_type_groups)
return -EINVAL;
if (!ops->device_driver && (!ops->create || !ops->remove))
return -EINVAL;
dev = get_device(dev);
if (!dev)
return -EINVAL;
mutex_lock(&parent_list_lock);
/* Check for duplicate */
parent = __find_parent_device(dev);
if (parent) {
parent = NULL;
ret = -EEXIST;
goto add_dev_err;
}
parent = kzalloc(sizeof(*parent), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!parent) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto add_dev_err;
}
kref_init(&parent->ref);
init_rwsem(&parent->unreg_sem);
parent->dev = dev;
parent->ops = ops;
if (!mdev_bus_compat_class) {
mdev_bus_compat_class = class_compat_register("mdev_bus");
if (!mdev_bus_compat_class) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto add_dev_err;
}
}
ret = parent_create_sysfs_files(parent);
if (ret)
goto add_dev_err;
ret = class_compat_create_link(mdev_bus_compat_class, dev, NULL);
if (ret)
dev_warn(dev, "Failed to create compatibility class link\n");
list_add(&parent->next, &parent_list);
mutex_unlock(&parent_list_lock);
dev_info(dev, "MDEV: Registered\n");
kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
return 0;
add_dev_err:
mutex_unlock(&parent_list_lock);
if (parent)
mdev_put_parent(parent);
else
put_device(dev);
return ret;
}