From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
To: BAREBOX <barebox@lists.infradead.org>
Subject: [PATCH 09/10] fs: replace cdev links with aliases
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:19:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251127-devfs-v1-9-4aff12818757@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251127-devfs-v1-0-4aff12818757@pengutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
---
commands/devinfo.c | 7 ++-
common/partitions.c | 2 +-
drivers/block/dm/dm-core.c | 1 -
fs/devfs-core.c | 148 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
include/block.h | 2 -
include/driver.h | 8 +--
6 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)
diff --git a/commands/devinfo.c b/commands/devinfo.c
index c87b30e84307e5053bc35e8bd70ac7af63f688b8..d898e81b3278808a7eed5116d210020d8715a09f 100644
--- a/commands/devinfo.c
+++ b/commands/devinfo.c
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
static int do_devinfo_subtree(struct device *dev, int depth)
{
struct device *child;
- struct cdev *cdev, *cdevl;
+ struct cdev *cdev;
+ struct string_list *sl;
int i;
for (i = 0; i < depth; i++)
@@ -26,8 +27,8 @@ static int do_devinfo_subtree(struct device *dev, int depth)
cdev->offset + cdev->size - 1,
size_human_readable(cdev->size),
cdev->name);
- list_for_each_entry(cdevl, &cdev->links, link_entry)
- printf(", %s", cdevl->name);
+ string_list_for_each_entry(sl, &cdev->aliases)
+ printf(", %s", sl->str);
printf("\n");
}
} else {
diff --git a/common/partitions.c b/common/partitions.c
index 7563cb0e6767891ee7f1fe264ce86703408f790a..1a4e046c5f55314ccb2abf5094b0966def8c5b55 100644
--- a/common/partitions.c
+++ b/common/partitions.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int register_one_partition(struct block_device *blk, struct partition *pa
return 0;
partition_name = xasprintf("%s.%s", blk->cdev.name, part->name);
- ret = devfs_create_link(cdev, partition_name);
+ ret = devfs_add_alias(cdev, partition_name);
if (ret)
dev_warn(blk->dev, "Failed to create link from %s to %s\n",
partition_name, cdev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/block/dm/dm-core.c b/drivers/block/dm/dm-core.c
index fd7ed0d84ed7388f8c1cd4aa19e0466191459fd6..2f48cfeb06f7b2da6d26850820f228a6f522fc2f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/dm/dm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/dm/dm-core.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ int dm_cdev_open(struct dm_cdev *dmcdev, const char *path, ulong flags,
return -ENODEV;
}
- dmcdev->cdev = cdev_readlink(dmcdev->cdev);
break;
default:
*errmsg = xstrdup("Only regular files and device specials are supported");
diff --git a/fs/devfs-core.c b/fs/devfs-core.c
index c4ff5fe5718ea2c0236fdbf124e56a13e17702d1..32e9b5f867ed1d1696a4c16fb154474f933de342 100644
--- a/fs/devfs-core.c
+++ b/fs/devfs-core.c
@@ -50,42 +50,21 @@ int devfs_partition_complete(struct string_list *sl, char *instr)
}
#endif
-struct cdev *cdev_readlink(const struct cdev *cdev)
-{
- if (!cdev)
- return NULL;
-
- if (cdev->link)
- cdev = cdev->link;
-
- /* links to links are not allowed */
- BUG_ON(cdev->link);
-
- return (void *)cdev;
-}
-
-struct cdev *lcdev_by_name(const char *filename)
+struct cdev *cdev_by_name(const char *filename)
{
struct cdev *cdev;
+ struct string_list *entry;
for_each_cdev(cdev) {
if (!strcmp(cdev->name, filename))
return cdev;
+ string_list_for_each_entry(entry, &cdev->aliases)
+ if (!strcmp(entry->str, filename))
+ return cdev;
}
return NULL;
}
-struct cdev *cdev_by_name(const char *filename)
-{
- struct cdev *cdev;
-
- cdev = lcdev_by_name(filename);
- if (!cdev)
- return NULL;
-
- return cdev_readlink(cdev);
-}
-
struct cdev *cdev_by_device_node(struct device_node *node)
{
struct cdev *cdev;
@@ -95,7 +74,7 @@ struct cdev *cdev_by_device_node(struct device_node *node)
for_each_cdev(cdev) {
if (cdev_of_node(cdev) == node)
- return cdev_readlink(cdev);
+ return cdev;
}
return NULL;
}
@@ -133,9 +112,6 @@ cdev_find_child_by_gpt_typeuuid(struct cdev *cdev, const guid_t *typeuuid)
{
struct cdev *partcdev;
- /* Follow links to support storage-by-alias */
- cdev = cdev_readlink(cdev);
-
if (!cdev_is_gpt_partitioned(cdev))
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
@@ -153,6 +129,29 @@ cdev_find_child_by_gpt_typeuuid(struct cdev *cdev, const guid_t *typeuuid)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
}
+static bool cdev_has_partname_alias(struct cdev *cdev, const char *partname)
+{
+ char *fullname;
+ struct string_list *sl;
+ bool ret = false;
+
+ if (!cdev->master)
+ return false;
+
+ fullname = xasprintf("%s.%s", cdev->master->name, partname);
+
+ string_list_for_each_entry(sl, &cdev->aliases) {
+ if (streq_ptr(sl->str, fullname)) {
+ ret = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ free(fullname);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
/**
* cdev_find_partition - find a partition belonging to a physical device
*
@@ -164,15 +163,10 @@ struct cdev *cdev_find_partition(struct cdev *cdevm, const char *name)
struct cdev *partcdev;
for_each_cdev_partition(partcdev, cdevm) {
- struct cdev *cdevl;
-
if (streq_ptr(partcdev->partname, name))
return partcdev;
-
- list_for_each_entry(cdevl, &partcdev->links, link_entry) {
- if (streq_ptr(cdevl->partname, name))
- return cdevl;
- }
+ if (cdev_has_partname_alias(partcdev, name))
+ return partcdev;
}
return NULL;
@@ -190,15 +184,11 @@ struct cdev *device_find_partition(struct device *dev, const char *name)
struct device *child;
list_for_each_entry(cdev, &dev->cdevs, devices_list) {
- struct cdev *cdevl;
-
if (streq_ptr(cdev->partname, name))
return cdev;
- list_for_each_entry(cdevl, &cdev->links, link_entry) {
- if (streq_ptr(cdevl->partname, name))
- return cdev_readlink(cdevl);
- }
+ if (cdev_has_partname_alias(cdev, name))
+ return cdev;
}
device_for_each_child(dev, child) {
@@ -460,20 +450,36 @@ static void cdev_free(struct cdev *cdev)
static bool devfs_initialized;
+static int cdev_symlink(struct cdev *cdev, const char *linkname)
+{
+ char *path;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!devfs_initialized)
+ return 0;
+
+ path = xasprintf("/dev/%s", linkname);
+ ret = symlink(cdev->name, path);
+ free(path);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
static void devfs_mknod(struct cdev *cdev)
{
char *path;
int ret;
+ struct string_list *sl;
if (!devfs_initialized)
return;
path = xasprintf("/dev/%s", cdev->name);
- if (cdev->link)
- ret = symlink(cdev->link->name, path);
- else
- ret = mknod(path, S_IFCHR | 0600, cdev->name);
+ string_list_for_each_entry(sl, &cdev->aliases)
+ cdev_symlink(cdev, sl->str);
+
+ ret = mknod(path, S_IFCHR | 0600, cdev->name);
free(path);
@@ -499,8 +505,8 @@ int devfs_create(struct cdev *new)
if (cdev)
return -EEXIST;
- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->links);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->partitions);
+ string_list_init(&new->aliases);
list_add_tail(&new->list, &cdev_list);
if (new->dev) {
@@ -509,46 +515,22 @@ int devfs_create(struct cdev *new)
new->device_node = new->dev->of_node;
}
- if (new->link)
- list_add_tail(&new->link_entry, &new->link->links);
-
devfs_mknod(new);
return 0;
}
-int devfs_create_link(struct cdev *cdev, const char *name)
+int devfs_add_alias(struct cdev *cdev, const char *name)
{
- struct cdev *new;
- int ret;
-
- /*
- * Create a link to the real cdev instead of creating
- * a link to a link.
- */
- cdev = cdev_readlink(cdev);
-
- new = cdev_alloc(name);
- new->link = cdev;
+ struct cdev *conflict;
- ret = devfs_create(new);
- if (ret) {
- cdev_free(new);
- return ret;
- }
-
- if (cdev->partname) {
- size_t partnameoff = 0;
-
- if (cdev->master) {
- size_t masterlen = strlen(cdev->master->name);
+ conflict = cdev_by_name(name);
+ if (conflict)
+ return -EEXIST;
- if (!strncmp(name, cdev->master->name, masterlen))
- partnameoff += masterlen + 1;
- }
+ string_list_add(&cdev->aliases, name);
- new->partname = xstrdup(name + partnameoff);
- }
+ cdev_symlink(cdev, name);
return 0;
}
@@ -565,8 +547,7 @@ int devfs_remove(struct cdev *cdev)
if (cdev->dev)
list_del(&cdev->devices_list);
- list_for_each_entry_safe(c, tmp, &cdev->links, link_entry)
- devfs_remove(c);
+ string_list_free(&cdev->aliases);
list_for_each_entry_safe(c, tmp, &cdev->partitions, partition_entry)
cdevfs_del_partition(c);
@@ -574,9 +555,6 @@ int devfs_remove(struct cdev *cdev)
if (cdev_is_partition(cdev))
list_del(&cdev->partition_entry);
- if (cdev->link)
- cdev_free(cdev);
-
return 0;
}
@@ -681,7 +659,7 @@ static struct cdev *__devfs_add_partition(struct cdev *cdev,
if (overlap) {
if (!IS_ERR(overlap)) {
/* only fails with -EEXIST, which is fine */
- (void)devfs_create_link(overlap, partinfo->name);
+ (void)devfs_add_alias(overlap, partinfo->name);
}
return overlap;
diff --git a/include/block.h b/include/block.h
index fc7a0a32fb2d6bc579aa6305433fb2a9e39f336a..a8ebe202288fff83677948f3d67bc12cae5dc107 100644
--- a/include/block.h
+++ b/include/block.h
@@ -104,13 +104,11 @@ static inline bool cdev_is_block_device(const struct cdev *cdev)
static inline bool cdev_is_block_partition(const struct cdev *cdev)
{
- cdev = cdev_readlink(cdev);
return cdev_is_block_device(cdev) && cdev_is_partition(cdev);
}
static inline bool cdev_is_block_disk(const struct cdev *cdev)
{
- cdev = cdev_readlink(cdev);
return cdev_is_block_device(cdev) && !cdev_is_partition(cdev);
}
diff --git a/include/driver.h b/include/driver.h
index 5a67d20ccff3fca339e7b40c32ecfbc244f358f5..afd22b88e5116c73bd79fc650fee9cbf6acfe247 100644
--- a/include/driver.h
+++ b/include/driver.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <init.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <filetype.h>
+#include <stringlist.h>
#define FORMAT_DRIVER_NAME_ID "%s%d"
@@ -432,8 +433,7 @@ struct cdev {
u16 typeflags; /* GPT type-specific attributes */
int open;
struct mtd_info *mtd;
- struct cdev *link;
- struct list_head link_entry, links;
+ struct string_list aliases;
struct list_head partition_entry, partitions;
struct cdev *master;
enum filetype filetype;
@@ -461,13 +461,11 @@ static inline const char *cdev_name(struct cdev *cdev)
void devfs_init(void);
int devfs_create(struct cdev *);
-int devfs_create_link(struct cdev *, const char *name);
+int devfs_add_alias(struct cdev *, const char *name);
int devfs_remove(struct cdev *);
int cdev_find_free_index(const char *);
struct cdev *cdev_find_partition(struct cdev *cdevm, const char *name);
struct cdev *device_find_partition(struct device *dev, const char *name);
-struct cdev *lcdev_by_name(const char *filename);
-struct cdev *cdev_readlink(const struct cdev *cdev);
struct cdev *cdev_by_device_node(struct device_node *node);
struct cdev *cdev_by_partuuid(const char *partuuid);
struct cdev *cdev_by_diskuuid(const char *partuuid);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-27 9:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-27 9:19 [PATCH 00/10] fs: Use device special nodes for devfs Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 01/10] fs: implement mknod Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 02/10] commands: add mknod command Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 03/10] fs: ramfs: add device file support Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 04/10] cdev: add cdev_size() helper Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 05/10] fs: fix st_size for device files Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 06/10] fs: retire devfs as filesystem Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 07/10] fs: include cdevname in struct stat Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 08/10] fs: stat_print: get cdevname from stat Sascha Hauer
2025-11-27 9:19 ` Sascha Hauer [this message]
2025-11-27 9:19 ` [PATCH 10/10] ls: use ~0 for FILE_SIZE_STREAM Sascha Hauer
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