Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:07:23 +0200 | Subject | [PATCH] class.c: added class_create_attrs() function | From | "Thomas Maier" <> |
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Hello,
this is a patch based on linux 2.6.18-rc6. It adds a class_create_attrs() function in drivers/base/class.c . This new function works similar to class_create(), but also allows to create the class attribute files (if any) during class creation.
-Thomas Maier
diff -urpN linux-2.6.18-rc6/drivers/base/class.c patch/drivers/base/class.c --- linux-2.6.18-rc6/drivers/base/class.c 2006-09-11 21:45:12.000000000 +0200 +++ patch/drivers/base/class.c 2006-09-11 21:52:06.000000000 +0200 @@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ static int class_device_create_uevent(st */ struct class *class_create(struct module *owner, char *name) { + return class_create_attrs(owner, name, NULL); +} +/** + * class_create_attrs - similar to class_create(), but can also + * create class attribute files on class creation. + * @owner: pointer to the module that is to "own" this struct class + * @name: pointer to a string for the name of this class. + * @cls_attrs: pointer to a class_attribute array. + */ +struct class *class_create_attrs(struct module *owner, char *name, + struct class_attribute *cls_attrs) +{ struct class *cls; int retval;
@@ -212,6 +224,7 @@ struct class *class_create(struct module cls->owner = owner; cls->class_release = class_create_release; cls->release = class_device_create_release; + cls->class_attrs = cls_attrs;
retval = class_register(cls); if (retval) @@ -900,6 +913,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_remove_file); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_register); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_unregister); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_create); +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_create_attrs); EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_destroy);
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_device_register); diff -urpN linux-2.6.18-rc6/include/linux/device.h patch/include/linux/device.h --- linux-2.6.18-rc6/include/linux/device.h 2006-09-11 21:53:10.000000000 +0200 +++ patch/include/linux/device.h 2006-09-11 21:54:21.000000000 +0200 @@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ extern int class_interface_register(stru extern void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *);
extern struct class *class_create(struct module *owner, char *name); +extern struct class *class_create_attrs(struct module *owner, char *name, + struct class_attribute *cls_attrs); extern void class_destroy(struct class *cls); extern struct class_device *class_device_create(struct class *cls, struct class_device *parent, - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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