Re: [PATCH 1/2] add tunable_notifier function ,take2

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:53:00 +0900 Takenori Nagano wrote:

> This patch adds new notifier function tunable_notifier_chain. Its base is
> atomic_notifier_chain.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> ---
> 
> Signed-off-by: Takenori Nagano <t-nagano@ah.jp.nec.com>
> 
> ---
> diff -uprN linux-2.6.23.orig/kernel/sys.c linux-2.6.23/kernel/sys.c
> --- linux-2.6.23.orig/kernel/sys.c	2007-10-10 05:31:38.000000000 +0900
> +++ linux-2.6.23/kernel/sys.c	2007-10-18 10:08:52.728000000 +0900
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
>  #include <linux/syscalls.h>
>  #include <linux/kprobes.h>
>  #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
> +#include <linux/debugfs.h>
>  
>  #include <asm/uaccess.h>
>  #include <asm/io.h>
> @@ -393,6 +394,243 @@ int blocking_notifier_call_chain(struct 
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blocking_notifier_call_chain);

> +/**
> + *	tunable_atomic_notifier_chain_register
> + *				- Add notifier to an tunable notifier chain

Function name & short description must be on one (long?) line.  :(

> + *	@nh: Pointer to head of the tunable notifier chain
> + *	@n: New entry in notifier chain
> + *	@name: Pointer to the name of the new notifier entry
> + *	@desc: Pointer to the description of new entry
> + *
> + *	Adds a notifier to an tunable notifier chain and makes control dir.
> + *
> + *	Returns zero on success or %-ENODEV on failure.
> + */
> +
> +int tunable_atomic_notifier_chain_register(
> +		struct tunable_atomic_notifier_head *nh,
> +		struct tunable_atomic_notifier_block *n, char *name, char *desc)
> +{

> +}
> +
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tunable_atomic_notifier_chain_register);
> +
> +/**
> + *	tunable_atomic_notifier_chain_unregister
> + *				- Remove notifier from a tunable notifier chain

Ditto.

> + *	@nh: Pointer to head of the tunable notifier chain
> + *	@n: Entry to remove from notifier chain
> + *
> + *	Removes a notifier from a tunable notifier chain.
> + *
> + *	Retunrns zero on success or %-ENOENT on failure.
> + */
> +
> +int tunable_atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(
> +				struct tunable_atomic_notifier_head *nh,
> +				struct tunable_atomic_notifier_block *n)
> +{

> +}
> +
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tunable_atomic_notifier_chain_unregister);
> +
> +/**
> + *	__tunable_atomic_notifier_call_chain
> + *				- Call functions in a tunable notifier chain

Same.

> + *	@nh: Pointer to head of the tunable notifier chain
> + *	@val: Value passed unmodified to notifier function
> + *	@v: Pointer passed unmodified to notifier function
> + *	@nt_to_call: See the comment for notifier_call_chain

	@nr_to_call: ...

> + *	@nr_calls: See the comment for notifier_call_chain
> + *
> + *	Calls each function in a notifier chain in turn. The functions
> + *	run in an atomic context, so they must not block.
> + *	This routine uses RCU to synchronize with changes to the chain.
> + *
> + *	If the return value of the notifier can be and'ed
> + *	with %NOTIFY_STOP_MASK then tunable_atomic_notifier_call_chain()
> + *	will return immediately, with the return value of
> + *	the notifier function which halted execution.
> + *	Otherwise the return value is the return value
> + *	of the last notifier function called.
> + */
> +
> +int __kprobes __tunable_atomic_notifier_call_chain(
> +					struct tunable_atomic_notifier_head *nh,
> +					unsigned long val, void *v,
> +					int nr_to_call, int *nr_calls)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	rcu_read_lock();
> +	ret = notifier_call_chain(&nh->head, val, v, nr_to_call, nr_calls);
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__tunable_atomic_notifier_call_chain);

Blank line is usually omitted before EXPORT_SYMBOL....

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~Randy
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