static struct sock *uevent_sock;
#endif
-static char *action_to_string(enum kobject_action action)
-{
- switch (action) {
- case KOBJ_ADD:
- return "add";
- case KOBJ_REMOVE:
- return "remove";
- case KOBJ_CHANGE:
- return "change";
- case KOBJ_MOUNT:
- return "mount";
- case KOBJ_UMOUNT:
- return "umount";
- case KOBJ_OFFLINE:
- return "offline";
- case KOBJ_ONLINE:
- return "online";
- case KOBJ_MOVE:
- return "move";
- default:
- return NULL;
- }
-}
+/* the strings here must match the enum in include/linux/kobject.h */
+const char *kobject_actions[] = {
+ "add",
+ "remove",
+ "change",
+ "move",
+ "online",
+ "offline",
+};
/**
* kobject_uevent_env - send an uevent with environmental data
* @action: action that is happening (usually KOBJ_MOVE)
* @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
* @envp_ext: pointer to environmental data
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if kobject_uevent() is completed with success or the
+ * corresponding error when it fails.
*/
-void kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
+int kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
char *envp_ext[])
{
char **envp;
u64 seq;
char *seq_buff;
int i = 0;
- int retval;
+ int retval = 0;
int j;
pr_debug("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
- action_string = action_to_string(action);
- if (!action_string)
- return;
+ action_string = kobject_actions[action];
+ if (!action_string) {
+ pr_debug("kobject attempted to send uevent without action_string!\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
/* search the kset we belong to */
top_kobj = kobj;
- if (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent) {
- do {
- top_kobj = top_kobj->parent;
- } while (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent);
+ while (!top_kobj->kset && top_kobj->parent) {
+ top_kobj = top_kobj->parent;
+ }
+ if (!top_kobj->kset) {
+ pr_debug("kobject attempted to send uevent without kset!\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
}
- if (!top_kobj->kset)
- return;
kset = top_kobj->kset;
uevent_ops = kset->uevent_ops;
/* skip the event, if the filter returns zero. */
if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->filter)
- if (!uevent_ops->filter(kset, kobj))
- return;
+ if (!uevent_ops->filter(kset, kobj)) {
+ pr_debug("kobject filter function caused the event to drop!\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /* originating subsystem */
+ if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->name)
+ subsystem = uevent_ops->name(kset, kobj);
+ else
+ subsystem = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
+ if (!subsystem) {
+ pr_debug("unset subsytem caused the event to drop!\n");
+ return 0;
+ }
/* environment index */
envp = kzalloc(NUM_ENVP * sizeof (char *), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!envp)
- return;
+ return -ENOMEM;
/* environment values */
buffer = kmalloc(BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!buffer)
+ if (!buffer) {
+ retval = -ENOMEM;
goto exit;
+ }
/* complete object path */
devpath = kobject_get_path(kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!devpath)
+ if (!devpath) {
+ retval = -ENOENT;
goto exit;
-
- /* originating subsystem */
- if (uevent_ops && uevent_ops->name)
- subsystem = uevent_ops->name(kset, kobj);
- else
- subsystem = kobject_name(&kset->kobj);
+ }
/* event environemnt for helper process only */
envp[i++] = "HOME=/";
argv [0] = uevent_helper;
argv [1] = (char *)subsystem;
argv [2] = NULL;
- call_usermodehelper (argv[0], argv, envp, 0);
+ call_usermodehelper (argv[0], argv, envp, UMH_WAIT_EXEC);
}
exit:
kfree(devpath);
kfree(buffer);
kfree(envp);
- return;
+ return retval;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent_env);
*
* @action: action that is happening (usually KOBJ_ADD and KOBJ_REMOVE)
* @kobj: struct kobject that the action is happening to
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if kobject_uevent() is completed with success or the
+ * corresponding error when it fails.
*/
-void kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
+int kobject_uevent(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action)
{
- kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, NULL);
+ return kobject_uevent_env(kobj, action, NULL);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_uevent);
static int __init kobject_uevent_init(void)
{
uevent_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT, 1, NULL,
- THIS_MODULE);
+ NULL, THIS_MODULE);
if (!uevent_sock) {
printk(KERN_ERR