DDI_SOFT_STATE(9F) Kernel Functions for Drivers DDI_SOFT_STATE(9F)
NAME
ddi_soft_state, ddi_get_soft_state, ddi_soft_state_fini,
ddi_soft_state_free, ddi_soft_state_init, ddi_soft_state_zalloc - driver
soft state utility routines
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/ddi.h>
#include <sys/sunddi.h>
void *ddi_get_soft_state(
void *state,
int item);
void ddi_soft_state_fini(
void **state_p);
void ddi_soft_state_free(
void *state,
int item);
int ddi_soft_state_init(
void **state_p,
size_t size,
size_t n_items);
int ddi_soft_state_zalloc(
void *state,
int item);
INTERFACE LEVEL
illumos DDI specific (illumos DDI).
PARAMETERS
state_p Address of the opaque state pointer which will be initialized
by
ddi_soft_state_init() to point to implementation dependent
data.
size Size of the item which will be allocated by subsequent calls
to
ddi_soft_state_zalloc().
n_items A hint of the number of items which will be preallocated; zero
is allowed.
state An opaque pointer to implementation-dependent data that
describes the soft state.
item The item number for the state structure; usually the instance
number of the associated devinfo node.
DESCRIPTION
Most device drivers maintain state information with each instance of the
device they control; for example, a soft copy of a device control
register, a mutex that must be held while accessing a piece of hardware,
a partition table, or a unit structure. These utility routines are
intended to help device drivers manage the space used by the driver to
hold such state information.
For example, if the driver holds the state of each instance in a single
state structure, these routines can be used to dynamically allocate and
deallocate a separate structure for each instance of the driver as the
instance is attached and detached.
To use the routines, the driver writer needs to declare a state pointer,
state_p, which the implementation uses as a place to hang a set of per-
driver structures; everything else is managed by these routines.
The routine
ddi_soft_state_init() is usually called in the driver's
_init(9E) routine to initialize the state pointer, set the size of the
soft state structure, and to allow the driver to pre-allocate a given
number of such structures if required.
The routine
ddi_soft_state_zalloc() is usually called in the driver's
attach(9E) routine. The routine is passed an item number which is used
to refer to the structure in subsequent calls to
ddi_get_soft_state() and
ddi_soft_state_free(). The item number is usually just the instance
number of the
devinfo node, obtained with
ddi_get_instance(9F). The
routine attempts to allocate space for the new structure, and if the
space allocation was successful,
DDI_SUCCESS is returned to the caller.
Returned memory is zeroed.
A pointer to the space previously allocated for a soft state structure
can be obtained by calling
ddi_get_soft_state() with the appropriate item
number.
The space used by a given soft state structure can be returned to the
system using
ddi_soft_state_free(). This routine is usually called from
the driver's
detach(9E) entry point.
The space used by all the soft state structures allocated on a given
state pointer, together with the housekeeping information used by the
implementation can be returned to the system using
ddi_soft_state_fini().
This routine can be called from the driver's
_fini(9E) routine.
The
ddi_soft_state_zalloc(),
ddi_soft_state_free() and
ddi_get_soft_state() routines coordinate access to the underlying data
structures in an MT-safe fashion, thus no additional locks should be
necessary.
RETURN VALUES
ddi_get_soft_state() NULL The requested state structure was not allocated at the time of
the call.
pointer The pointer to the state structure.
ddi_soft_state_init() 0 The allocation was successful.
EINVAL Either the
size parameter was zero, or the
state_p parameter
was invalid.
ddi_soft_state_zalloc() DDI_SUCCESS The allocation was successful.
DDI_FAILURE The routine failed to allocate the storage required;
either the
state parameter was invalid, the item number
was negative, or an attempt was made to allocate an item
number that was already allocated.
CONTEXT
The
ddi_soft_state_init() and
ddi_soft_state_alloc() functions can be
called from user or kernel context only, since they may internally call
kmem_zalloc(9F) with the
KM_SLEEP flag.
The
ddi_soft_state_fini(),
ddi_soft_state_free() and
ddi_get_soft_state() routines can be called from any driver context.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Creating and Removing Data Structures
The following example shows how the routines described above can be used
in terms of the driver entry points of a character-only driver. The
example concentrates on the portions of the code that deal with creating
and removing the driver's data structures.
typedef struct {
volatile caddr_t *csr; /* device registers */
kmutex_t csr_mutex; /* protects 'csr' field */
unsigned int state;
dev_info_t *dip; /* back pointer to devinfo */
} devstate_t;
static void *statep;
int
_init(void)
{
int error;
error = ddi_soft_state_init(&statep, sizeof (devstate_t), 0);
if (error != 0)
return (error);
if ((error = mod_install(&modlinkage)) != 0)
ddi_soft_state_fini(&statep);
return (error);
}
int
_fini(void)
{
int error;
if ((error = mod_remove(&modlinkage)) != 0)
return (error);
ddi_soft_state_fini(&statep);
return (0);
}
static int
xxattach(dev_info_t *dip, ddi_attach_cmd_t cmd)
{
int instance;
devstate_t *softc;
switch (cmd) {
case DDI_ATTACH:
instance = ddi_get_instance(dip);
if (ddi_soft_state_zalloc(statep, instance) != DDI_SUCCESS)
return (DDI_FAILURE);
softc = ddi_get_soft_state(statep, instance);
softc->dip = dip;
...
return (DDI_SUCCESS);
default:
return (DDI_FAILURE);
}
}
static int
xxdetach(dev_info_t *dip, ddi_detach_cmd_t cmd)
{
int instance;
switch (cmd) {
case DDI_DETACH:
instance = ddi_get_instance(dip);
...
ddi_soft_state_free(statep, instance);
return (DDI_SUCCESS);
default:
return (DDI_FAILURE);
}
}
static int
xxopen(dev_t *devp, int flag, int otyp, cred_t *cred_p)
{
devstate_t *softc;
int instance;
instance = getminor(*devp);
if ((softc = ddi_get_soft_state(statep, instance)) == NULL)
return (ENXIO);
...
softc->state |= XX_IN_USE;
...
return (0);
}
SEE ALSO
_fini(9E),
_init(9E),
attach(9E),
detach(9E),
ddi_get_instance(9F),
getminor(9F),
kmem_zalloc(9F) Writing Device DriversWARNINGS
There is no attempt to validate the
item parameter given to
ddi_soft_state_zalloc() other than it must be a positive signed integer.
Therefore very large item numbers may cause the driver to hang forever
waiting for virtual memory resources that can never be satisfied.
NOTES
If necessary, a hierarchy of state structures can be constructed by
embedding state pointers in higher order state structures.
DIAGNOSTICS
All of the messages described below usually indicate bugs in the driver
and should not appear in normal operation of the system.
WARNING: ddi_soft_state_zalloc: bad handle
WARNING: ddi_soft_state_free: bad handle
WARNING: ddi_soft_state_fini: bad handle
The implementation-dependent information kept in the state variable is
corrupt.
WARNING: ddi_soft_state_free: null handle
WARNING: ddi_soft_state_fini: null handle
The routine has been passed a null or corrupt state pointer. Check that
ddi_soft_state_init() has been called.
WARNING: ddi_soft_state_free: item %d not in range [0..%d]
The routine has been asked to free an item which was never allocated. The
message prints out the invalid item number and the acceptable range.
January 16, 2006
DDI_SOFT_STATE(9F)