Provide a module parameter to set alias length to optionally generate
mdev alias.
Example to request mdev alias.
$ modprobe mtty alias_length=12
Make use of mtty_alias() API when alias_length module parameter is set.
Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changelog:
v1->v2:
- Added mdev_alias() usage sample
---
samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
index 92e770a06ea2..075d65440bc0 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ static const struct file_operations vd_fops = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
};
+static unsigned int mtty_alias_length;
+module_param_named(alias_length, mtty_alias_length, uint, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(alias_length, "mdev alias length; default=0");
+
/* function prototypes */
static int mtty_trigger_interrupt(const guid_t *uuid);
@@ -770,6 +774,9 @@ static int mtty_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
list_add(&mdev_state->next, &mdev_devices_list);
mutex_unlock(&mdev_list_lock);
+ if (mtty_alias_length)
+ dev_dbg(mdev_dev(mdev), "alias is %s\n", mdev_alias(mdev));
+
return 0;
}
@@ -1410,6 +1417,11 @@ static struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
NULL,
};
+static unsigned int mtty_get_alias_length(void)
+{
+ return mtty_alias_length;
+}
+
static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.dev_attr_groups = mtty_dev_groups,
@@ -1422,6 +1434,7 @@ static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
.read = mtty_read,
.write = mtty_write,
.ioctl = mtty_ioctl,
+ .get_alias_length = mtty_get_alias_length
};
static void mtty_device_release(struct device *dev)
--
2.19.2
