Hello, On 20-12-01 13:56:10, javier@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Javier González <javier.gonz@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Create a char device per NVMe namespace. This char device is always > initialized, independently of whether thedeatures implemented by the > device are supported by the kernel. User-space can therefore always > issue IOCTLs to the NVMe driver using this char device. > > The char device is presented as /dev/nvmeXcYnZ to follow the hidden > block device. This naming also aligns with nvme-cli filters, so the char > device should be usable without tool changes. > > Signed-off-by: Javier González <javier.gonz@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 144 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- > drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h | 3 + > 2 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c > index 2c23ea6dc296..9c4acf2725f3 100644 > --- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c > +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c > @@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvme_subsystems_lock); > > static DEFINE_IDA(nvme_instance_ida); > static dev_t nvme_ctrl_base_chr_devt; > +static dev_t nvme_ns_base_chr_devt; > static struct class *nvme_class; > +static struct class *nvme_ns_class; > static struct class *nvme_subsys_class; > > static void nvme_put_subsystem(struct nvme_subsystem *subsys); > @@ -497,6 +499,7 @@ static void nvme_free_ns(struct kref *kref) > if (ns->ndev) > nvme_nvm_unregister(ns); > > + cdev_device_del(&ns->cdev, &ns->cdev_device); > put_disk(ns->disk); > nvme_put_ns_head(ns->head); > nvme_put_ctrl(ns->ctrl); > @@ -1696,15 +1699,15 @@ static int nvme_handle_ctrl_ioctl(struct nvme_ns *ns, unsigned int cmd, > return ret; > } > > -static int nvme_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, > - unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) > +static int __nvme_ns_ioctl(struct gendisk *disk, unsigned int cmd, > + unsigned long arg) > { > struct nvme_ns_head *head = NULL; > void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg; > struct nvme_ns *ns; > int srcu_idx, ret; > > - ns = nvme_get_ns_from_disk(bdev->bd_disk, &head, &srcu_idx); > + ns = nvme_get_ns_from_disk(disk, &head, &srcu_idx); > if (unlikely(!ns)) > return -EWOULDBLOCK; > > @@ -1741,6 +1744,18 @@ static int nvme_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, > return ret; > } > > +static int nvme_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, > + unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) > +{ > + return __nvme_ns_ioctl(bdev->bd_disk, cmd, arg); > +} > + > +static long nvme_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, > + unsigned long arg) > +{ > + return __nvme_ns_ioctl((struct gendisk *)file->private_data, cmd, arg); > +} > + > #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT > struct nvme_user_io32 { > __u8 opcode; > @@ -1782,10 +1797,8 @@ static int nvme_compat_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, > #define nvme_compat_ioctl NULL > #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */ > > -static int nvme_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode) > +static int __nvme_open(struct nvme_ns *ns) > { > - struct nvme_ns *ns = bdev->bd_disk->private_data; > - > #ifdef CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH > /* should never be called due to GENHD_FL_HIDDEN */ > if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ns->head->disk)) > @@ -1804,12 +1817,24 @@ static int nvme_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode) > return -ENXIO; > } > > +static void __nvme_release(struct nvme_ns *ns) > +{ > + module_put(ns->ctrl->ops->module); > + nvme_put_ns(ns); > +} > + > +static int nvme_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode) > +{ > + struct nvme_ns *ns = bdev->bd_disk->private_data; > + > + return __nvme_open(ns); > +} > + > static void nvme_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode) > { > struct nvme_ns *ns = disk->private_data; > > - module_put(ns->ctrl->ops->module); > - nvme_put_ns(ns); > + __nvme_release(ns); > } > > static int nvme_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo) > @@ -1821,6 +1846,26 @@ static int nvme_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo) > return 0; > } > > +static int nvme_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) > +{ > + struct nvme_ns *ns = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct nvme_ns, cdev); > + int ret; > + > + ret = __nvme_open(ns); > + if (!ret) > + file->private_data = ns->disk; > + > + return ret; > +} > + > +static int nvme_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) > +{ > + struct nvme_ns *ns = container_of(inode->i_cdev, struct nvme_ns, cdev); > + > + __nvme_release(ns); > + return 0; > +} > + > #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY > static void nvme_init_integrity(struct gendisk *disk, u16 ms, u8 pi_type, > u32 max_integrity_segments) > @@ -2303,6 +2348,14 @@ static const struct block_device_operations nvme_bdev_ops = { > .pr_ops = &nvme_pr_ops, > }; > > +static const struct file_operations nvme_cdev_fops = { > + .owner = THIS_MODULE, > + .open = nvme_cdev_open, > + .release = nvme_cdev_release, > + .unlocked_ioctl = nvme_cdev_ioctl, > + .compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl, > +}; > + > #ifdef CONFIG_NVME_MULTIPATH > static int nvme_ns_head_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode) > { > @@ -3301,6 +3354,9 @@ static inline struct nvme_ns_head *dev_to_ns_head(struct device *dev) > { > struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev); > > + if (dev->class == nvme_ns_class) > + return ((struct nvme_ns *)dev_get_drvdata(dev))->head; I think it would be better if it can have inline function nvme_get_ns_from_cdev() just like nvme_get_ns_from_dev(). > + > if (disk->fops == &nvme_bdev_ops) > return nvme_get_ns_from_dev(dev)->head; > else > @@ -3390,7 +3446,7 @@ static struct attribute *nvme_ns_id_attrs[] = { > }; > > static umode_t nvme_ns_id_attrs_are_visible(struct kobject *kobj, > - struct attribute *a, int n) > + struct attribute *a, int n) Unrelated changes for this patch. > { > struct device *dev = container_of(kobj, struct device, kobj); > struct nvme_ns_ids *ids = &dev_to_ns_head(dev)->ids; > @@ -3432,6 +3488,11 @@ const struct attribute_group *nvme_ns_id_attr_groups[] = { > NULL, > }; > > +const struct attribute_group *nvme_ns_char_id_attr_groups[] = { > + &nvme_ns_id_attr_group, > + NULL, > +}; > + > #define nvme_show_str_function(field) \ > static ssize_t field##_show(struct device *dev, \ > struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) \ > @@ -3824,6 +3885,36 @@ struct nvme_ns *nvme_find_get_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, unsigned nsid) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(nvme_find_get_ns, NVME_TARGET_PASSTHRU); > > +static int nvme_alloc_chardev_ns(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, struct nvme_ns *ns) > +{ > + char cdisk_name[DISK_NAME_LEN]; > + int ret = 0; Unnecessary initialization for local variable. > + > + device_initialize(&ns->cdev_device); > + ns->cdev_device.devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(nvme_ns_base_chr_devt), > + ns->head->instance); > + ns->cdev_device.class = nvme_ns_class; > + ns->cdev_device.parent = ctrl->device; > + ns->cdev_device.groups = nvme_ns_char_id_attr_groups; > + dev_set_drvdata(&ns->cdev_device, ns); > + > + sprintf(cdisk_name, "nvme%dc%dn%d", ctrl->subsys->instance, > + ctrl->instance, ns->head->instance); In multi-path, private namespaces for a head are not in /dev, so I don't think this will hurt private namespaces (e.g., nvme0c0n1), But it looks like it will make a little bit confusions between chardev and hidden blkdev. I don't against to update nvme-cli things also even naming conventions are going to become different than nvmeXcYnZ.