nhmk/examples/procfs4.c

/**
 *  procfs4.c -  create a "file" in /proc
 *      This program uses the seq_file library to manage the /proc file.
 *
 */

#include <linux/kernel.h>   /* We're doing kernel work */
#include <linux/module.h>   /* Specifically, a module */
#include <linux/proc_fs.h>  /* Necessary because we use proc fs */
#include <linux/seq_file.h> /* for seq_file */

#define PROC_NAME "iter"

MODULE_AUTHOR("Philippe Reynes");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

/**
 * This function is called at the beginning of a sequence.
 * ie, when:
 *      - the /proc file is read (first time)
 *      - after the function stop (end of sequence)
 *
 */
static void *my_seq_start(struct seq_file *s, loff_t *pos)
{
    static unsigned long counter = 0;

    /* beginning a new sequence ? */
    if (*pos == 0) {
        /* yes => return a non null value to begin the sequence */
        return &counter;
    } else {
        /* no => it's the end of the sequence, return end to stop reading */
        *pos = 0;
        return NULL;
    }
}

/**
 * This function is called after the beginning of a sequence.
 * It's called untill the return is NULL (this ends the sequence).
 *
 */
static void *my_seq_next(struct seq_file *s, void *v, loff_t *pos)
{
    unsigned long *tmp_v = (unsigned long *) v;
    (*tmp_v)++;
    (*pos)++;
    return NULL;
}

/**
 * This function is called at the end of a sequence
 *
 */
static void my_seq_stop(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
{
    /* nothing to do, we use a static value in start() */
}

/**
 * This function is called for each "step" of a sequence
 *
 */
static int my_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
{
    loff_t *spos = (loff_t *) v;

    seq_printf(s, "%Ld\n", *spos);
    return 0;
}

/**
 * This structure gather "function" to manage the sequence
 *
 */
static struct seq_operations my_seq_ops = {.start = my_seq_start,
                                           .next = my_seq_next,
                                           .stop = my_seq_stop,
                                           .show = my_seq_show};

/**
 * This function is called when the /proc file is open.
 *
 */
static int my_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
    return seq_open(file, &my_seq_ops);
};

/**
 * This structure gather "function" that manage the /proc file
 *
 */
static struct proc_ops my_file_ops = {.proc_open = my_open,
                                      .proc_read = seq_read,
                                      .proc_lseek = seq_lseek,
                                      .proc_release = seq_release};


/**
 * This function is called when the module is loaded
 *
 */
int init_module(void)
{
    struct proc_dir_entry *entry;

    entry = proc_create(PROC_NAME, 0, NULL, &my_file_ops);
    if (entry == NULL) {
        remove_proc_entry(PROC_NAME, NULL);
        pr_debug("Error: Could not initialize /proc/%s\n", PROC_NAME);
        return -ENOMEM;
    }

    return 0;
}

/**
 * This function is called when the module is unloaded.
 *
 */
void cleanup_module(void)
{
    remove_proc_entry(PROC_NAME, NULL);
    pr_debug("/proc/%s removed\n", PROC_NAME);
}