pci_register_driver
Name
pci_register_driver -- register a new pci driver
Synopsis
int pci_register_driver (struct pci_driver * drv);
Arguments
drv
the driver structure to register
Description
Adds the driver structure to the list of registered drivers. Returns the number of pci devices which were claimed by the driver during registration. The driver remains registered even if the return value is zero.
以下内容是在http://blog.csdn.net/bi511304183/article/details/9832407的基础上完成:
大多数驱动程序都要实现一个probe函数,该函数在register时被调用,具体内核是如何实现的呢?
下面我们以LINUX内核中Hamachi.c为例子来分析一下:
static struct pci_driver hamachi_driver = {
.name = DRV_NAME,
.id_table = hamachi_pci_tbl,
.probe = hamachi_init_one,
.remove = __devexit_p(hamachi_remove_one),
};
static int __init hamachi_init (void)
{
/* when a module, this is printed whether or not devices are found in probe */
#ifdef MODULE
printk(version);
#endif
return pci_register_driver(&hamachi_driver);
}
static void __exit hamachi_exit (void)
{
pci_unregister_driver(&hamachi_driver);
}
module_init(hamachi_init);
module_exit(hamachi_exit);
首先,实现了一个pci_driver结构体,名为hamachi_driver.
在hamachi_init函数中,直接调用pci_register_driver, 追踪该函数:
/*
* pci_register_driver must be a macro so that KBUILD_MODNAME can be expanded
*/
#define pci_register_driver(driver) \
__pci_register_driver(driver, THIS_MODULE, KBUILD_MODNAME)
发现pci_register_driver实际上是一个macro,使用宏的目的是扩展参数,实际调用的是__pci_register_driver,继续追踪:
/**
* __pci_register_driver - register a new pci driver
* @drv: the driver structure to register
* @owner: owner module of drv
* @mod_name: module name string
*
* Adds the driver structure to the list of registered drivers.
* Returns a negative value on error, otherwise 0.
* If no error occurred, the driver remains registered even if
* no device was claimed during registration.
*/
int __pci_register_driver(struct pci_driver *drv, struct module *owner,