Linux下i2c设备的注册过程

在linux内核下，我们通过i2c_add_driver注册i2c设备，注册成功之后会调用我们写好的probe函数，下面就来梳理一下i2c设备从注册到调用probe的过程。

注册i2c设备，传入的参数是i2c_driver结构体指针。

static int __init bq24296_battery_init(void)
{
	int ret;
	
	ret = i2c_add_driver(&bq24296_battery_driver);
	if (ret)
		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to register BQ24296 driver\n");
	
	return ret;
}

/* use a define to avoid include chaining to get THIS_MODULE */
#define i2c_add_driver(driver) \
	i2c_register_driver(THIS_MODULE, driver)

/*
 * An i2c_driver is used with one or more i2c_client (device) nodes to access
 * i2c slave chips, on a bus instance associated with some i2c_adapter.
 */

int i2c_register_driver(struct module *owner, struct i2c_driver *driver)
{
	int res;

	/* Can't register until after driver model init */
	if (unlikely(WARN_ON(!i2c_bus_type.p)))
		return -EAGAIN;

	/* add the driver to the list of i2c drivers in the driver core */
	driver->driver.owner = owner;
	driver->driver.bus = &i2c_bus_type;

	/* When registration returns, the driver core
	 * will have called probe() for all matching-but-unbound devices.
	 */
	res = driver_register(&driver->driver);//driver_register 将设备驱动添加到总线的设备驱动链表中
	if (res)
		return res;

	/* Drivers should switch to dev_pm_ops instead. */
	if (driver->suspend)
		pr_warn("i2c-core: driver [%s] using legacy suspend method\n",
			driver->driver.name);
	if (driver->resume)
		pr_warn("i2c-core: driver [%s] using legacy resume method\n",
			driver->driver.name);

	pr_debug("i2c-core: driver [%s] registered\n", driver->driver.name);

	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&driver->clients);
	/* Walk the adapters that are already present */
	i2c_for_each_dev(driver, __process_new_driver);

	return 0;
}

/**
 * driver_register - register driver with bus
 * @drv: driver to register
 *
 * We pass off most of the work to the bus_add_driver() call,
 * since most of the things we have to do deal with the bus
 * structures.
 */
int driver_register(struct device_driver *drv)
{
	int ret;
	struct device_driver *other;

	BUG_ON(!drv->bus->p);

	if ((drv->bus->probe && drv->probe) ||
	    (drv->bus->remove && drv->remove) ||
	    (drv->bus->shutdown && drv->shutdown))
		printk(KERN_WARNING "Driver '%s' needs updating - please use "
			"bus_type methods\n", drv->name);

	other = driver_find(drv->name, drv->bus);//判断驱动是否已经注册
	if (other) {
		printk(KERN_ERR "Error: Driver '%s' is already registered, "
			"aborting...\n", drv->name);
		return -EBUSY;
	}

	ret = bus_add_driver(drv);
	if (ret)
		return ret;
	ret = driver_add_groups(drv, drv->groups);
	if (ret) {
		bus_remove_driver(drv);
		return ret;
	}
	kobject_uevent(&drv->p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);

	return ret;
}

/**
 * bus_add_driver - Add a driver to the bus.
 * @drv: driver.
 */
int bus_add_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
{
	struct bus_type *bus;
	struct driver_private *priv;
	int error = 0;

	bus = bus_get(drv->bus);
	if (!bus)
		return -EINVAL;

	pr_debug("bus: '%s': add driver %s\n", bus->name, drv->name);

	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
	if (!priv) {
		error = -ENOMEM;
		goto out_put_bus;
	}
	klist_init(&priv->klist_devices, NULL, NULL);
	priv->driver = drv;
	drv->p = priv;
	priv->kobj.kset = bus->p->drivers_kset;
	error = kobject_init_and_add(&priv->kobj, &driver_ktype, NULL,
				     "%s", drv->name);
	if (error)
		goto out_unregister;

	klist_add_tail(&priv->knode_bus, &bus->p->klist_drivers);
	if (drv->bus->p->drivers_autoprobe) {
		error = driver_attach(drv);
		if (error)
			goto out_unregister;
	}
	module_add_driver(drv->owner, drv);

	error = driver_create_file(drv, &driver_attr_uevent);
	if (error) {
		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: uevent attr (%s) failed\n",
			__func__, drv->name);
	}
	error = driver_add_attrs(bus, drv);
	if (error) {
		/* How the hell do we get out of this pickle? Give up */
		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: driver_add_attrs(%s) failed\n",
			__func__, drv->name);
	}

	if (!drv->suppress_bind_attrs) {
		error = add_bind_files(drv);
		if (error) {
			/* Ditto */
			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: add_bind_files(%s) failed\n",
				__func__, drv->name);
		}
	}

	return 0;

out_unregister:
	kobject_put(&priv->kobj);
	kfree(drv->p);
	drv->p = NULL;
out_put_bus:
	bus_put(bus);
	return error;
}

/**
 * driver_attach - try to bind driver to devices.
 * @drv: driver.
 *
 * Walk the list of devices that the bus has on it and try to
 * match the driver with each one.  If driver_probe_device()
 * returns 0 and the @dev->driver is set, we've found a
 * compatible pair.
 */
int driver_attach(struct device_driver *drv)
{
	return bus_for_each_dev(drv->bus, NULL, drv, __driver_attach);
}

static int __driver_attach(struct device *dev, void *data)
{
	struct device_driver *drv = data;

	/*
	 * Lock device and try to bind to it. We drop the error
	 * here and always return 0, because we need to keep trying
	 * to bind to devices and some drivers will return an error
	 * simply if it didn't support the device.
	 *
	 * driver_probe_device() will spit a warning if there
	 * is an error.
	 */

	if (!driver_match_device(drv, dev))//判断drv和dev的id是否相同，当id相同时才能继续调用driver_probe_device
		return 0;

	if (dev->parent)	/* Needed for USB */
		device_lock(dev->parent);
	device_lock(dev);
	if (!dev->driver)
		driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
	device_unlock(dev);
	if (dev->parent)
		device_unlock(dev->parent);

	return 0;
}

/**
 * driver_probe_device - attempt to bind device & driver together
 * @drv: driver to bind a device to
 * @dev: device to try to bind to the driver
 *
 * This function returns -ENODEV if the device is not registered,
 * 1 if the device is bound successfully and 0 otherwise.
 *
 * This function must be called with @dev lock held.  When called for a
 * USB interface, @dev->parent lock must be held as well.
 */
int driver_probe_device(struct device_driver *drv, struct device *dev)
{
	int ret = 0;

	if (!device_is_registered(dev))//判断设备是否已经注册
		return -ENODEV;

	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: matched device %s with driver %s\n",
		 drv->bus->name, __func__, dev_name(dev), drv->name);

	pm_runtime_barrier(dev);
	ret = really_probe(dev, drv);
	pm_request_idle(dev);

	return ret;
}

static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
{
	int ret = 0;
	int local_trigger_count = atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count);

	atomic_inc(&probe_count);
	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: probing driver %s with device %s\n",
		 drv->bus->name, __func__, drv->name, dev_name(dev));
	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->devres_head));

	dev->driver = drv;

	/* If using pinctrl, bind pins now before probing */
	ret = pinctrl_bind_pins(dev);
	if (ret)
		goto probe_failed;

	if (driver_sysfs_add(dev)) {
		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: driver_sysfs_add(%s) failed\n",
			__func__, dev_name(dev));
		goto probe_failed;
	}

	if (dev->bus->probe) {
		ret = dev->bus->probe(dev); //调用i2c总线的probe函数 i2c_device_probe
		if (ret)
			goto probe_failed;
	} else if (drv->probe) {
		ret = drv->probe(dev);
		if (ret)
			goto probe_failed;
	}

	driver_bound(dev);
	ret = 1;
	pr_debug("bus: '%s': %s: bound device %s to driver %s\n",
		 drv->bus->name, __func__, dev_name(dev), drv->name);
	goto done;

probe_failed:
	devres_release_all(dev);
	driver_sysfs_remove(dev);
	dev->driver = NULL;
	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);

	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
		/* Driver requested deferred probing */
		dev_info(dev, "Driver %s requests probe deferral\n", drv->name);
		driver_deferred_probe_add(dev);
		/* Did a trigger occur while probing? Need to re-trigger if yes */
		if (local_trigger_count != atomic_read(&deferred_trigger_count))
			driver_deferred_probe_trigger();
	} else if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -ENXIO) {
		/* driver matched but the probe failed */
		printk(KERN_WARNING
		       "%s: probe of %s failed with error %d\n",
		       drv->name, dev_name(dev), ret);
	} else {
		pr_debug("%s: probe of %s rejects match %d\n",
		       drv->name, dev_name(dev), ret);
	}
	/*
	 * Ignore errors returned by ->probe so that the next driver can try
	 * its luck.
	 */
	ret = 0;
done:
	atomic_dec(&probe_count);
	wake_up(&probe_waitqueue);
	return ret;
}

static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
{
	struct i2c_client	*client = i2c_verify_client(dev);
	struct i2c_driver	*driver;
	int status;

	if (!client)
		return 0;

	driver = to_i2c_driver(dev->driver);
	if (!driver->probe || !driver->id_table)
		return -ENODEV;
	client->driver = driver;
	if (!device_can_wakeup(&client->dev))
		device_init_wakeup(&client->dev,
					client->flags & I2C_CLIENT_WAKE);
	dev_dbg(dev, "probe\n");

	status = driver->probe(client, i2c_match_id(driver->id_table, client));//调用i2c设备驱动的probe函数
	if (status) {
		client->driver = NULL;
		i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
	}
	return status;
}

以上就是从i2c_add_driver到i2c_driver中注册probe函数被调用的全部流程。