I am working on a Shell for a C Project I am working on, and I keep encountering this strange Malloc Error whenever I interact directly with the list that stores all of the jobs and processes, I always get a weird Malloc Error that looks someething like this:
What's going on here?
Can you please help me figure out what's going on with this thing? And if possible, perhaps you could maybe give me other suggestions for how to improve it as well? Cuz I would really appreciate it.
Here's the code below:
*
* $ gcc shell.c csapp.c -lpthread -o shell
*
*
* $ ./shell
*/
#include "csapp.h"
#define TRUE 1
#define FALSE 0
#define MAXARGS 128
#define MAXCHARS 64
pid_t fg_pid = 0;
int next_jid = 1;
typedef struct list_t
{
pid_t pid;
int jid;
char *runstat;
char *cmdline;
struct list_t *next;
} list_t;
list_t *jobs_list = NULL;
void add_element(list_t **list, pid_t pid, int jid, char *runstat, char *cmdline)
{
list_t *e;
if (*list == NULL) // New empty list.
{
*list = (list_t *) malloc(sizeof(list_t));
(*list)->pid = pid;
(*list)->jid = jid;
(*list)->runstat = strndup(runstat, MAXCHARS);
(*list)->cmdline = strndup(cmdline, MAXCHARS);
(*list)->next = NULL;
}
else // List with at least one element.
{
// Loop through elements, so that e is left
// pointing to the last one in the list.
for (e = *list; e->next != NULL; e = e->next)
; // (Do nothing.)
e->next = (list_t *) malloc(sizeof(list_t));
e = e->next;
e->pid = pid;
e->jid = jid;
e->runstat = strndup(runstat, MAXCHARS);
e->cmdline = strndup(cmdline, MAXCHARS);
e->next = NULL;
}
}
void fg_list_handler(list_t ** list, pid_t pid, int jid) {
}
void change_running_status(list_t **list, pid_t pid, char *runstat) {
//THe code I wrote with changing statuses in the list for programs.
list_t *e;
e = *list;
if (e->next == NULL) {
strncpy(e->runstat, runstat, MAXCHARS);
} else {
for (e; e != NULL; e->next) {
if (pid == e->pid) {
strncpy(e->runstat, runstat, MAXCHARS);
break;
}
}
}
}
void sigint_handler(int signal) {
// Restore default behavior for next SIGINT (which will likely
// come from call to raise at the end of this function).
Signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
if (fg_pid != 0) {
Kill(-fg_pid, SIGINT); //Exits out of the child process (- = Send to group).
printf("Job %d has been terminated by: User Interrupt (SIGINT) \n", fg_pid);
Signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
} else {
// Send SIGINT to self. (This time won't be caught be handler,
// will instead cause process to terminate.)
raise(SIGINT);
}
}
void sigtstp_handler(int signal) {
//Restores SIGSTOP to normal behavior.
Signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_DFL);
//Stops the process.
if (fg_pid != 0) {
kill(-fg_pid, SIGTSTP);
printf("Job %d has been stopped by: User Stop (SIGTSTP)\n", fg_pid);
Signal(SIGTSTP, sigtstp_handler);
} else {
raise(SIGTSTP);
}
}
/*
* Populate argv with pointers to places in line where arguments
* begin (and put \0 in buf where arguments end), so that argv[0] is
* pointer to first argument, argv[1] pointer to second, etc.
*
* (You should't need to make any changes to this function.)
*/
int parseline(char *line, char **argv) {
char *cp;
int in_arg = FALSE;
int argc = 0;
int bg = FALSE;
// Go through line, one character at a time, until reaching the
// newline character at the end.
for (cp = line; *cp != '\n'; cp++) {
if (in_arg) {
// If at the end of an argument...
if (*cp == ' ') {
*cp = '\0'; // Mark end of argument.
in_arg = FALSE;
}
} else if (*cp != ' ') { // If at beginning of new argument...
argv[argc++] = cp; // Set argv array element to point to
// new argument.
in_arg = TRUE;
}
}
*cp = '\0'; // Mark end of last argument (which was probably
// followed by \n, not space).
// If at least one argument, and last argument is &, process is
// to be run in background.
if (argc > 0 && *argv[argc - 1] == '&') {
bg = TRUE;
argv[argc - 1] = NULL; // Overwrite address of "&" to mark
// end of argv.
} else { // (Process should run in foreground.)
argv[argc] = NULL; // Mark end of argv.
}
return bg;
}
/*
* If argv[0] is a builtin command, run it and return TRUE. If it's
* not, return FALSE.
*/
int builtin_command(char **argv) {
if (strcmp(argv[0], "quit") == 0) {
// (Don't bother to return, just end the program.)
exit(0);
} else if (strcmp(argv[0], "&") == 0) {
// (Ignore & if it isn't preceded by a command.)
return TRUE;
} else if (strcmp(argv[0], "jobs") == 0) {
// Prints list of background and stopped jobs.
list_t *e;
char *runstat[MAXLINE];
for (e = jobs_list; e != NULL; e = e->next) {
strncpy(runstat, e->runstat, MAXCHARS);
//Eventually going to add an additional argument to allow it to print different lists depending on the argument.
//Prints the process only if it's currently running in the system.
if (strncmp(e->runstat, "running", MAXCHARS) == 0) {
printf("[%d], %d, %s, %s", e->jid, e->pid, e->runstat, e->cmdline);
}
}
return TRUE;
} else if (strcmp(argv[0], "bg")) {
}
return FALSE;
}
/*
* Evaluate command (a line of arguments).
*/
void eval(char *cmdline, char **envp) {
char *argv[MAXARGS];
char buf[MAXLINE];
int bg;
pid_t pid;
int jid;
char *runstat[MAXLINE];
//Used for my current implementation of status checking.
int status;
// Copy cmdline to buf, use parseline to populate argv based
// on what's in buf (and set bg based on value returned from
// parseline).
strcpy(buf, cmdline);
bg = parseline(buf, argv);
// If at least one argument, and it's not a builtin command...
// (If it is a builtin command the builtin_command function will
// run it too, not just check whether it's builtin.)
if (argv[0] != NULL && !builtin_command(argv)) {
pid = Fork();
if (pid == 0) { // In child.
//Added to work with child processes and groups of processes.
pid = getpid();
setpgid(pid, pid);
if (execve(argv[0], argv, envp) < 0) {
printf("%s is an invalid command.\n", argv[0]);
exit(0);
}
} else if (!bg) { // In parent, child running in foreground.
fg_pid = pid;
strncpy(runstat, "running", MAXCHARS);
jid = next_jid++;
//Testing Print.
printf("[%d] %d %s %s", jid, pid, runstat, cmdline);
add_element(&jobs_list, pid, jid, runstat, cmdline);
if (waitpid(pid, &status, WUNTRACED) != 0)
{
if (fg_pid != 0) {
//added check due to the first if executing down here for no reason.
if (WIFEXITED(status) >= 1) {
strncpy(runstat, "exited", MAXCHARS);
//change_running_status(&jobs_list, pid, runstat);
printf("[%d] %d %s %s", jid, pid, runstat, cmdline);
} else if (WIFSIGNALED(status) >= 1) {
strncpy(runstat, "interrupted", MAXCHARS);
//change_running_status(&jobs_list, pid, runstat);
printf("[%d] %d %s %s", jid, pid, runstat, cmdline);
} else if (WIFSTOPPED(status) >= 1) {
strncpy(runstat, "stopped", MAXCHARS);
change_running_status(&jobs_list, pid, runstat);
printf("[%d] %d %s %s", jid, pid, runstat, cmdline);
}
}
}
fg_pid = 0;
} else { // In parent, child running in background.
//Implemented the whole running thing in my usual crude methods of doing so.
strncpy(runstat, "running", MAXCHARS);
jid = next_jid++;
//runstat = 'Running';
//printf("[%d] %d %s %s", jid, pid, runstat, cmdline);
add_element(&jobs_list, pid, jid, runstat, cmdline);
}
}
}
int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
char cmdline[MAXLINE];
Signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
Signal(SIGTSTP, sigtstp_handler);
while (TRUE) { // exit(0) will be called from builtin_command
// if user enters "quit" command.
printf("> ");
Fgets(cmdline, MAXLINE, stdin);
eval(cmdline, envp);
}
}
dont use strndup() or strncpy() before you have read their man pages
[after using the man pages you would not use them anyway]
dont use printf() and friends in signal handlers; they are not signal-safe.
Sleeper.c:
/*
* sleeper.c
*/
/*
* Get csapp.h and csapp.c from http://csapp.cs.cmu.edu/3e/code.html
*
* $ gcc sleeper.c csapp.c -o sleeper
*
* (Ignore any compliation warnings related to code in csapp.c.)
*
* $ ./sleeper
*
* ... CTRL-C to terminate and see message indicating sleeper
* caught SIGINT. CTRL-Z to stop and see message indicating
* sleeper caught SIGTSTP. "jobs" to see list of stopped jobs
* with numerical IDs (including ./sleeper). "fg %1" to restart
* job with ID 1 (i.e., sleeper) and see message indicating
* sleeper caught SIGCONT.
*/
#include "csapp.h"
int pid;
pid_t fg_pid;
void sigint_handler(int signal) {
// Restore default behavior for next SIGINT (which will likely
// come from call to raise at the end of this function).
Signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
printf("\nsleeper (%d) caught SIGINT\n", pid);
// Send SIGINT to self. (This time won't be caught be handler,
// will instead cause process to terminate.)
raise(SIGINT);
}
void sigtstp_handler(int signal) {
// Restore default behavior for next SIGTSTP ...
Signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_DFL);
printf("\nsleeper (%d) caught SIGTSTP\n", pid);
// Send SIGTSTP to self ...
raise(SIGTSTP);
}
void sigcont_handler(int signal) {
// Don't need to restore default behavior of SIGCONT, because
// default (for already running process) is to ignore it.
// Prepare for next SIGTSTP signal.
Signal(SIGTSTP, sigtstp_handler);
printf("\nsleeper (%d) caught SIGCONT\n", pid);
// Don't need to raise SIGCONT, because process is already
// running (and would ignore it).
}
// First command line argument is number of times to sleep. (0
// or no argument means to continue indefinitely.) Second argument
// -q for quiet sleeper.
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
int i, n, q;
n = argc > 1 ? atoi(argv[1]) : 0;
q = argc > 2 && strcmp("-q", argv[2]) == 0;
pid = getpid();
// Override default behavior for SIGINT, SIGTSTP and SIGCONT.
Signal(SIGINT, sigint_handler);
Signal(SIGTSTP, sigtstp_handler);
Signal(SIGCONT, sigcont_handler);
// Sleep 1 second, wake up, go back to sleep...
for (i = 0; n == 0 || i < n; i++) {
Sleep(1);
if (!q) {
printf("sleeper (%d) slept %d second(s)\n", pid, i + 1);
}
}
return 0;
}
Oh, and that's not all the code. There are several other files (ignore the errors with CSAPP.c. They resolve themselves when you use lpthread in compiling).
* csapp.h
*/
/* $begin csapp.h */
#ifndef __CSAPP_H__
#define __CSAPP_H__
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <setjmp.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
/* Default file permissions are DEF_MODE & ~DEF_UMASK */
/* $begin createmasks */
#define DEF_MODE S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR|S_IRGRP|S_IWGRP|S_IROTH|S_IWOTH
#define DEF_UMASK S_IWGRP|S_IWOTH
/* $end createmasks */
/* Simplifies calls to bind(), connect(), and accept() */
/* $begin sockaddrdef */
typedef struct sockaddr SA;
/* $end sockaddrdef */
/* Persistent state for the robust I/O (Rio) package */
/* $begin rio_t */
#define RIO_BUFSIZE 8192
typedef struct {
int rio_fd; /* Descriptor for this internal buf */
int rio_cnt; /* Unread bytes in internal buf */
char *rio_bufptr; /* Next unread byte in internal buf */
char rio_buf[RIO_BUFSIZE]; /* Internal buffer */
} rio_t;
/* $end rio_t */
/* External variables */
extern int h_errno; /* Defined by BIND for DNS errors */
extern char **environ; /* Defined by libc */
/* Misc constants */
#define MAXLINE 8192 /* Max text line length */
#define MAXBUF 8192 /* Max I/O buffer size */
#define LISTENQ 1024 /* Second argument to listen() */
/* Our own error-handling functions */
void unix_error(char *msg);
void posix_error(int code, char *msg);
void dns_error(char *msg);
void gai_error(int code, char *msg);
void app_error(char *msg);
/* Process control wrappers */
pid_t Fork(void);
void Execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[]);
pid_t Wait(int *status);
pid_t Waitpid(pid_t pid, int *iptr, int options);
void Kill(pid_t pid, int signum);
unsigned int Sleep(unsigned int secs);
void Pause(void);
unsigned int Alarm(unsigned int seconds);
void Setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid);
pid_t Getpgrp();
/* Signal wrappers */
typedef void handler_t(int);
handler_t *Signal(int signum, handler_t *handler);
void Sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset);
void Sigemptyset(sigset_t *set);
void Sigfillset(sigset_t *set);
void Sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int signum);
void Sigdelset(sigset_t *set, int signum);
int Sigismember(const sigset_t *set, int signum);
int Sigsuspend(const sigset_t *set);
/* Sio (Signal-safe I/O) routines */
ssize_t sio_puts(char s[]);
ssize_t sio_putl(long v);
void sio_error(char s[]);
/* Sio wrappers */
ssize_t Sio_puts(char s[]);
ssize_t Sio_putl(long v);
void Sio_error(char s[]);
/* Unix I/O wrappers */
int Open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode);
ssize_t Read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
ssize_t Write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count);
off_t Lseek(int fildes, off_t offset, int whence);
void Close(int fd);
int Select(int n, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *exceptfds,
struct timeval *timeout);
int Dup2(int fd1, int fd2);
void Stat(const char *filename, struct stat *buf);
void Fstat(int fd, struct stat *buf) ;
/* Directory wrappers */
DIR *Opendir(const char *name);
struct dirent *Readdir(DIR *dirp);
int Closedir(DIR *dirp);
/* Memory mapping wrappers */
void *Mmap(void *addr, size_t len, int prot, int flags, int fd, off_t offset);
void Munmap(void *start, size_t length);
/* Standard I/O wrappers */
void Fclose(FILE *fp);
FILE *Fdopen(int fd, const char *type);
char *Fgets(char *ptr, int n, FILE *stream);
FILE *Fopen(const char *filename, const char *mode);
void Fputs(const char *ptr, FILE *stream);
size_t Fread(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream);
void Fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream);
/* Dynamic storage allocation wrappers */
void *Malloc(size_t size);
void *Realloc(void *ptr, size_t size);
void *Calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size);
void Free(void *ptr);
/* Sockets interface wrappers */
int Socket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
void Setsockopt(int s, int level, int optname, const void *optval, int optlen);
void Bind(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *my_addr, int addrlen);
void Listen(int s, int backlog);
int Accept(int s, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen);
void Connect(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *serv_addr, int addrlen);
/* Protocol independent wrappers */
void Getaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service,
const struct addrinfo *hints, struct addrinfo **res);
void Getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t salen, char *host,
size_t hostlen, char *serv, size_t servlen, int flags);
void Freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo *res);
void Inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, socklen_t size);
void Inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst);
/* DNS wrappers */
struct hostent *Gethostbyname(const char *name);
struct hostent *Gethostbyaddr(const char *addr, int len, int type);
/* Pthreads thread control wrappers */
void Pthread_create(pthread_t *tidp, pthread_attr_t *attrp,
void * (*routine)(void *), void *argp);
void Pthread_join(pthread_t tid, void **thread_return);
void Pthread_cancel(pthread_t tid);
void Pthread_detach(pthread_t tid);
void Pthread_exit(void *retval);
pthread_t Pthread_self(void);
void Pthread_once(pthread_once_t *once_control, void (*init_function)());
/* POSIX semaphore wrappers */
void Sem_init(sem_t *sem, int pshared, unsigned int value);
void P(sem_t *sem);
void V(sem_t *sem);
/* Rio (Robust I/O) package */
ssize_t rio_readn(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n);
ssize_t rio_writen(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n);
void rio_readinitb(rio_t *rp, int fd);
ssize_t rio_readnb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t n);
ssize_t rio_readlineb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t maxlen);
/* Wrappers for Rio package */
ssize_t Rio_readn(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n);
void Rio_writen(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n);
void Rio_readinitb(rio_t *rp, int fd);
ssize_t Rio_readnb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t n);
ssize_t Rio_readlineb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t maxlen);
/* Reentrant protocol-independent client/server helpers */
int open_clientfd(char *hostname, char *port);
int open_listenfd(char *port);
/* Wrappers for reentrant protocol-independent client/server helpers */
int Open_clientfd(char *hostname, char *port);
int Open_listenfd(char *port);
#endif /* __CSAPP_H__ */
/* $end csapp.h */```
csapp.c:
* csapp.c
*/
/* $begin csapp.c */
#include "csapp.h"
/**************************
* Error-handling functions
**************************/
/* $begin errorfuns */
/* $begin unixerror */
void unix_error(char *msg) /* Unix-style error */
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", msg, strerror(errno));
exit(0);
}
/* $end unixerror */
void posix_error(int code, char *msg) /* Posix-style error */
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", msg, strerror(code));
exit(0);
}
void gai_error(int code, char *msg) /* Getaddrinfo-style error */
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", msg, gai_strerror(code));
exit(0);
}
void app_error(char *msg) /* Application error */
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
exit(0);
}
/* $end errorfuns */
void dns_error(char *msg) /* Obsolete gethostbyname error */
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
exit(0);
}
/*********************************************
* Wrappers for Unix process control functions
********************************************/
/* $begin forkwrapper */
pid_t Fork(void)
{
pid_t pid;
if ((pid = fork()) < 0)
unix_error("Fork error");
return pid;
}
/* $end forkwrapper */
void Execve(const char *filename, char *const argv[], char *const envp[])
{
if (execve(filename, argv, envp) < 0)
unix_error("Execve error");
}
/* $begin wait */
pid_t Wait(int *status)
{
pid_t pid;
if ((pid = wait(status)) < 0)
unix_error("Wait error");
return pid;
}
/* $end wait */
pid_t Waitpid(pid_t pid, int *iptr, int options)
{
pid_t retpid;
if ((retpid = waitpid(pid, iptr, options)) < 0)
unix_error("Waitpid error");
return(retpid);
}
/* $begin kill */
void Kill(pid_t pid, int signum)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = kill(pid, signum)) < 0)
unix_error("Kill error");
}
/* $end kill */
void Pause()
{
(void)pause();
return;
}
unsigned int Sleep(unsigned int secs)
{
unsigned int rc;
if ((rc = sleep(secs)) < 0)
unix_error("Sleep error");
return rc;
}
unsigned int Alarm(unsigned int seconds) {
return alarm(seconds);
}
void Setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgid) {
int rc;
if ((rc = setpgid(pid, pgid)) < 0)
unix_error("Setpgid error");
return;
}
pid_t Getpgrp(void) {
return getpgrp();
}
/************************************
* Wrappers for Unix signal functions
***********************************/
/* $begin sigaction */
handler_t *Signal(int signum, handler_t *handler)
{
struct sigaction action, old_action;
action.sa_handler = handler;
sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask); /* Block sigs of type being handled */
action.sa_flags = SA_RESTART; /* Restart syscalls if possible */
if (sigaction(signum, &action, &old_action) < 0)
unix_error("Signal error");
return (old_action.sa_handler);
}
/* $end sigaction */
void Sigprocmask(int how, const sigset_t *set, sigset_t *oldset)
{
if (sigprocmask(how, set, oldset) < 0)
unix_error("Sigprocmask error");
return;
}
void Sigemptyset(sigset_t *set)
{
if (sigemptyset(set) < 0)
unix_error("Sigemptyset error");
return;
}
void Sigfillset(sigset_t *set)
{
if (sigfillset(set) < 0)
unix_error("Sigfillset error");
return;
}
void Sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int signum)
{
if (sigaddset(set, signum) < 0)
unix_error("Sigaddset error");
return;
}
void Sigdelset(sigset_t *set, int signum)
{
if (sigdelset(set, signum) < 0)
unix_error("Sigdelset error");
return;
}
int Sigismember(const sigset_t *set, int signum)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = sigismember(set, signum)) < 0)
unix_error("Sigismember error");
return rc;
}
int Sigsuspend(const sigset_t *set)
{
int rc = sigsuspend(set); /* always returns -1 */
if (errno != EINTR)
unix_error("Sigsuspend error");
return rc;
}
/*************************************************************
* The Sio (Signal-safe I/O) package - simple reentrant output
* functions that are safe for signal handlers.
*************************************************************/
/* Private sio functions */
/* $begin sioprivate */
/* sio_reverse - Reverse a string (from K&R) */
static void sio_reverse(char s[])
{
int c, i, j;
for (i = 0, j = strlen(s)-1; i < j; i++, j--) {
c = s[i];
s[i] = s[j];
s[j] = c;
}
}
/* sio_ltoa - Convert long to base b string (from K&R) */
static void sio_ltoa(long v, char s[], int b)
{
int c, i = 0;
int neg = v < 0;
if (neg)
v = -v;
do {
s[i++] = ((c = (v % b)) < 10) ? c + '0' : c - 10 + 'a';
} while ((v /= b) > 0);
if (neg)
s[i++] = '-';
s[i] = '\0';
sio_reverse(s);
}
/* sio_strlen - Return length of string (from K&R) */
static size_t sio_strlen(char s[])
{
int i = 0;
while (s[i] != '\0')
++i;
return i;
}
/* $end sioprivate */
/* Public Sio functions */
/* $begin siopublic */
ssize_t sio_puts(char s[]) /* Put string */
{
return write(STDOUT_FILENO, s, sio_strlen(s)); //line:csapp:siostrlen
}
ssize_t sio_putl(long v) /* Put long */
{
char s[128];
sio_ltoa(v, s, 10); /* Based on K&R itoa() */ //line:csapp:sioltoa
return sio_puts(s);
}
void sio_error(char s[]) /* Put error message and exit */
{
sio_puts(s);
_exit(1); //line:csapp:sioexit
}
/* $end siopublic */
/*******************************
* Wrappers for the SIO routines
******************************/
ssize_t Sio_putl(long v)
{
ssize_t n;
if ((n = sio_putl(v)) < 0)
sio_error("Sio_putl error");
return n;
}
ssize_t Sio_puts(char s[])
{
ssize_t n;
if ((n = sio_puts(s)) < 0)
sio_error("Sio_puts error");
return n;
}
void Sio_error(char s[])
{
sio_error(s);
}
/********************************
* Wrappers for Unix I/O routines
********************************/
int Open(const char *pathname, int flags, mode_t mode)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = open(pathname, flags, mode)) < 0)
unix_error("Open error");
return rc;
}
ssize_t Read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
{
ssize_t rc;
if ((rc = read(fd, buf, count)) < 0)
unix_error("Read error");
return rc;
}
ssize_t Write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
{
ssize_t rc;
if ((rc = write(fd, buf, count)) < 0)
unix_error("Write error");
return rc;
}
off_t Lseek(int fildes, off_t offset, int whence)
{
off_t rc;
if ((rc = lseek(fildes, offset, whence)) < 0)
unix_error("Lseek error");
return rc;
}
void Close(int fd)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = close(fd)) < 0)
unix_error("Close error");
}
int Select(int n, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
fd_set *exceptfds, struct timeval *timeout)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = select(n, readfds, writefds, exceptfds, timeout)) < 0)
unix_error("Select error");
return rc;
}
int Dup2(int fd1, int fd2)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = dup2(fd1, fd2)) < 0)
unix_error("Dup2 error");
return rc;
}
void Stat(const char *filename, struct stat *buf)
{
if (stat(filename, buf) < 0)
unix_error("Stat error");
}
void Fstat(int fd, struct stat *buf)
{
if (fstat(fd, buf) < 0)
unix_error("Fstat error");
}
/*********************************
* Wrappers for directory function
*********************************/
DIR *Opendir(const char *name)
{
DIR *dirp = opendir(name);
if (!dirp)
unix_error("opendir error");
return dirp;
}
struct dirent *Readdir(DIR *dirp)
{
struct dirent *dep;
errno = 0;
dep = readdir(dirp);
if ((dep == NULL) && (errno != 0))
unix_error("readdir error");
return dep;
}
int Closedir(DIR *dirp)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = closedir(dirp)) < 0)
unix_error("closedir error");
return rc;
}
/***************************************
* Wrappers for memory mapping functions
***************************************/
void *Mmap(void *addr, size_t len, int prot, int flags, int fd, off_t offset)
{
void *ptr;
if ((ptr = mmap(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset)) == ((void *) -1))
unix_error("mmap error");
return(ptr);
}
void Munmap(void *start, size_t length)
{
if (munmap(start, length) < 0)
unix_error("munmap error");
}
/***************************************************
* Wrappers for dynamic storage allocation functions
***************************************************/
void *Malloc(size_t size)
{
void *p;
if ((p = malloc(size)) == NULL)
unix_error("Malloc error");
return p;
}
void *Realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
{
void *p;
if ((p = realloc(ptr, size)) == NULL)
unix_error("Realloc error");
return p;
}
void *Calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
{
void *p;
if ((p = calloc(nmemb, size)) == NULL)
unix_error("Calloc error");
return p;
}
void Free(void *ptr)
{
free(ptr);
}
/******************************************
* Wrappers for the Standard I/O functions.
******************************************/
void Fclose(FILE *fp)
{
if (fclose(fp) != 0)
unix_error("Fclose error");
}
FILE *Fdopen(int fd, const char *type)
{
FILE *fp;
if ((fp = fdopen(fd, type)) == NULL)
unix_error("Fdopen error");
return fp;
}
char *Fgets(char *ptr, int n, FILE *stream)
{
char *rptr;
if (((rptr = fgets(ptr, n, stream)) == NULL) && ferror(stream))
app_error("Fgets error");
return rptr;
}
FILE *Fopen(const char *filename, const char *mode)
{
FILE *fp;
if ((fp = fopen(filename, mode)) == NULL)
unix_error("Fopen error");
return fp;
}
void Fputs(const char *ptr, FILE *stream)
{
if (fputs(ptr, stream) == EOF)
unix_error("Fputs error");
}
size_t Fread(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream)
{
size_t n;
if (((n = fread(ptr, size, nmemb, stream)) < nmemb) && ferror(stream))
unix_error("Fread error");
return n;
}
void Fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream)
{
if (fwrite(ptr, size, nmemb, stream) < nmemb)
unix_error("Fwrite error");
}
/****************************
* Sockets interface wrappers
****************************/
int Socket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = socket(domain, type, protocol)) < 0)
unix_error("Socket error");
return rc;
}
void Setsockopt(int s, int level, int optname, const void *optval, int optlen)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = setsockopt(s, level, optname, optval, optlen)) < 0)
unix_error("Setsockopt error");
}
void Bind(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *my_addr, int addrlen)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = bind(sockfd, my_addr, addrlen)) < 0)
unix_error("Bind error");
}
void Listen(int s, int backlog)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = listen(s, backlog)) < 0)
unix_error("Listen error");
}
int Accept(int s, struct sockaddr *addr, socklen_t *addrlen)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = accept(s, addr, addrlen)) < 0)
unix_error("Accept error");
return rc;
}
void Connect(int sockfd, struct sockaddr *serv_addr, int addrlen)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = connect(sockfd, serv_addr, addrlen)) < 0)
unix_error("Connect error");
}
/*******************************
* Protocol-independent wrappers
*******************************/
/* $begin getaddrinfo */
void Getaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service,
const struct addrinfo *hints, struct addrinfo **res)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = getaddrinfo(node, service, hints, res)) != 0)
gai_error(rc, "Getaddrinfo error");
}
/* $end getaddrinfo */
void Getnameinfo(const struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t salen, char *host,
size_t hostlen, char *serv, size_t servlen, int flags)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = getnameinfo(sa, salen, host, hostlen, serv,
servlen, flags)) != 0)
gai_error(rc, "Getnameinfo error");
}
void Freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo *res)
{
freeaddrinfo(res);
}
void Inet_ntop(int af, const void *src, char *dst, socklen_t size)
{
if (!inet_ntop(af, src, dst, size))
unix_error("Inet_ntop error");
}
void Inet_pton(int af, const char *src, void *dst)
{
int rc;
rc = inet_pton(af, src, dst);
if (rc == 0)
app_error("inet_pton error: invalid dotted-decimal address");
else if (rc < 0)
unix_error("Inet_pton error");
}
/*******************************************
* DNS interface wrappers.
*
* NOTE: These are obsolete because they are not thread safe. Use
* getaddrinfo and getnameinfo instead
***********************************/
/* $begin gethostbyname */
struct hostent *Gethostbyname(const char *name)
{
struct hostent *p;
if ((p = gethostbyname(name)) == NULL)
dns_error("Gethostbyname error");
return p;
}
/* $end gethostbyname */
struct hostent *Gethostbyaddr(const char *addr, int len, int type)
{
struct hostent *p;
if ((p = gethostbyaddr(addr, len, type)) == NULL)
dns_error("Gethostbyaddr error");
return p;
}
/************************************************
* Wrappers for Pthreads thread control functions
************************************************/
void Pthread_create(pthread_t *tidp, pthread_attr_t *attrp,
void * (*routine)(void *), void *argp)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = pthread_create(tidp, attrp, routine, argp)) != 0)
posix_error(rc, "Pthread_create error");
}
void Pthread_cancel(pthread_t tid) {
int rc;
if ((rc = pthread_cancel(tid)) != 0)
posix_error(rc, "Pthread_cancel error");
}
void Pthread_join(pthread_t tid, void **thread_return) {
int rc;
if ((rc = pthread_join(tid, thread_return)) != 0)
posix_error(rc, "Pthread_join error");
}
/* $begin detach */
void Pthread_detach(pthread_t tid) {
int rc;
if ((rc = pthread_detach(tid)) != 0)
posix_error(rc, "Pthread_detach error");
}
/* $end detach */
void Pthread_exit(void *retval) {
pthread_exit(retval);
}
pthread_t Pthread_self(void) {
return pthread_self();
}
void Pthread_once(pthread_once_t *once_control, void (*init_function)()) {
pthread_once(once_control, init_function);
}
/*******************************
* Wrappers for Posix semaphores
*******************************/
void Sem_init(sem_t *sem, int pshared, unsigned int value)
{
if (sem_init(sem, pshared, value) < 0)
unix_error("Sem_init error");
}
void P(sem_t *sem)
{
if (sem_wait(sem) < 0)
unix_error("P error");
}
void V(sem_t *sem)
{
if (sem_post(sem) < 0)
unix_error("V error");
}
/****************************************
* The Rio package - Robust I/O functions
****************************************/
/*
* rio_readn - Robustly read n bytes (unbuffered)
*/
/* $begin rio_readn */
ssize_t rio_readn(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n)
{
size_t nleft = n;
ssize_t nread;
char *bufp = usrbuf;
while (nleft > 0) {
if ((nread = read(fd, bufp, nleft)) < 0) {
if (errno == EINTR) /* Interrupted by sig handler return */
nread = 0; /* and call read() again */
else
return -1; /* errno set by read() */
}
else if (nread == 0)
break; /* EOF */
nleft -= nread;
bufp += nread;
}
return (n - nleft); /* Return >= 0 */
}
/* $end rio_readn */
/*
* rio_writen - Robustly write n bytes (unbuffered)
*/
/* $begin rio_writen */
ssize_t rio_writen(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n)
{
size_t nleft = n;
ssize_t nwritten;
char *bufp = usrbuf;
while (nleft > 0) {
if ((nwritten = write(fd, bufp, nleft)) <= 0) {
if (errno == EINTR) /* Interrupted by sig handler return */
nwritten = 0; /* and call write() again */
else
return -1; /* errno set by write() */
}
nleft -= nwritten;
bufp += nwritten;
}
return n;
}
/* $end rio_writen */
/*
* rio_read - This is a wrapper for the Unix read() function that
* transfers min(n, rio_cnt) bytes from an internal buffer to a user
* buffer, where n is the number of bytes requested by the user and
* rio_cnt is the number of unread bytes in the internal buffer. On
* entry, rio_read() refills the internal buffer via a call to
* read() if the internal buffer is empty.
*/
/* $begin rio_read */
static ssize_t rio_read(rio_t *rp, char *usrbuf, size_t n)
{
int cnt;
while (rp->rio_cnt <= 0) { /* Refill if buf is empty */
rp->rio_cnt = read(rp->rio_fd, rp->rio_buf,
sizeof(rp->rio_buf));
if (rp->rio_cnt < 0) {
if (errno != EINTR) /* Interrupted by sig handler return */
return -1;
}
else if (rp->rio_cnt == 0) /* EOF */
return 0;
else
rp->rio_bufptr = rp->rio_buf; /* Reset buffer ptr */
}
/* Copy min(n, rp->rio_cnt) bytes from internal buf to user buf */
cnt = n;
if (rp->rio_cnt < n)
cnt = rp->rio_cnt;
memcpy(usrbuf, rp->rio_bufptr, cnt);
rp->rio_bufptr += cnt;
rp->rio_cnt -= cnt;
return cnt;
}
/* $end rio_read */
/*
* rio_readinitb - Associate a descriptor with a read buffer and reset buffer
*/
/* $begin rio_readinitb */
void rio_readinitb(rio_t *rp, int fd)
{
rp->rio_fd = fd;
rp->rio_cnt = 0;
rp->rio_bufptr = rp->rio_buf;
}
/* $end rio_readinitb */
/*
* rio_readnb - Robustly read n bytes (buffered)
*/
/* $begin rio_readnb */
ssize_t rio_readnb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t n)
{
size_t nleft = n;
ssize_t nread;
char *bufp = usrbuf;
while (nleft > 0) {
if ((nread = rio_read(rp, bufp, nleft)) < 0)
return -1; /* errno set by read() */
else if (nread == 0)
break; /* EOF */
nleft -= nread;
bufp += nread;
}
return (n - nleft); /* return >= 0 */
}
/* $end rio_readnb */
/*
* rio_readlineb - Robustly read a text line (buffered)
*/
/* $begin rio_readlineb */
ssize_t rio_readlineb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t maxlen)
{
int n, rc;
char c, *bufp = usrbuf;
for (n = 1; n < maxlen; n++) {
if ((rc = rio_read(rp, &c, 1)) == 1) {
*bufp++ = c;
if (c == '\n') {
n++;
break;
}
} else if (rc == 0) {
if (n == 1)
return 0; /* EOF, no data read */
else
break; /* EOF, some data was read */
} else
return -1; /* Error */
}
*bufp = 0;
return n-1;
}
/* $end rio_readlineb */
/**********************************
* Wrappers for robust I/O routines
**********************************/
ssize_t Rio_readn(int fd, void *ptr, size_t nbytes)
{
ssize_t n;
if ((n = rio_readn(fd, ptr, nbytes)) < 0)
unix_error("Rio_readn error");
return n;
}
void Rio_writen(int fd, void *usrbuf, size_t n)
{
if (rio_writen(fd, usrbuf, n) != n)
unix_error("Rio_writen error");
}
void Rio_readinitb(rio_t *rp, int fd)
{
rio_readinitb(rp, fd);
}
ssize_t Rio_readnb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t n)
{
ssize_t rc;
if ((rc = rio_readnb(rp, usrbuf, n)) < 0)
unix_error("Rio_readnb error");
return rc;
}
ssize_t Rio_readlineb(rio_t *rp, void *usrbuf, size_t maxlen)
{
ssize_t rc;
if ((rc = rio_readlineb(rp, usrbuf, maxlen)) < 0)
unix_error("Rio_readlineb error");
return rc;
}
/********************************
* Client/server helper functions
********************************/
/*
* open_clientfd - Open connection to server at <hostname, port> and
* return a socket descriptor ready for reading and writing. This
* function is reentrant and protocol-independent.
*
* On error, returns:
* -2 for getaddrinfo error
* -1 with errno set for other errors.
*/
/* $begin open_clientfd */
int open_clientfd(char *hostname, char *port) {
int clientfd, rc;
struct addrinfo hints, *listp, *p;
/* Get a list of potential server addresses */
memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM; /* Open a connection */
hints.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICSERV; /* ... using a numeric port arg. */
hints.ai_flags |= AI_ADDRCONFIG; /* Recommended for connections */
if ((rc = getaddrinfo(hostname, port, &hints, &listp)) != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "getaddrinfo failed (%s:%s): %s\n", hostname, port, gai_strerror(rc));
return -2;
}
/* Walk the list for one that we can successfully connect to */
for (p = listp; p; p = p->ai_next) {
/* Create a socket descriptor */
if ((clientfd = socket(p->ai_family, p->ai_socktype, p->ai_protocol)) < 0)
continue; /* Socket failed, try the next */
/* Connect to the server */
if (connect(clientfd, p->ai_addr, p->ai_addrlen) != -1)
break; /* Success */
if (close(clientfd) < 0) { /* Connect failed, try another */ //line:netp:openclientfd:closefd
fprintf(stderr, "open_clientfd: close failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
}
/* Clean up */
freeaddrinfo(listp);
if (!p) /* All connects failed */
return -1;
else /* The last connect succeeded */
return clientfd;
}
/* $end open_clientfd */
/*
* open_listenfd - Open and return a listening socket on port. This
* function is reentrant and protocol-independent.
*
* On error, returns:
* -2 for getaddrinfo error
* -1 with errno set for other errors.
*/
/* $begin open_listenfd */
int open_listenfd(char *port)
{
struct addrinfo hints, *listp, *p;
int listenfd, rc, optval=1;
/* Get a list of potential server addresses */
memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(struct addrinfo));
hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM; /* Accept connections */
hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE | AI_ADDRCONFIG; /* ... on any IP address */
hints.ai_flags |= AI_NUMERICSERV; /* ... using port number */
if ((rc = getaddrinfo(NULL, port, &hints, &listp)) != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "getaddrinfo failed (port %s): %s\n", port, gai_strerror(rc));
return -2;
}
/* Walk the list for one that we can bind to */
for (p = listp; p; p = p->ai_next) {
/* Create a socket descriptor */
if ((listenfd = socket(p->ai_family, p->ai_socktype, p->ai_protocol)) < 0)
continue; /* Socket failed, try the next */
/* Eliminates "Address already in use" error from bind */
setsockopt(listenfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, //line:netp:csapp:setsockopt
(const void *)&optval , sizeof(int));
/* Bind the descriptor to the address */
if (bind(listenfd, p->ai_addr, p->ai_addrlen) == 0)
break; /* Success */
if (close(listenfd) < 0) { /* Bind failed, try the next */
fprintf(stderr, "open_listenfd close failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
return -1;
}
}
/* Clean up */
freeaddrinfo(listp);
if (!p) /* No address worked */
return -1;
/* Make it a listening socket ready to accept connection requests */
if (listen(listenfd, LISTENQ) < 0) {
close(listenfd);
return -1;
}
return listenfd;
}
/* $end open_listenfd */
/****************************************************
* Wrappers for reentrant protocol-independent helpers
****************************************************/
int Open_clientfd(char *hostname, char *port)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = open_clientfd(hostname, port)) < 0)
unix_error("Open_clientfd error");
return rc;
}
int Open_listenfd(char *port)
{
int rc;
if ((rc = open_listenfd(port)) < 0)
unix_error("Open_listenfd error");
return rc;
}
/* $end csapp.c */
I wrote a simple character device driver & wanted to cross-compile it for craneboard (ARM architecture). My file name is gDev.c. I copied the file to kernel/drivers/char directory in craneboard source. I modified the Kconfig file in that same directory & added the following lines to it.
config TEST_GCHARD
tristate "My Character driver"
default m
I added the following line to the Makefile in the same directory.
obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_GCHARD) += gDev.o
I added the following line in the am3517_crane_defconfig in arch/arm/configs directory.
CONFIG_TEST_GCHARD=m
My problem is, when I set it as m in am3517_crane_defconfig, the file is not getting included for compilation. But, if I change it as y, it is getting compiled. But, I need it to be a module which I must insmod after board boots up. Please guide me whether I'm missing any steps. Thanks.
here goes the driver in megharajchard.c
#include<linux/module.h>
#include<linux/kernel.h>
#include<linux/fs.h> /*this is the file structure, file open read close */
#include<linux/cdev.h> /* this is for character device, makes cdev avilable*/
#include<linux/semaphore.h> /* this is for the semaphore*/
#include<linux/uaccess.h> /*this is for copy_user vice vers*/
int chardev_init(void);
void chardev_exit(void);
static int device_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
static int device_close(struct inode *, struct file *);
static ssize_t device_read(struct file *, char *, size_t, loff_t *);
static ssize_t device_write(struct file *, const char *, size_t, loff_t *);
static loff_t device_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig);
/*new code*/
#define BUFFER_SIZE 1024
static char device_buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
struct semaphore sem;
struct cdev *mcdev; /*this is the name of my char driver that i will be registering*/
int major_number; /* will store the major number extracted by dev_t*/
int ret; /*used to return values*/
dev_t dev_num; /*will hold the major number that the kernel gives*/
#define DEVICENAME "megharajchard"
/*inode reffers to the actual file on disk*/
static int device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) {
if(down_interruptible(&sem) != 0) {
printk(KERN_ALERT "megharajchard : the device has been opened by some other device, unable to open lock\n");
return -1;
}
//buff_rptr = buff_wptr = device_buffer;
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device opened succesfully\n");
return 0;
}
static ssize_t device_read(struct file *fp, char *buff, size_t length, loff_t *ppos) {
int maxbytes; /*maximum bytes that can be read from ppos to BUFFER_SIZE*/
int bytes_to_read; /* gives the number of bytes to read*/
int bytes_read;/*number of bytes actually read*/
maxbytes = BUFFER_SIZE - *ppos;
if(maxbytes > length)
bytes_to_read = length;
else
bytes_to_read = maxbytes;
if(bytes_to_read == 0)
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : Reached the end of the device\n");
bytes_read = bytes_to_read - copy_to_user(buff, device_buffer + *ppos, bytes_to_read);
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device has been read %d\n",bytes_read);
*ppos += bytes_read;
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device has been read\n");
return bytes_read;
}
static ssize_t device_write(struct file *fp, const char *buff, size_t length, loff_t *ppos) {
int maxbytes; /*maximum bytes that can be read from ppos to BUFFER_SIZE*/
int bytes_to_write; /* gives the number of bytes to write*/
int bytes_writen;/*number of bytes actually writen*/
maxbytes = BUFFER_SIZE - *ppos;
if(maxbytes > length)
bytes_to_write = length;
else
bytes_to_write = maxbytes;
bytes_writen = bytes_to_write - copy_from_user(device_buffer + *ppos, buff, bytes_to_write);
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device has been written %d\n",bytes_writen);
*ppos += bytes_writen;
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device has been written\n");
return bytes_writen;
}
static loff_t device_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig) {
loff_t new_pos = 0;
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : lseek function in work\n");
switch(orig) {
case 0 : /*seek set*/
new_pos = offset;
break;
case 1 : /*seek cur*/
new_pos = file->f_pos + offset;
break;
case 2 : /*seek end*/
new_pos = BUFFER_SIZE - offset;
break;
}
if(new_pos > BUFFER_SIZE)
new_pos = BUFFER_SIZE;
if(new_pos < 0)
new_pos = 0;
file->f_pos = new_pos;
return new_pos;
}
static int device_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) {
up(&sem);
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device has been closed\n");
return ret;
}
struct file_operations fops = { /* these are the file operations provided by our driver */
.owner = THIS_MODULE, /*prevents unloading when operations are in use*/
.open = device_open, /*to open the device*/
.write = device_write, /*to write to the device*/
.read = device_read, /*to read the device*/
.release = device_close, /*to close the device*/
.llseek = device_lseek
};
int chardev_init(void)
{
/* we will get the major number dynamically this is recommended please read ldd3*/
ret = alloc_chrdev_region(&dev_num,0,1,DEVICENAME);
if(ret < 0) {
printk(KERN_ALERT " megharajchard : failed to allocate major number\n");
return ret;
}
else
printk(KERN_INFO " megharajchard : mjor number allocated succesful\n");
major_number = MAJOR(dev_num);
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : major number of our device is %d\n",major_number);
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : to use mknod /dev/%s c %d 0\n",DEVICENAME,major_number);
mcdev = cdev_alloc(); /*create, allocate and initialize our cdev structure*/
mcdev->ops = &fops; /*fops stand for our file operations*/
mcdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
/*we have created and initialized our cdev structure now we need to add it to the kernel*/
ret = cdev_add(mcdev,dev_num,1);
if(ret < 0) {
printk(KERN_ALERT "megharajchard : device adding to the kerknel failed\n");
return ret;
}
else
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : device additin to the kernel succesful\n");
sema_init(&sem,1); /* initial value to one*/
return 0;
}
void chardev_exit(void)
{
cdev_del(mcdev); /*removing the structure that we added previously*/
printk(KERN_INFO " megharajchard : removed the mcdev from kernel\n");
unregister_chrdev_region(dev_num,1);
printk(KERN_INFO "megharajchard : unregistered the device numbers\n");
printk(KERN_ALERT " megharajchard : character driver is exiting\n");
}
MODULE_AUTHOR("A G MEGHARAJ(agmegharaj#gmail.com)");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("A BASIC CHAR DRIVER");
//MODULE_LICENCE("GPL");
module_init(chardev_init);
module_exit(chardev_exit);
Make file for the same.
obj-m := megharajchard.o
KERNELDIR ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
PWD := $(shell pwd)
all:
$(MAKE) -C $(KERNELDIR) M=$(PWD)
clean:
rm -rf *.o *~ core .depend .*.cmd *.ko *.mod.c .tmp_versions
load script
#!/bin/sh
sudo insmod megharajchard.ko
sudo mknod /dev/megharajchard c 251 0
sudo chmod 777 /dev/megharajchard
unload script
#!/bin/sh
sudo rmmod megharajchard
sudo rm /dev/megharajchard
A C application to test the functionalities of the driver.
#include<stdio.h>
#include<fcntl.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<malloc.h>
#define DEVICE "/dev/megharajchard"
//#define DEVICE "megharaj.txt"
int debug = 1, fd = 0;
int write_device() {
int write_length = 0;
ssize_t ret;
char *data = (char *)malloc(1024 * sizeof(char));
printf("please enter the data to write into device\n");
scanf(" %[^\n]",data); /* a space added after"so that it reads white space, %[^\n] is addeed so that it takes input until new line*/
write_length = strlen(data);
if(debug)printf("the length of dat written = %d\n",write_length);
ret = write(fd, data, write_length);
if(ret == -1)
printf("writting failed\n");
else
printf("writting success\n");
if(debug)fflush(stdout);/*not to miss any log*/
free(data);
return 0;
}
int read_device() {
int read_length = 0;
ssize_t ret;
char *data = (char *)malloc(1024 * sizeof(char));
printf("enter the length of the buffer to read\n");
scanf("%d",&read_length);
if(debug)printf("the read length selected is %d\n",read_length);
memset(data,0,sizeof(data));
data[0] = '0\';
ret = read(fd,data,read_length);
printf("DEVICE_READ : %s\n",data);
if(ret == -1)
printf("reading failed\n");
else
printf("reading success\n");
if(debug)fflush(stdout);/*not to miss any log*/
free(data);
return 0;
}
int lseek_device() {
int lseek_offset = 0,seek_value = 0;
int counter = 0; /* to check if function called multiple times or loop*/
counter++;
printf("counter value = %d\n",counter);
printf("enter the seek offset\n");
scanf("%d",&lseek_offset);
if(debug) printf("seek_offset selected is %d\n",lseek_offset);
printf("1 for SEEK_SET, 2 for SEEK_CUR and 3 for SEEK_END\n");
scanf("%d", &seek_value);
printf("seek value = %d\n", seek_value);
switch(seek_value) {
case 1: lseek(fd,lseek_offset,SEEK_SET);
return 0;
break;
case 2: lseek(fd,lseek_offset,SEEK_CUR);
return 0;
break;
case 3: lseek(fd,lseek_offset,SEEK_END);
return 0;
break;
default : printf("unknown option selected, please enter right one\n");
break;
}
/*if(seek_value == 1) {
printf("seek value = %d\n", seek_value);
lseek(fd,lseek_offset,SEEK_SET);
return 0;
}
if(seek_value == 2) {
lseek(fd,lseek_offset,SEEK_CUR);
return 0;
}
if(seek_value == 3) {
lseek(fd,lseek_offset,SEEK_END);
return 0;
}*/
if(debug)fflush(stdout);/*not to miss any log*/
return 0;
}
int lseek_write() {
lseek_device();
write_device();
return 0;
}
int lseek_read() {
lseek_device();
read_device();
return 0;
}
int main()
{
int value = 0;
if(access(DEVICE, F_OK) == -1) {
printf("module %s not loaded\n",DEVICE);
return 0;
}
else
printf("module %s loaded, will be used\n",DEVICE);
while(1) {
printf("\t\tplease enter 1 to write\n \
2 to read\n \
3 to lseek and write\
4 to lseek and read\n");
scanf("%d",&value);
switch(value) {
case 1 :printf("write option selected\n");
fd = open(DEVICE, O_RDWR);
write_device();
close(fd); /*closing the device*/
break;
case 2 :printf("read option selected\n");
/* dont know why but i am suppoesed to open it for writing and close it, i cant keep open and read.
its not working, need to sort out why is that so */
fd = open(DEVICE, O_RDWR);
read_device();
close(fd); /*closing the device*/
break;
case 3 :printf("lseek option selected\n");
fd = open(DEVICE, O_RDWR);
lseek_write();
close(fd); /*closing the device*/
break;
case 4 :printf("lseek option selected\n");
fd = open(DEVICE, O_RDWR);
lseek_read();
close(fd); /*closing the device*/
break;
default : printf("unknown option selected, please enter right one\n");
break;
}
}
return 0;
}
This is because you have to build the modules in a separate process:
make modules
Also, you can install them with:
make modules_install
If this is not for your own system, but for another one, like an embedded one, you should "install" them in a specific directory which you will then copy on the target, using INSTALL_MOD_PATH:
make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/tmp/modules_for_target modules_install