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diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c index 9401d39e4722..663dd81967d4 100644 --- a/lib/bitmap.c +++ b/lib/bitmap.c @@ -487,6 +487,127 @@ int bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, } EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_print_to_pagebuf); +/** + * bitmap_print_to_buf - convert bitmap to list or hex format ASCII string + * @list: indicates whether the bitmap must be list + * true: print in decimal list format + * false: print in hexadecimal bitmask format + */ +static int bitmap_print_to_buf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, + int nmaskbits, loff_t off, size_t count) +{ + const char *fmt = list ? "%*pbl\n" : "%*pb\n"; + ssize_t size; + void *data; + + data = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, nmaskbits, maskp); + if (!data) + return -ENOMEM; + + size = memory_read_from_buffer(buf, count, &off, data, strlen(data) + 1); + kfree(data); + + return size; +} + +/** + * bitmap_print_bitmask_to_buf - convert bitmap to hex bitmask format ASCII string + * + * The bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() is used indirectly via its cpumap wrapper + * cpumap_print_to_pagebuf() or directly by drivers to export hexadecimal + * bitmask and decimal list to userspace by sysfs ABI. + * Drivers might be using a normal attribute for this kind of ABIs. A + * normal attribute typically has show entry as below: + * static ssize_t example_attribute_show(struct device *dev, + * struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf) + * { + * ... + * return bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(true, buf, &mask, nr_trig_max); + * } + * show entry of attribute has no offset and count parameters and this + * means the file is limited to one page only. + * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() API works terribly well for this kind of + * normal attribute with buf parameter and without offset, count: + * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, + * int nmaskbits) + * { + * } + * The problem is once we have a large bitmap, we have a chance to get a + * bitmask or list more than one page. Especially for list, it could be + * as complex as 0,3,5,7,9,... We have no simple way to know it exact size. + * It turns out bin_attribute is a way to break this limit. bin_attribute + * has show entry as below: + * static ssize_t + * example_bin_attribute_show(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj, + * struct bin_attribute *attr, char *buf, + * loff_t offset, size_t count) + * { + * ... + * } + * With the new offset and count parameters, this makes sysfs ABI be able + * to support file size more than one page. For example, offset could be + * >= 4096. + * bitmap_print_bitmask_to_buf(), bitmap_print_list_to_buf() wit their + * cpumap wrapper cpumap_print_bitmask_to_buf(), cpumap_print_list_to_buf() + * make those drivers be able to support large bitmask and list after they + * move to use bin_attribute. In result, we have to pass the corresponding + * parameters such as off, count from bin_attribute show entry to this API. + * + * @buf: buffer into which string is placed + * @maskp: pointer to bitmap to convert + * @nmaskbits: size of bitmap, in bits + * @off: in the string from which we are copying, We copy to @buf + * @count: the maximum number of bytes to print + * + * The role of cpumap_print_bitmask_to_buf() and cpumap_print_list_to_buf() + * is similar with cpumap_print_to_pagebuf(), the difference is that + * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() mainly serves sysfs attribute with the assumption + * the destination buffer is exactly one page and won't be more than one page. + * cpumap_print_bitmask_to_buf() and cpumap_print_list_to_buf(), on the other + * hand, mainly serves bin_attribute which doesn't work with exact one page, + * and it can break the size limit of converted decimal list and hexadecimal + * bitmask. + * + * WARNING! + * + * This function is not a replacement for sprintf() or bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(). + * It is intended to workaround sysfs limitations discussed above and should be + * used carefully in general case for the following reasons: + * - Time complexity is O(nbits^2/count), comparing to O(nbits) for snprintf(). + * - Memory complexity is O(nbits), comparing to O(1) for snprintf(). + * - @off and @count are NOT offset and number of bits to print. + * - If printing part of bitmap as list, the resulting string is not a correct + * list representation of bitmap. Particularly, some bits within or out of + * related interval may be erroneously set or unset. The format of the string + * may be broken, so bitmap_parselist-like parser may fail parsing it. + * - If printing the whole bitmap as list by parts, user must ensure the order + * of calls of the function such that the offset is incremented linearly. + * - If printing the whole bitmap as list by parts, user must keep bitmap + * unchanged between the very first and very last call. Otherwise concatenated + * result may be incorrect, and format may be broken. + * + * Returns the number of characters actually printed to @buf + */ +int bitmap_print_bitmask_to_buf(char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, + int nmaskbits, loff_t off, size_t count) +{ + return bitmap_print_to_buf(false, buf, maskp, nmaskbits, off, count); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_print_bitmask_to_buf); + +/** + * bitmap_print_list_to_buf - convert bitmap to decimal list format ASCII string + * + * Everything is same with the above bitmap_print_bitmask_to_buf() except + * the print format. + */ +int bitmap_print_list_to_buf(char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, + int nmaskbits, loff_t off, size_t count) +{ + return bitmap_print_to_buf(true, buf, maskp, nmaskbits, off, count); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_print_list_to_buf); + /* * Region 9-38:4/10 describes the following bitmap structure: * 0 9 12 18 38 N |