--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based /dev
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2009, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
+ *
+ * During bootup, before any driver core device is registered,
+ * devtmpfs, a tmpfs-based filesystem is created. Every driver-core
+ * device which requests a device node, will add a node in this
+ * filesystem. The node is named after the the name of the device,
+ * or the susbsytem can provide a custom name. All devices are
+ * owned by root and have a mode of 0600.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/genhd.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
+#include <linux/cred.h>
+#include <linux/init_task.h>
+
+static struct vfsmount *dev_mnt;
+
+#if defined CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT
+static int dev_mount = 1;
+#else
+static int dev_mount;
+#endif
+
+static int __init mount_param(char *str)
+{
+       dev_mount = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+       return 1;
+}
+__setup("devtmpfs.mount=", mount_param);
+
+static int dev_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
+                     const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
+{
+       return get_sb_single(fs_type, flags, data, shmem_fill_super, mnt);
+}
+
+static struct file_system_type dev_fs_type = {
+       .name = "devtmpfs",
+       .get_sb = dev_get_sb,
+       .kill_sb = kill_litter_super,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
+static inline int is_blockdev(struct device *dev)
+{
+       return dev->class == &block_class;
+}
+#else
+static inline int is_blockdev(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
+static int dev_mkdir(const char *name, mode_t mode)
+{
+       struct nameidata nd;
+       struct dentry *dentry;
+       int err;
+
+       err = vfs_path_lookup(dev_mnt->mnt_root, dev_mnt,
+                             name, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 1);
+       if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+               err = vfs_mkdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, mode);
+               dput(dentry);
+       } else {
+               err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+       path_put(&nd.path);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static int create_path(const char *nodepath)
+{
+       char *path;
+       struct nameidata nd;
+       int err = 0;
+
+       path = kstrdup(nodepath, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!path)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       err = vfs_path_lookup(dev_mnt->mnt_root, dev_mnt,
+                             path, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+       if (err == 0) {
+               struct dentry *dentry;
+
+               /* create directory right away */
+               dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 1);
+               if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+                       err = vfs_mkdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,
+                                       dentry, 0755);
+                       dput(dentry);
+               }
+               mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+               path_put(&nd.path);
+       } else if (err == -ENOENT) {
+               char *s;
+
+               /* parent directories do not exist, create them */
+               s = path;
+               while (1) {
+                       s = strchr(s, '/');
+                       if (!s)
+                               break;
+                       s[0] = '\0';
+                       err = dev_mkdir(path, 0755);
+                       if (err && err != -EEXIST)
+                               break;
+                       s[0] = '/';
+                       s++;
+               }
+       }
+
+       kfree(path);
+       return err;
+}
+
+int devtmpfs_create_node(struct device *dev)
+{
+       const char *tmp = NULL;
+       const char *nodename;
+       const struct cred *curr_cred;
+       mode_t mode;
+       struct nameidata nd;
+       struct dentry *dentry;
+       int err;
+
+       if (!dev_mnt)
+               return 0;
+
+       nodename = device_get_nodename(dev, &tmp);
+       if (!nodename)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       if (is_blockdev(dev))
+               mode = S_IFBLK|0600;
+       else
+               mode = S_IFCHR|0600;
+
+       curr_cred = override_creds(&init_cred);
+       err = vfs_path_lookup(dev_mnt->mnt_root, dev_mnt,
+                             nodename, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+       if (err == -ENOENT) {
+               /* create missing parent directories */
+               create_path(nodename);
+               err = vfs_path_lookup(dev_mnt->mnt_root, dev_mnt,
+                                     nodename, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+               if (err)
+                       goto out;
+       }
+
+       dentry = lookup_create(&nd, 0);
+       if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+               err = vfs_mknod(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,
+                               dentry, mode, dev->devt);
+               /* mark as kernel created inode */
+               if (!err)
+                       dentry->d_inode->i_private = &dev_mnt;
+               dput(dentry);
+       } else {
+               err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+       path_put(&nd.path);
+out:
+       kfree(tmp);
+       revert_creds(curr_cred);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static int dev_rmdir(const char *name)
+{
+       struct nameidata nd;
+       struct dentry *dentry;
+       int err;
+
+       err = vfs_path_lookup(dev_mnt->mnt_root, dev_mnt,
+                             name, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+       dentry = lookup_one_len(nd.last.name, nd.path.dentry, nd.last.len);
+       if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+               if (dentry->d_inode)
+                       err = vfs_rmdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+               else
+                       err = -ENOENT;
+               dput(dentry);
+       } else {
+               err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+       path_put(&nd.path);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static int delete_path(const char *nodepath)
+{
+       const char *path;
+       int err = 0;
+
+       path = kstrdup(nodepath, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!path)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       while (1) {
+               char *base;
+
+               base = strrchr(path, '/');
+               if (!base)
+                       break;
+               base[0] = '\0';
+               err = dev_rmdir(path);
+               if (err)
+                       break;
+       }
+
+       kfree(path);
+       return err;
+}
+
+static int dev_mynode(struct device *dev, struct inode *inode, struct kstat *stat)
+{
+       /* did we create it */
+       if (inode->i_private != &dev_mnt)
+               return 0;
+
+       /* does the dev_t match */
+       if (is_blockdev(dev)) {
+               if (!S_ISBLK(stat->mode))
+                       return 0;
+       } else {
+               if (!S_ISCHR(stat->mode))
+                       return 0;
+       }
+       if (stat->rdev != dev->devt)
+               return 0;
+
+       /* ours */
+       return 1;
+}
+
+int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev)
+{
+       const char *tmp = NULL;
+       const char *nodename;
+       const struct cred *curr_cred;
+       struct nameidata nd;
+       struct dentry *dentry;
+       struct kstat stat;
+       int deleted = 1;
+       int err;
+
+       if (!dev_mnt)
+               return 0;
+
+       nodename = device_get_nodename(dev, &tmp);
+       if (!nodename)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       curr_cred = override_creds(&init_cred);
+       err = vfs_path_lookup(dev_mnt->mnt_root, dev_mnt,
+                             nodename, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
+       if (err)
+               goto out;
+
+       mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+       dentry = lookup_one_len(nd.last.name, nd.path.dentry, nd.last.len);
+       if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+               if (dentry->d_inode) {
+                       err = vfs_getattr(nd.path.mnt, dentry, &stat);
+                       if (!err && dev_mynode(dev, dentry->d_inode, &stat)) {
+                               err = vfs_unlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode,
+                                                dentry);
+                               if (!err || err == -ENOENT)
+                                       deleted = 1;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       err = -ENOENT;
+               }
+               dput(dentry);
+       } else {
+               err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+       path_put(&nd.path);
+       if (deleted && strchr(nodename, '/'))
+               delete_path(nodename);
+out:
+       kfree(tmp);
+       revert_creds(curr_cred);
+       return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If configured, or requested by the commandline, devtmpfs will be
+ * auto-mounted after the kernel mounted the root filesystem.
+ */
+int devtmpfs_mount(const char *mountpoint)
+{
+       struct path path;
+       int err;
+
+       if (!dev_mount)
+               return 0;
+
+       if (!dev_mnt)
+               return 0;
+
+       err = kern_path(mountpoint, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+       err = do_add_mount(dev_mnt, &path, 0, NULL);
+       if (err)
+               printk(KERN_INFO "devtmpfs: error mounting %i\n", err);
+       else
+               printk(KERN_INFO "devtmpfs: mounted\n");
+       path_put(&path);
+       return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create devtmpfs instance, driver-core devices will add their device
+ * nodes here.
+ */
+int __init devtmpfs_init(void)
+{
+       int err;
+       struct vfsmount *mnt;
+
+       err = register_filesystem(&dev_fs_type);
+       if (err) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "devtmpfs: unable to register devtmpfs "
+                      "type %i\n", err);
+               return err;
+       }
+
+       mnt = kern_mount(&dev_fs_type);
+       if (IS_ERR(mnt)) {
+               err = PTR_ERR(mnt);
+               printk(KERN_ERR "devtmpfs: unable to create devtmpfs %i\n", err);
+               unregister_filesystem(&dev_fs_type);
+               return err;
+       }
+       dev_mnt = mnt;
+
+       printk(KERN_INFO "devtmpfs: initialized\n");
+       return 0;
+}