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+/*
+ * The Industrial I/O core, software trigger functions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/kmod.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include <linux/iio/sw_trigger.h>
+#include <linux/configfs.h>
+
+static struct config_group *iio_triggers_group;
+static struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type;
+
+static struct config_item_type iio_triggers_group_type = {
+       .ct_owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(iio_trigger_types_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(iio_trigger_types_lock);
+
+static
+struct iio_sw_trigger_type *__iio_find_sw_trigger_type(const char *name,
+                                                      unsigned len)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *t = NULL, *iter;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(iter, &iio_trigger_types_list, list)
+               if (!strcmp(iter->name, name)) {
+                       t = iter;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+       return t;
+}
+
+int iio_register_sw_trigger_type(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *t)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *iter;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       mutex_lock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+       iter = __iio_find_sw_trigger_type(t->name, strlen(t->name));
+       if (iter)
+               ret = -EBUSY;
+       else
+               list_add_tail(&t->list, &iio_trigger_types_list);
+       mutex_unlock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       t->group = configfs_register_default_group(iio_triggers_group, t->name,
+                                               &iio_trigger_type_group_type);
+       if (IS_ERR(t->group))
+               ret = PTR_ERR(t->group);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_register_sw_trigger_type);
+
+void iio_unregister_sw_trigger_type(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *t)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *iter;
+
+       mutex_lock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+       iter = __iio_find_sw_trigger_type(t->name, strlen(t->name));
+       if (iter)
+               list_del(&t->list);
+       mutex_unlock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+
+       configfs_unregister_default_group(t->group);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_unregister_sw_trigger_type);
+
+static
+struct iio_sw_trigger_type *iio_get_sw_trigger_type(const char *name)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *t;
+
+       mutex_lock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+       t = __iio_find_sw_trigger_type(name, strlen(name));
+       if (t && !try_module_get(t->owner))
+               t = NULL;
+       mutex_unlock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+
+       return t;
+}
+
+struct iio_sw_trigger *iio_sw_trigger_create(const char *type, const char *name)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger *t;
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt;
+
+       tt = iio_get_sw_trigger_type(type);
+       if (!tt) {
+               pr_err("Invalid trigger type: %s\n", type);
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       }
+       t = tt->ops->probe(name);
+       if (IS_ERR(t))
+               goto out_module_put;
+
+       t->trigger_type = tt;
+
+       return t;
+out_module_put:
+       module_put(tt->owner);
+       return t;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_sw_trigger_create);
+
+void iio_sw_trigger_destroy(struct iio_sw_trigger *t)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt = t->trigger_type;
+
+       tt->ops->remove(t);
+       module_put(tt->owner);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_sw_trigger_destroy);
+
+static struct config_group *trigger_make_group(struct config_group *group,
+                                              const char *name)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger *t;
+
+       t = iio_sw_trigger_create(group->cg_item.ci_name, name);
+       if (IS_ERR(t))
+               return ERR_CAST(t);
+
+       config_item_set_name(&t->group.cg_item, "%s", name);
+
+       return &t->group;
+}
+
+static void trigger_drop_group(struct config_group *group,
+                              struct config_item *item)
+{
+       struct iio_sw_trigger *t = to_iio_sw_trigger(item);
+
+       iio_sw_trigger_destroy(t);
+       config_item_put(item);
+}
+
+static struct configfs_group_operations trigger_ops = {
+       .make_group     = &trigger_make_group,
+       .drop_item      = &trigger_drop_group,
+};
+
+static struct config_item_type iio_trigger_type_group_type = {
+       .ct_group_ops = &trigger_ops,
+       .ct_owner       = THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static int __init iio_sw_trigger_init(void)
+{
+       iio_triggers_group =
+               configfs_register_default_group(&iio_configfs_subsys.su_group,
+                                               "triggers",
+                                               &iio_triggers_group_type);
+       if (IS_ERR(iio_triggers_group))
+               return PTR_ERR(iio_triggers_group);
+       return 0;
+}
+module_init(iio_sw_trigger_init);
+
+static void __exit iio_sw_trigger_exit(void)
+{
+       configfs_unregister_default_group(iio_triggers_group);
+}
+module_exit(iio_sw_trigger_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@intel.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Industrial I/O software triggers support");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 
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+/*
+ * Industrial I/O software trigger interface
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __IIO_SW_TRIGGER
+#define __IIO_SW_TRIGGER
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
+#include <linux/configfs.h>
+
+#define module_iio_sw_trigger_driver(__iio_sw_trigger_type) \
+       module_driver(__iio_sw_trigger_type, iio_register_sw_trigger_type, \
+                     iio_unregister_sw_trigger_type)
+
+extern struct configfs_subsystem iio_configfs_subsys;
+struct iio_sw_trigger_ops;
+
+struct iio_sw_trigger_type {
+       const char *name;
+       struct module *owner;
+       const struct iio_sw_trigger_ops *ops;
+       struct list_head list;
+       struct config_group *group;
+};
+
+struct iio_sw_trigger {
+       struct iio_trigger *trigger;
+       struct iio_sw_trigger_type *trigger_type;
+       struct config_group group;
+};
+
+struct iio_sw_trigger_ops {
+       struct iio_sw_trigger* (*probe)(const char *);
+       int (*remove)(struct iio_sw_trigger *);
+};
+
+static inline
+struct iio_sw_trigger *to_iio_sw_trigger(struct config_item *item)
+{
+       return container_of(to_config_group(item), struct iio_sw_trigger,
+                           group);
+}
+
+int iio_register_sw_trigger_type(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt);
+void iio_unregister_sw_trigger_type(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt);
+
+struct iio_sw_trigger *iio_sw_trigger_create(const char *, const char *);
+void iio_sw_trigger_destroy(struct iio_sw_trigger *);
+
+int iio_sw_trigger_type_configfs_register(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt);
+void iio_sw_trigger_type_configfs_unregister(struct iio_sw_trigger_type *tt);
+
+static inline
+void iio_swt_group_init_type_name(struct iio_sw_trigger *t,
+                                 const char *name,
+                                 struct config_item_type *type)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS
+       config_group_init_type_name(&t->group, name, type);
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif /* __IIO_SW_TRIGGER */