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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c | 40 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/mtd/ubi.h | 2 |
2 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c index 88a72e9c8beb..277786ebaa2c 100644 --- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c +++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ #include <linux/module.h> #include <linux/err.h> +#include <linux/namei.h> +#include <linux/fs.h> #include <asm/div64.h> #include "ubi.h" @@ -280,6 +282,44 @@ struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_nm(int ubi_num, const char *name, EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_nm); /** + * ubi_open_volume_path - open UBI volume by its character device node path. + * @pathname: volume character device node path + * @mode: open mode + * + * This function is similar to 'ubi_open_volume()', but opens a volume the path + * to its character device node. + */ +struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode) +{ + int error, ubi_num, vol_id; + struct ubi_volume_desc *ret; + struct inode *inode; + struct path path; + + dbg_gen("open volume %s, mode %d", pathname, mode); + + if (!pathname || !*pathname) + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); + + error = kern_path(pathname, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path); + if (error) + return ERR_PTR(error); + + inode = path.dentry->d_inode; + ubi_num = ubi_major2num(imajor(inode)); + vol_id = iminor(inode) - 1; + + if (vol_id >= 0 && ubi_num >= 0) + ret = ubi_open_volume(ubi_num, vol_id, mode); + else + ret = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); + + path_put(&path); + return ret; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_path); + +/** * ubi_close_volume - close UBI volume. * @desc: volume descriptor */ diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h index 6913b71d9ab2..b31bd9e9bca3 100644 --- a/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h +++ b/include/linux/mtd/ubi.h @@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ void ubi_get_volume_info(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume(int ubi_num, int vol_id, int mode); struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_nm(int ubi_num, const char *name, int mode); +struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode); + int ubi_register_volume_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, int ignore_existing); int ubi_unregister_volume_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb); |