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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/base/base.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/base/base.h | 27 |
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h index 2c9ae43e2219..31dc0cd84afa 100644 --- a/drivers/base/base.h +++ b/drivers/base/base.h @@ -36,6 +36,33 @@ struct driver_private { }; #define to_driver(obj) container_of(obj, struct driver_private, kobj) + +/** + * struct class_private - structure to hold the private to the driver core portions of the class structure. + * + * @class_subsys - the struct kset that defines this class. This is the main kobject + * @class_devices - list of devices associated with this class + * @class_interfaces - list of class_interfaces associated with this class + * @class_dirs - "glue" directory for virtual devices associated with this class + * @class_mutex - mutex to protect the children, devices, and interfaces lists. + * @class - pointer back to the struct class that this structure is associated + * with. + * + * This structure is the one that is the actual kobject allowing struct + * class to be statically allocated safely. Nothing outside of the driver + * core should ever touch these fields. + */ +struct class_private { + struct kset class_subsys; + struct list_head class_devices; + struct list_head class_interfaces; + struct kset class_dirs; + struct mutex class_mutex; + struct class *class; +}; +#define to_class(obj) \ + container_of(obj, struct class_private, class_subsys.kobj) + /* initialisation functions */ extern int devices_init(void); extern int buses_init(void); |