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30.Dd December 7, 2009
31.Dt AUTOCONF 9
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm autoconf ,
35.Nm config_search_loc ,
36.Nm config_search_ia ,
37.Nm config_found_sm_loc ,
38.Nm config_found_ia ,
39.Nm config_found ,
40.Nm config_match ,
41.Nm config_attach_loc ,
42.Nm config_attach ,
43.Nm config_attach_pseudo ,
44.Nm config_detach ,
45.Nm config_deactivate ,
46.Nm config_defer ,
47.Nm config_interrupts ,
48.Nm config_pending_incr ,
49.Nm config_pending_decr ,
50.Nm config_finalize_register
51.Nd autoconfiguration framework
52.Sh SYNOPSIS
53.In sys/param.h
54.In sys/device.h
55.In sys/errno.h
56.Ft cfdata_t
57.Fn config_search_loc "cfsubmatch_t func" "device_t parent" "const char *ia" \
58"const int *locs" "void *aux"
59.Ft cfdata_t
60.Fn config_search_ia "cfsubmatch_t func" "device_t parent" "const char *ia" \
61"void *aux"
62.Ft device_t
63.Fn config_found_sm_loc "device_t parent" "const char *ia" "const int *locs" \
64"void *aux" "cfprint_t print" "cfsubmatch_t submatch"
65.Ft device_t
66.Fn config_found_ia "device_t parent" "const char *ia" "void *aux" \
67"cfprint_t print"
68.Ft device_t
69.Fn config_found "device_t parent" "void *aux" "cfprint_t print"
70.Ft int
71.Fn config_match "device_t parent" "cfdata_t cf" "void *aux"
72.Ft device_t
73.Fn config_attach_loc "device_t parent" "cfdata_t cf" "const int *locs" \
74"void *aux" "cfprint_t print"
75.Ft device_t
76.Fn config_attach "device_t parent" "cfdata_t cf" "void *aux" \
77"cfprint_t print"
78.Ft device_t
79.Fn config_attach_pseudo "cfdata_t cf"
80.Ft int
81.Fn config_detach "device_t dev" "int flags"
82.Ft int
83.Fn config_deactivate "device_t dev"
84.Ft int
85.Fn config_defer "device_t dev" "void (*func)(device_t)"
86.Ft void
87.Fn config_interrupts "device_t dev" "void (*func)(device_t)"
88.Ft void
89.Fn config_pending_incr
90.Ft void
91.Fn config_pending_decr
92.Ft int
93.Fn config_finalize_register "device_t dev" "int (*func)(device_t)"
94.Sh DESCRIPTION
95Autoconfiguration is the process of matching hardware devices with an
96appropriate device driver.
97In its most basic form, autoconfiguration consists of the recursive process
98of finding and attaching all devices on a bus, including other busses.
99.Pp
100The autoconfiguration framework supports
101.Em direct configuration
102where the bus driver can determine the devices present.
103The autoconfiguration framework also supports
104.Em indirect configuration
105where the drivers must probe the bus looking for the presence of a device.
106Direct configuration is preferred since it can find hardware
107regardless of the presence of proper drivers.
108.Pp
109The autoconfiguration process occurs at system bootstrap and is driven
110by a table generated from a
111.Do
112machine description
113.Dc
114file by
115.Xr config 1 .
116For a description of the
117.Xr config 1
118.Do
119device definition
120.Dc
121language, see
122.Xr config 9 .
123.Pp
124Each device must have a name consisting of an alphanumeric string that
125ends with a unit number.
126The unit number identifies an instance of the driver.
127Device data structures are allocated dynamically during
128autoconfiguration, giving a unique address for each instance.
129.Sh FUNCTIONS
130.Bl -tag -width compact
131.It Fn config_search_loc "func" "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux"
132Performs indirect configuration of physical devices.
133.Fn config_search_loc
134iterates over all potential children, calling the given
135function
136.Fa func
137for each one.
138If
139.Fa func
140is
141.Dv NULL ,
142.Fn config_search_loc
143applies each child's match function instead.
144The argument
145.Fa parent
146is the pointer to the parent's device structure.
147The argument
148.Fa ia
149is the interface attribute on which the potential children should attach.
150It can be
151.Dv NULL ,
152in which case all children attaching to any attribute are considered.
153The
154.Fa locs
155argument lists the locator values for the device and are passed to function
156.Fa func .
157The given
158.Fa aux
159argument describes the device that has been found and is simply passed
160on through
161.Fa func
162to the child.
163.Fn config_search_loc
164returns a pointer to the best-matched child or
165.Dv NULL
166otherwise.
167.Pp
168The role of
169.Fa func
170is to call
171the match function for each device and call
172.Fn config_attach_loc
173for any positive matches.
174If
175.Fa func
176is
177.Dv NULL ,
178then the parent should record the return value from
179.Fn config_search_loc
180and call
181.Fn config_attach_loc
182itself.
183.Pp
184Note that this function is designed so that it can be used to apply an
185arbitrary function to all potential children.
186In this case callers may choose to ignore the return value.
187.It Fn config_search_ia "func" "parent" "ia" "aux"
188This function is equivalent to calling
189.Fn config_search_loc "func" "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux"
190with
191.Fa locs
192set to
193.Dv NULL .
194.It Fn config_found_sm_loc "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux" "print" "submatch"
195Performs direct configuration on a physical device.
196.Fn config_found_sm_loc
197is called by the parent and in turn calls the
198.Fa submatch
199function to call the match function as
200determined by the configuration table.
201If
202.Fa submatch
203is
204.Dv NULL ,
205the driver match functions are called directly.
206The argument
207.Fa parent
208is the pointer to the parent's device structure.
209The argument
210.Fa ia
211is the name of the interface attribute on which the child will attach,
212per
213.Xr config 5
214syntax.
215The argument
216.Fa locs
217lists the locator values for the device.
218The given
219.Fa aux
220argument describes the device that has been found.
221.Fn config_found_sm_loc
222internally uses
223.Fn config_search_loc ,
224passing on
225.Fa submatch , ia , locs
226and
227.Fa aux .
228The
229.Em softc
230structure for the matched device will be allocated, and the
231appropriate driver attach function will be called.
232If the device is matched, the system prints the name of the child and
233parent devices, and then calls the
234.Fa print
235function to produce additional information if desired.
236If no driver takes a match, the same
237.Fa print
238function is called to complain.
239The print function is called with the
240.Fa aux
241argument and, if the matches failed, the full name (including unit
242number) of the parent device, otherwise
243.Dv NULL .
244The
245.Fa print
246function must return an integer value.
247.Pp
248Two special strings,
249.Do
250not configured
251.Dc
252and
253.Do
254unsupported
255.Dc
256will be appended automatically to non-driver reports if the return
257value is UNCONF or UNSUPP respectively; otherwise the function should
258return the value QUIET.
259.Pp
260.Fn config_found_sm_loc
261returns a pointer to the attached device's
262.Em softc
263structure if the device is attached,
264.Dv NULL
265otherwise.
266Most callers can ignore this value, since the system will already have
267printed a diagnostic.
268.It Fn config_found_ia "parent" "ia" "aux" "print"
269This function is equivalent to calling
270.Fn config_found_sm_loc "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux" "print" "submatch"
271with
272.Fa locs
273and
274.Fa submatch
275set to
276.Dv NULL .
277It is provided for better source code readability with locator-less device
278buses.
279.It Fn config_found "parent" "aux" "print"
280This function is equivalent to calling
281.Fn config_found_sm_loc "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux" "print" "submatch"
282with
283.Fa ia , locs
284and
285.Fa submatch
286set to
287.Dv NULL
288and is provided for compatibility with older drivers.
289New code should either make the interface attribute explicit or prefer an
290indirect method based on
291.Fn config_search_loc .
292.It Fn config_match "parent" "cf" "aux"
293Match a device.
294Invokes the drivers match function according to the
295configuration table.
296The
297.Fn config_match
298function returns a nonzero integer indicating the confidence of
299supporting this device and a value of 0 if the driver doesn't support
300the device.
301.It Fn config_attach_loc "parent" "locs" "cf" "aux" "print"
302Attach a found device.
303Allocates the memory for the
304.Em softc
305structure and calls the drivers attach function according to the
306configuration table.
307If successful,
308.Fn config_attach_loc
309returns the
310.Em softc .
311If unsuccessful, it returns
312.Dv NULL .
313.It Fn config_attach "parent" "cf" "aux" "print"
314This function is equivalent to calling
315.Fn config_attach_loc "parent" "cf" "locs" "aux" "print"
316with
317.Fa locs
318set to
319.Dv NULL .
320.It Fn config_attach_pseudo "cf"
321Create an instance of a pseudo-device driver.
322.Xr config 5
323syntax allows the creation of pseudo-devices from which regular
324.Ft device_t
325instances can be created.
326Such objects are similar to the devices that attach at the root of the device
327tree.
328.Pp
329The caller is expected to allocate and fill the
330.Ft cfdata_t
331object and pass it to
332.Fn config_attach_pseudo .
333The content of that object is similar to what is returned by
334.Fn config_search_loc
335for regular devices.
336.It Fn config_detach "dev" "flags"
337Called by the parent to detach the child device.
338The second argument
339.Em flags
340contains detachment flags.
341Valid values are DETACH_FORCE (force detachment (e.g., because of hardware
342removal)) and DETACH_QUIET (do not print a notice).
343.Fn config_detach
344returns zero if successful and an error code otherwise.
345.Fn config_detach
346is always called from a thread context, allowing condition variables
347to be used while the device detaches itself.
348.It Fn config_deactivate "dev"
349Called by the parent to deactivate the child device
350.Fa dev .
351.Fn config_deactivate
352is called from interrupt context to immediately relinquish resources
353and notify dependent kernel subsystems that the device is about to be
354detached.
355At some later point
356.Fn config_detach
357will be called to finalise the removal of the device.
358.It Fn config_defer "dev" "func"
359Called by the child to defer the remainder of its configuration until
360all its parent's devices have been attached.
361At this point, the function
362.Fa func
363is called with the argument
364.Fa dev .
365.It Fn config_interrupts "dev" "func"
366Called by the child to defer the remainder of its configuration until
367interrupts are enabled.
368At this point, the function
369.Fa func
370is called with the argument
371.Fa dev .
372.It Fn config_pending_incr
373Increment the
374.Va config_pending
375semaphore.
376It is used to account for deferred configurations before
377mounting the root file system.
378.It Fn config_pending_decr
379Decrement the
380.Va config_pending
381semaphore.
382It is used to account for deferred configurations before
383mounting the root file system.
384.It Fn config_finalize_register "dev" "func"
385Register a function to be called after all real devices have been found.
386.Pp
387Registered functions are all executed until all of them return 0.
388The callbacks should return 0 to indicate they do not require to be called
389another time, but they should be aware that they still might be in case one of
390them returns 1.
391.El
392.Sh CODE REFERENCES
393This section describes places within the
394.Nx
395source tree where actual code implementing or using the
396autoconfiguration framework can be found.
397All pathnames are relative to
398.Pa /usr/src .
399.Pp
400The autoconfiguration framework itself is implemented within the file
401.Pa sys/kern/subr_autoconf.c .
402Data structures and function prototypes for the framework are located in
403.Pa sys/sys/device.h .
404.Sh SEE ALSO
405.Xr config 1 ,
406.Xr config 5 ,
407.Xr condvar 9 ,
408.Xr config 9 ,
409.Xr driver 9
410.Sh HISTORY
411Autoconfiguration first appeared in
412.Bx 4.1 .
413The autoconfiguration framework was completely revised in
414.Bx 4.4 .
415The detach and deactivate interfaces appeared in
416.Nx 1.5 .
417