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30.Dd June 26, 2010
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_mountroot ,
49.Nm config_pending_incr ,
50.Nm config_pending_decr ,
51.Nm config_finalize_register
52.Nd autoconfiguration framework
53.Sh SYNOPSIS
54.In sys/param.h
55.In sys/device.h
56.In sys/errno.h
57.Ft cfdata_t
58.Fn config_search_loc "cfsubmatch_t func" "device_t parent" "const char *ia" \
59"const int *locs" "void *aux"
60.Ft cfdata_t
61.Fn config_search_ia "cfsubmatch_t func" "device_t parent" "const char *ia" \
62"void *aux"
63.Ft device_t
64.Fn config_found_sm_loc "device_t parent" "const char *ia" "const int *locs" \
65"void *aux" "cfprint_t print" "cfsubmatch_t submatch"
66.Ft device_t
67.Fn config_found_ia "device_t parent" "const char *ia" "void *aux" \
68"cfprint_t print"
69.Ft device_t
70.Fn config_found "device_t parent" "void *aux" "cfprint_t print"
71.Ft int
72.Fn config_match "device_t parent" "cfdata_t cf" "void *aux"
73.Ft device_t
74.Fn config_attach_loc "device_t parent" "cfdata_t cf" "const int *locs" \
75"void *aux" "cfprint_t print"
76.Ft device_t
77.Fn config_attach "device_t parent" "cfdata_t cf" "void *aux" \
78"cfprint_t print"
79.Ft device_t
80.Fn config_attach_pseudo "cfdata_t cf"
81.Ft int
82.Fn config_detach "device_t dev" "int flags"
83.Ft int
84.Fn config_deactivate "device_t dev"
85.Ft int
86.Fn config_defer "device_t dev" "void (*func)(device_t)"
87.Ft void
88.Fn config_interrupts "device_t dev" "void (*func)(device_t)"
89.Ft void
90.Fn config_mountroot "device_t dev" "void (*func)(device_t)"
91.Ft void
92.Fn config_pending_incr
93.Ft void
94.Fn config_pending_decr
95.Ft int
96.Fn config_finalize_register "device_t dev" "int (*func)(device_t)"
97.Sh DESCRIPTION
98Autoconfiguration is the process of matching hardware devices with an
99appropriate device driver.
100In its most basic form, autoconfiguration consists of the recursive process
101of finding and attaching all devices on a bus, including other busses.
102.Pp
103The autoconfiguration framework supports
104.Em direct configuration
105where the bus driver can determine the devices present.
106The autoconfiguration framework also supports
107.Em indirect configuration
108where the drivers must probe the bus looking for the presence of a device.
109Direct configuration is preferred since it can find hardware
110regardless of the presence of proper drivers.
111.Pp
112The autoconfiguration process occurs at system bootstrap and is driven
113by a table generated from a
114.Do
115machine description
116.Dc
117file by
118.Xr config 1 .
119For a description of the
120.Xr config 1
121.Do
122device definition
123.Dc
124language, see
125.Xr config 9 .
126.Pp
127Each device must have a name consisting of an alphanumeric string that
128ends with a unit number.
129The unit number identifies an instance of the driver.
130Device data structures are allocated dynamically during
131autoconfiguration, giving a unique address for each instance.
132.Sh FUNCTIONS
133.Bl -tag -width compact
134.It Fn config_search_loc "func" "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux"
135Performs indirect configuration of physical devices.
136.Fn config_search_loc
137iterates over all potential children, calling the given
138function
139.Fa func
140for each one.
141If
142.Fa func
143is
144.Dv NULL ,
145.Fn config_search_loc
146applies each child's match function instead.
147The argument
148.Fa parent
149is the pointer to the parent's device structure.
150The argument
151.Fa ia
152is the interface attribute on which the potential children should attach.
153It can be
154.Dv NULL ,
155in which case all children attaching to any attribute are considered.
156The
157.Fa locs
158argument lists the locator values for the device and are passed to function
159.Fa func .
160The given
161.Fa aux
162argument describes the device that has been found and is simply passed
163on through
164.Fa func
165to the child.
166.Fn config_search_loc
167returns a pointer to the best-matched child or
168.Dv NULL
169otherwise.
170.Pp
171The role of
172.Fa func
173is to call
174the match function for each device and call
175.Fn config_attach_loc
176for any positive matches.
177If
178.Fa func
179is
180.Dv NULL ,
181then the parent should record the return value from
182.Fn config_search_loc
183and call
184.Fn config_attach_loc
185itself.
186.Pp
187Note that this function is designed so that it can be used to apply an
188arbitrary function to all potential children.
189In this case callers may choose to ignore the return value.
190.It Fn config_search_ia "func" "parent" "ia" "aux"
191This function is equivalent to calling
192.Fn config_search_loc "func" "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux"
193with
194.Fa locs
195set to
196.Dv NULL .
197.It Fn config_found_sm_loc "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux" "print" "submatch"
198Performs direct configuration on a physical device.
199.Fn config_found_sm_loc
200is called by the parent and in turn calls the
201.Fa submatch
202function to call the match function as
203determined by the configuration table.
204If
205.Fa submatch
206is
207.Dv NULL ,
208the driver match functions are called directly.
209The argument
210.Fa parent
211is the pointer to the parent's device structure.
212The argument
213.Fa ia
214is the name of the interface attribute on which the child will attach,
215per
216.Xr config 5
217syntax.
218The argument
219.Fa locs
220lists the locator values for the device.
221The given
222.Fa aux
223argument describes the device that has been found.
224.Fn config_found_sm_loc
225internally uses
226.Fn config_search_loc ,
227passing on
228.Fa submatch , ia , locs
229and
230.Fa aux .
231The
232.Em softc
233structure for the matched device will be allocated, and the
234appropriate driver attach function will be called.
235If the device is matched, the system prints the name of the child and
236parent devices, and then calls the
237.Fa print
238function to produce additional information if desired.
239If no driver takes a match, the same
240.Fa print
241function is called to complain.
242The print function is called with the
243.Fa aux
244argument and, if the matches failed, the full name (including unit
245number) of the parent device, otherwise
246.Dv NULL .
247The
248.Fa print
249function must return an integer value.
250.Pp
251Two special strings,
252.Do
253not configured
254.Dc
255and
256.Do
257unsupported
258.Dc
259will be appended automatically to non-driver reports if the return
260value is UNCONF or UNSUPP respectively; otherwise the function should
261return the value QUIET.
262.Pp
263.Fn config_found_sm_loc
264returns a pointer to the attached device's
265.Em softc
266structure if the device is attached,
267.Dv NULL
268otherwise.
269Most callers can ignore this value, since the system will already have
270printed a diagnostic.
271.It Fn config_found_ia "parent" "ia" "aux" "print"
272This function is equivalent to calling
273.Fn config_found_sm_loc "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux" "print" "submatch"
274with
275.Fa locs
276and
277.Fa submatch
278set to
279.Dv NULL .
280It is provided for better source code readability with locator-less device
281buses.
282.It Fn config_found "parent" "aux" "print"
283This function is equivalent to calling
284.Fn config_found_sm_loc "parent" "ia" "locs" "aux" "print" "submatch"
285with
286.Fa ia , locs
287and
288.Fa submatch
289set to
290.Dv NULL
291and is provided for compatibility with older drivers.
292New code should either make the interface attribute explicit or prefer an
293indirect method based on
294.Fn config_search_loc .
295.It Fn config_match "parent" "cf" "aux"
296Match a device.
297Invokes the drivers match function according to the
298configuration table.
299The
300.Fn config_match
301function returns a nonzero integer indicating the confidence of
302supporting this device and a value of 0 if the driver doesn't support
303the device.
304.It Fn config_attach_loc "parent" "locs" "cf" "aux" "print"
305Attach a found device.
306Allocates the memory for the
307.Em softc
308structure and calls the drivers attach function according to the
309configuration table.
310If successful,
311.Fn config_attach_loc
312returns the
313.Em softc .
314If unsuccessful, it returns
315.Dv NULL .
316.It Fn config_attach "parent" "cf" "aux" "print"
317This function is equivalent to calling
318.Fn config_attach_loc "parent" "cf" "locs" "aux" "print"
319with
320.Fa locs
321set to
322.Dv NULL .
323.It Fn config_attach_pseudo "cf"
324Create an instance of a pseudo-device driver.
325.Xr config 5
326syntax allows the creation of pseudo-devices from which regular
327.Ft device_t
328instances can be created.
329Such objects are similar to the devices that attach at the root of the device
330tree.
331.Pp
332The caller is expected to allocate and fill the
333.Ft cfdata_t
334object and pass it to
335.Fn config_attach_pseudo .
336The content of that object is similar to what is returned by
337.Fn config_search_loc
338for regular devices.
339.It Fn config_detach "dev" "flags"
340Called by the parent to detach the child device.
341The second argument
342.Em flags
343contains detachment flags.
344Valid values are DETACH_FORCE (force detachment (e.g., because of hardware
345removal)) and DETACH_QUIET (do not print a notice).
346.Fn config_detach
347returns zero if successful and an error code otherwise.
348.Fn config_detach
349is always called from a thread context, allowing condition variables
350to be used while the device detaches itself.
351.It Fn config_deactivate "dev"
352Called by the parent to deactivate the child device
353.Fa dev .
354.Fn config_deactivate
355is called from interrupt context to immediately relinquish resources
356and notify dependent kernel subsystems that the device is about to be
357detached.
358At some later point
359.Fn config_detach
360will be called to finalise the removal of the device.
361.It Fn config_defer "dev" "func"
362Called by the child to defer the remainder of its configuration until
363all its parent's devices have been attached.
364At this point, the function
365.Fa func
366is called with the argument
367.Fa dev .
368.It Fn config_interrupts "dev" "func"
369Called by the child to defer the remainder of its configuration until
370interrupts are enabled.
371At this point, the function
372.Fa func
373is called with the argument
374.Fa dev .
375.It Fn config_mountroot "dev" "func"
376Called by the child to defer the remainder of its configuration until
377the root file system is mounted.
378At this point, the function
379.Fa func
380is called with the argument
381.Fa dev .
382This is used for devices that need to load firmware image from
383a mounted file system.
384.It Fn config_pending_incr
385Increment the
386.Va config_pending
387semaphore.
388It is used to account for deferred configurations before
389mounting the root file system.
390.It Fn config_pending_decr
391Decrement the
392.Va config_pending
393semaphore.
394It is used to account for deferred configurations before
395mounting the root file system.
396.It Fn config_finalize_register "dev" "func"
397Register a function to be called after all real devices have been found.
398.Pp
399Registered functions are all executed until all of them return 0.
400The callbacks should return 0 to indicate they do not require to be called
401another time, but they should be aware that they still might be in case one of
402them returns 1.
403.El
404.Sh CODE REFERENCES
405This section describes places within the
406.Nx
407source tree where actual code implementing or using the
408autoconfiguration framework can be found.
409All pathnames are relative to
410.Pa /usr/src .
411.Pp
412The autoconfiguration framework itself is implemented within the file
413.Pa sys/kern/subr_autoconf.c .
414Data structures and function prototypes for the framework are located in
415.Pa sys/sys/device.h .
416.Sh SEE ALSO
417.Xr config 1 ,
418.Xr config 5 ,
419.Xr condvar 9 ,
420.Xr config 9 ,
421.Xr driver 9
422.Sh HISTORY
423Autoconfiguration first appeared in
424.Bx 4.1 .
425The autoconfiguration framework was completely revised in
426.Bx 4.4 .
427The detach and deactivate interfaces appeared in
428.Nx 1.5 .
429