Initial import of modified Linux 2.6.28 tree

Original upstream URL:
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git | branch linux-2.6.28.y

19 files changed, 1375 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
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+++ b/samples/Kconfig
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+# samples/Kconfig
+
+menuconfig SAMPLES
+	bool "Sample kernel code"
+	help
+	  You can build and test sample kernel code here.
+
+if SAMPLES
+
+config SAMPLE_MARKERS
+	tristate "Build markers examples -- loadable modules only"
+	depends on MARKERS && m
+	help
+	  This build markers example modules.
+
+config SAMPLE_TRACEPOINTS
+	tristate "Build tracepoints examples -- loadable modules only"
+	depends on TRACEPOINTS && m
+	help
+	  This build tracepoints example modules.
+
+config SAMPLE_KOBJECT
+	tristate "Build kobject examples"
+	help
+	  This config option will allow you to build a number of
+	  different kobject sample modules showing how to use kobjects,
+	  ksets, and ktypes properly.
+
+	  If in doubt, say "N" here.
+
+config SAMPLE_KPROBES
+	tristate "Build kprobes examples -- loadable modules only"
+	depends on KPROBES && m
+	help
+	  This build several kprobes example modules.
+
+config SAMPLE_KRETPROBES
+	tristate "Build kretprobes example -- loadable modules only"
+	default m
+	depends on SAMPLE_KPROBES && KRETPROBES
+
+endif # SAMPLES
+
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10eaca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Makefile for Linux samples code
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLES)	+= markers/ kobject/ kprobes/ tracepoints/
diff --git a/samples/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c b/samples/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11114f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/firmware_class/firmware_sample_driver.c
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * firmware_sample_driver.c -
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz
+ *
+ * Sample code on how to use request_firmware() from drivers.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+
+static struct device ghost_device = {
+	.bus_id    = "ghost0",
+};
+
+
+static void sample_firmware_load(char *firmware, int size)
+{
+	u8 buf[size+1];
+	memcpy(buf, firmware, size);
+	buf[size] = '\0';
+	printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: firmware: %s\n", buf);
+}
+
+static void sample_probe_default(void)
+{
+	/* uses the default method to get the firmware */
+	const struct firmware *fw_entry;
+	int retval;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: "
+		"a ghost device got inserted :)\n");
+
+	retval = request_firmware(&fw_entry, "sample_driver_fw", &ghost_device);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "firmware_sample_driver: Firmware not available\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sample_firmware_load(fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size);
+
+	release_firmware(fw_entry);
+
+	/* finish setting up the device */
+}
+
+static void sample_probe_specific(void)
+{
+	int retval;
+	/* Uses some specific hotplug support to get the firmware from
+	 * userspace  directly into the hardware, or via some sysfs file */
+
+	/* NOTE: This currently doesn't work */
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: "
+		"a ghost device got inserted :)\n");
+
+	retval = request_firmware(NULL, "sample_driver_fw", &ghost_device);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "firmware_sample_driver: Firmware load failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* request_firmware blocks until userspace finished, so at
+	 * this point the firmware should be already in the device */
+
+	/* finish setting up the device */
+}
+
+static void sample_probe_async_cont(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
+{
+	if (!fw) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "firmware_sample_driver: firmware load failed\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO "firmware_sample_driver: device pointer \"%s\"\n",
+	       (char *)context);
+	sample_firmware_load(fw->data, fw->size);
+}
+
+static void sample_probe_async(void)
+{
+	/* Let's say that I can't sleep */
+	int error;
+	error = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG,
+					"sample_driver_fw", &ghost_device,
+					"my device pointer",
+					sample_probe_async_cont);
+	if (error)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "firmware_sample_driver:"
+		       " request_firmware_nowait failed\n");
+}
+
+static int sample_init(void)
+{
+	device_initialize(&ghost_device);
+	/* since there is no real hardware insertion I just call the
+	 * sample probe functions here */
+	sample_probe_specific();
+	sample_probe_default();
+	sample_probe_async();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit sample_exit(void)
+{
+}
+
+module_init(sample_init);
+module_exit(sample_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/samples/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c b/samples/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6cf7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/firmware_class/firmware_sample_firmware_class.c
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+/*
+ * firmware_sample_firmware_class.c -
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Manuel Estrada Sainz
+ *
+ * NOTE: This is just a probe of concept, if you think that your driver would
+ * be well served by this mechanism please contact me first.
+ *
+ * DON'T USE THIS CODE AS IS
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
+
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Estrada Sainz");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hackish sample for using firmware class directly");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+
+static inline struct class_device *to_class_dev(struct kobject *obj)
+{
+	return container_of(obj, struct class_device, kobj);
+}
+
+static inline
+struct class_device_attribute *to_class_dev_attr(struct attribute *_attr)
+{
+	return container_of(_attr, struct class_device_attribute, attr);
+}
+
+struct firmware_priv {
+	char fw_id[FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX];
+	s32 loading:2;
+	u32 abort:1;
+};
+
+static ssize_t firmware_loading_show(struct class_device *class_dev, char *buf)
+{
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", fw_priv->loading);
+}
+
+static ssize_t firmware_loading_store(struct class_device *class_dev,
+				      const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+	int prev_loading = fw_priv->loading;
+
+	fw_priv->loading = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10);
+
+	switch (fw_priv->loading) {
+	case -1:
+		/* abort load an panic */
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		/* setup load */
+		break;
+	case 0:
+		if (prev_loading == 1) {
+			/* finish load and get the device back to working
+			 * state */
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+static CLASS_DEVICE_ATTR(loading, 0644,
+			 firmware_loading_show, firmware_loading_store);
+
+static ssize_t firmware_data_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+				  struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				  char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count)
+{
+	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+
+	/* read from the devices firmware memory */
+
+	return count;
+}
+static ssize_t firmware_data_write(struct kobject *kobj,
+				   struct bin_attribute *bin_attr,
+				   char *buffer, loff_t offset, size_t count)
+{
+	struct class_device *class_dev = to_class_dev(kobj);
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+
+	/* write to the devices firmware memory */
+
+	return count;
+}
+static struct bin_attribute firmware_attr_data = {
+	.attr = {.name = "data", .mode = 0644},
+	.size = 0,
+	.read = firmware_data_read,
+	.write = firmware_data_write,
+};
+static int fw_setup_class_device(struct class_device *class_dev,
+				 const char *fw_name,
+				 struct device *device)
+{
+	int retval;
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv;
+
+	fw_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct firmware_priv),	GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fw_priv) {
+		retval = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memset(class_dev, 0, sizeof(*class_dev));
+
+	strncpy(fw_priv->fw_id, fw_name, FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX);
+	fw_priv->fw_id[FIRMWARE_NAME_MAX-1] = '\0';
+
+	strncpy(class_dev->class_id, device->bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
+	class_dev->class_id[BUS_ID_SIZE-1] = '\0';
+	class_dev->dev = device;
+
+	class_dev->class = &firmware_class;
+	class_set_devdata(class_dev, fw_priv);
+	retval = class_device_register(class_dev);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: class_device_register failed\n",
+		       __func__);
+		goto error_free_fw_priv;
+	}
+
+	retval = sysfs_create_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &firmware_attr_data);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: sysfs_create_bin_file failed\n",
+		       __func__);
+		goto error_unreg_class_dev;
+	}
+
+	retval = class_device_create_file(class_dev,
+					  &class_device_attr_loading);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: class_device_create_file failed\n",
+		       __func__);
+		goto error_remove_data;
+	}
+
+	goto out;
+
+error_remove_data:
+	sysfs_remove_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &firmware_attr_data);
+error_unreg_class_dev:
+	class_device_unregister(class_dev);
+error_free_fw_priv:
+	kfree(fw_priv);
+out:
+	return retval;
+}
+static void fw_remove_class_device(struct class_device *class_dev)
+{
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+
+	class_device_remove_file(class_dev, &class_device_attr_loading);
+	sysfs_remove_bin_file(&class_dev->kobj, &firmware_attr_data);
+	class_device_unregister(class_dev);
+}
+
+static struct class_device *class_dev;
+
+static struct device my_device = {
+	.bus_id    = "my_dev0",
+};
+
+static int __init firmware_sample_init(void)
+{
+	int error;
+
+	device_initialize(&my_device);
+	class_dev = kmalloc(sizeof(struct class_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!class_dev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	error = fw_setup_class_device(class_dev, "my_firmware_image",
+				      &my_device);
+	if (error) {
+		kfree(class_dev);
+		return error;
+	}
+	return 0;
+
+}
+static void __exit firmware_sample_exit(void)
+{
+	struct firmware_priv *fw_priv = class_get_devdata(class_dev);
+	fw_remove_class_device(class_dev);
+	kfree(fw_priv);
+	kfree(class_dev);
+}
+
+module_init(firmware_sample_init);
+module_exit(firmware_sample_exit);
diff --git a/samples/kobject/Makefile b/samples/kobject/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a19420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kobject/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_KOBJECT) += kobject-example.o kset-example.o
diff --git a/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c b/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08d0d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Sample kobject implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Novell Inc.
+ *
+ * Released under the GPL version 2 only.
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+/*
+ * This module shows how to create a simple subdirectory in sysfs called
+ * /sys/kernel/kobject-example  In that directory, 3 files are created:
+ * "foo", "baz", and "bar".  If an integer is written to these files, it can be
+ * later read out of it.
+ */
+
+static int foo;
+static int baz;
+static int bar;
+
+/*
+ * The "foo" file where a static variable is read from and written to.
+ */
+static ssize_t foo_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+			char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", foo);
+}
+
+static ssize_t foo_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+			 const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	sscanf(buf, "%du", &foo);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute foo_attribute =
+	__ATTR(foo, 0666, foo_show, foo_store);
+
+/*
+ * More complex function where we determine which varible is being accessed by
+ * looking at the attribute for the "baz" and "bar" files.
+ */
+static ssize_t b_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+		      char *buf)
+{
+	int var;
+
+	if (strcmp(attr->attr.name, "baz") == 0)
+		var = baz;
+	else
+		var = bar;
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", var);
+}
+
+static ssize_t b_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+		       const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int var;
+
+	sscanf(buf, "%du", &var);
+	if (strcmp(attr->attr.name, "baz") == 0)
+		baz = var;
+	else
+		bar = var;
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute baz_attribute =
+	__ATTR(baz, 0666, b_show, b_store);
+static struct kobj_attribute bar_attribute =
+	__ATTR(bar, 0666, b_show, b_store);
+
+
+/*
+ * Create a group of attributes so that we can create and destory them all
+ * at once.
+ */
+static struct attribute *attrs[] = {
+	&foo_attribute.attr,
+	&baz_attribute.attr,
+	&bar_attribute.attr,
+	NULL,	/* need to NULL terminate the list of attributes */
+};
+
+/*
+ * An unnamed attribute group will put all of the attributes directly in
+ * the kobject directory.  If we specify a name, a subdirectory will be
+ * created for the attributes with the directory being the name of the
+ * attribute group.
+ */
+static struct attribute_group attr_group = {
+	.attrs = attrs,
+};
+
+static struct kobject *example_kobj;
+
+static int example_init(void)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	/*
+	 * Create a simple kobject with the name of "kobject_example",
+	 * located under /sys/kernel/
+	 *
+	 * As this is a simple directory, no uevent will be sent to
+	 * userspace.  That is why this function should not be used for
+	 * any type of dynamic kobjects, where the name and number are
+	 * not known ahead of time.
+	 */
+	example_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("kobject_example", kernel_kobj);
+	if (!example_kobj)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Create the files associated with this kobject */
+	retval = sysfs_create_group(example_kobj, &attr_group);
+	if (retval)
+		kobject_put(example_kobj);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static void example_exit(void)
+{
+	kobject_put(example_kobj);
+}
+
+module_init(example_init);
+module_exit(example_exit);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>");
diff --git a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7395c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+/*
+ * Sample kset and ktype implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Novell Inc.
+ *
+ * Released under the GPL version 2 only.
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+/*
+ * This module shows how to create a kset in sysfs called
+ * /sys/kernel/kset-example
+ * Then tree kobjects are created and assigned to this kset, "foo", "baz",
+ * and "bar".  In those kobjects, attributes of the same name are also
+ * created and if an integer is written to these files, it can be later
+ * read out of it.
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * This is our "object" that we will create a few of and register them with
+ * sysfs.
+ */
+struct foo_obj {
+	struct kobject kobj;
+	int foo;
+	int baz;
+	int bar;
+};
+#define to_foo_obj(x) container_of(x, struct foo_obj, kobj)
+
+/* a custom attribute that works just for a struct foo_obj. */
+struct foo_attribute {
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct foo_obj *foo, struct foo_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct foo_obj *foo, struct foo_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count);
+};
+#define to_foo_attr(x) container_of(x, struct foo_attribute, attr)
+
+/*
+ * The default show function that must be passed to sysfs.  This will be
+ * called by sysfs for whenever a show function is called by the user on a
+ * sysfs file associated with the kobjects we have registered.  We need to
+ * transpose back from a "default" kobject to our custom struct foo_obj and
+ * then call the show function for that specific object.
+ */
+static ssize_t foo_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+			     struct attribute *attr,
+			     char *buf)
+{
+	struct foo_attribute *attribute;
+	struct foo_obj *foo;
+
+	attribute = to_foo_attr(attr);
+	foo = to_foo_obj(kobj);
+
+	if (!attribute->show)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return attribute->show(foo, attribute, buf);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Just like the default show function above, but this one is for when the
+ * sysfs "store" is requested (when a value is written to a file.)
+ */
+static ssize_t foo_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
+			      struct attribute *attr,
+			      const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct foo_attribute *attribute;
+	struct foo_obj *foo;
+
+	attribute = to_foo_attr(attr);
+	foo = to_foo_obj(kobj);
+
+	if (!attribute->store)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	return attribute->store(foo, attribute, buf, len);
+}
+
+/* Our custom sysfs_ops that we will associate with our ktype later on */
+static struct sysfs_ops foo_sysfs_ops = {
+	.show = foo_attr_show,
+	.store = foo_attr_store,
+};
+
+/*
+ * The release function for our object.  This is REQUIRED by the kernel to
+ * have.  We free the memory held in our object here.
+ *
+ * NEVER try to get away with just a "blank" release function to try to be
+ * smarter than the kernel.  Turns out, no one ever is...
+ */
+static void foo_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	struct foo_obj *foo;
+
+	foo = to_foo_obj(kobj);
+	kfree(foo);
+}
+
+/*
+ * The "foo" file where the .foo variable is read from and written to.
+ */
+static ssize_t foo_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+			char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", foo_obj->foo);
+}
+
+static ssize_t foo_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+			 const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	sscanf(buf, "%du", &foo_obj->foo);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct foo_attribute foo_attribute =
+	__ATTR(foo, 0666, foo_show, foo_store);
+
+/*
+ * More complex function where we determine which varible is being accessed by
+ * looking at the attribute for the "baz" and "bar" files.
+ */
+static ssize_t b_show(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+		      char *buf)
+{
+	int var;
+
+	if (strcmp(attr->attr.name, "baz") == 0)
+		var = foo_obj->baz;
+	else
+		var = foo_obj->bar;
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", var);
+}
+
+static ssize_t b_store(struct foo_obj *foo_obj, struct foo_attribute *attr,
+		       const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int var;
+
+	sscanf(buf, "%du", &var);
+	if (strcmp(attr->attr.name, "baz") == 0)
+		foo_obj->baz = var;
+	else
+		foo_obj->bar = var;
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct foo_attribute baz_attribute =
+	__ATTR(baz, 0666, b_show, b_store);
+static struct foo_attribute bar_attribute =
+	__ATTR(bar, 0666, b_show, b_store);
+
+/*
+ * Create a group of attributes so that we can create and destory them all
+ * at once.
+ */
+static struct attribute *foo_default_attrs[] = {
+	&foo_attribute.attr,
+	&baz_attribute.attr,
+	&bar_attribute.attr,
+	NULL,	/* need to NULL terminate the list of attributes */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Our own ktype for our kobjects.  Here we specify our sysfs ops, the
+ * release function, and the set of default attributes we want created
+ * whenever a kobject of this type is registered with the kernel.
+ */
+static struct kobj_type foo_ktype = {
+	.sysfs_ops = &foo_sysfs_ops,
+	.release = foo_release,
+	.default_attrs = foo_default_attrs,
+};
+
+static struct kset *example_kset;
+static struct foo_obj *foo_obj;
+static struct foo_obj *bar_obj;
+static struct foo_obj *baz_obj;
+
+static struct foo_obj *create_foo_obj(const char *name)
+{
+	struct foo_obj *foo;
+	int retval;
+
+	/* allocate the memory for the whole object */
+	foo = kzalloc(sizeof(*foo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!foo)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * As we have a kset for this kobject, we need to set it before calling
+	 * the kobject core.
+	 */
+	foo->kobj.kset = example_kset;
+
+	/*
+	 * Initialize and add the kobject to the kernel.  All the default files
+	 * will be created here.  As we have already specified a kset for this
+	 * kobject, we don't have to set a parent for the kobject, the kobject
+	 * will be placed beneath that kset automatically.
+	 */
+	retval = kobject_init_and_add(&foo->kobj, &foo_ktype, NULL, "%s", name);
+	if (retval) {
+		kobject_put(&foo->kobj);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We are always responsible for sending the uevent that the kobject
+	 * was added to the system.
+	 */
+	kobject_uevent(&foo->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+
+	return foo;
+}
+
+static void destroy_foo_obj(struct foo_obj *foo)
+{
+	kobject_put(&foo->kobj);
+}
+
+static int example_init(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Create a kset with the name of "kset_example",
+	 * located under /sys/kernel/
+	 */
+	example_kset = kset_create_and_add("kset_example", NULL, kernel_kobj);
+	if (!example_kset)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/*
+	 * Create three objects and register them with our kset
+	 */
+	foo_obj = create_foo_obj("foo");
+	if (!foo_obj)
+		goto foo_error;
+
+	bar_obj = create_foo_obj("bar");
+	if (!bar_obj)
+		goto bar_error;
+
+	baz_obj = create_foo_obj("baz");
+	if (!baz_obj)
+		goto baz_error;
+
+	return 0;
+
+baz_error:
+	destroy_foo_obj(bar_obj);
+bar_error:
+	destroy_foo_obj(foo_obj);
+foo_error:
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static void example_exit(void)
+{
+	destroy_foo_obj(baz_obj);
+	destroy_foo_obj(bar_obj);
+	destroy_foo_obj(foo_obj);
+	kset_unregister(example_kset);
+}
+
+module_init(example_init);
+module_exit(example_exit);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>");
diff --git a/samples/kprobes/Makefile b/samples/kprobes/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68739bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kprobes/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# builds the kprobes example kernel modules;
+# then to use one (as root):  insmod <module_name.ko>
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_KPROBES) += kprobe_example.o jprobe_example.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_KRETPROBES) += kretprobe_example.o
diff --git a/samples/kprobes/jprobe_example.c b/samples/kprobes/jprobe_example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b754135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kprobes/jprobe_example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Here's a sample kernel module showing the use of jprobes to dump
+ * the arguments of do_fork().
+ *
+ * For more information on theory of operation of jprobes, see
+ * Documentation/kprobes.txt
+ *
+ * Build and insert the kernel module as done in the kprobe example.
+ * You will see the trace data in /var/log/messages and on the
+ * console whenever do_fork() is invoked to create a new process.
+ * (Some messages may be suppressed if syslogd is configured to
+ * eliminate duplicate messages.)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+
+/*
+ * Jumper probe for do_fork.
+ * Mirror principle enables access to arguments of the probed routine
+ * from the probe handler.
+ */
+
+/* Proxy routine having the same arguments as actual do_fork() routine */
+static long jdo_fork(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long stack_start,
+	      struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long stack_size,
+	      int __user *parent_tidptr, int __user *child_tidptr)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "jprobe: clone_flags = 0x%lx, stack_size = 0x%lx,"
+			" regs = 0x%p\n",
+	       clone_flags, stack_size, regs);
+
+	/* Always end with a call to jprobe_return(). */
+	jprobe_return();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct jprobe my_jprobe = {
+	.entry			= jdo_fork,
+	.kp = {
+		.symbol_name	= "do_fork",
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init jprobe_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = register_jprobe(&my_jprobe);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "register_jprobe failed, returned %d\n", ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Planted jprobe at %p, handler addr %p\n",
+	       my_jprobe.kp.addr, my_jprobe.entry);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit jprobe_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_jprobe(&my_jprobe);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "jprobe at %p unregistered\n", my_jprobe.kp.addr);
+}
+
+module_init(jprobe_init)
+module_exit(jprobe_exit)
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/samples/kprobes/kprobe_example.c b/samples/kprobes/kprobe_example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a681998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kprobes/kprobe_example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * NOTE: This example is works on x86 and powerpc.
+ * Here's a sample kernel module showing the use of kprobes to dump a
+ * stack trace and selected registers when do_fork() is called.
+ *
+ * For more information on theory of operation of kprobes, see
+ * Documentation/kprobes.txt
+ *
+ * You will see the trace data in /var/log/messages and on the console
+ * whenever do_fork() is invoked to create a new process.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+
+/* For each probe you need to allocate a kprobe structure */
+static struct kprobe kp = {
+	.symbol_name	= "do_fork",
+};
+
+/* kprobe pre_handler: called just before the probed instruction is executed */
+static int handler_pre(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+	printk(KERN_INFO "pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, ip = %lx,"
+			" flags = 0x%lx\n",
+		p->addr, regs->ip, regs->flags);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
+	printk(KERN_INFO "pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, nip = 0x%lx,"
+			" msr = 0x%lx\n",
+		p->addr, regs->nip, regs->msr);
+#endif
+
+	/* A dump_stack() here will give a stack backtrace */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* kprobe post_handler: called after the probed instruction is executed */
+static void handler_post(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
+				unsigned long flags)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+	printk(KERN_INFO "post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, flags = 0x%lx\n",
+		p->addr, regs->flags);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
+	printk(KERN_INFO "post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, msr = 0x%lx\n",
+		p->addr, regs->msr);
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * fault_handler: this is called if an exception is generated for any
+ * instruction within the pre- or post-handler, or when Kprobes
+ * single-steps the probed instruction.
+ */
+static int handler_fault(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs, int trapnr)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "fault_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, trap #%dn",
+		p->addr, trapnr);
+	/* Return 0 because we don't handle the fault. */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init kprobe_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+	kp.pre_handler = handler_pre;
+	kp.post_handler = handler_post;
+	kp.fault_handler = handler_fault;
+
+	ret = register_kprobe(&kp);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "register_kprobe failed, returned %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Planted kprobe at %p\n", kp.addr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit kprobe_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_kprobe(&kp);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "kprobe at %p unregistered\n", kp.addr);
+}
+
+module_init(kprobe_init)
+module_exit(kprobe_exit)
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c b/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e764b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * kretprobe_example.c
+ *
+ * Here's a sample kernel module showing the use of return probes to
+ * report the return value and total time taken for probed function
+ * to run.
+ *
+ * usage: insmod kretprobe_example.ko func=<func_name>
+ *
+ * If no func_name is specified, do_fork is instrumented
+ *
+ * For more information on theory of operation of kretprobes, see
+ * Documentation/kprobes.txt
+ *
+ * Build and insert the kernel module as done in the kprobe example.
+ * You will see the trace data in /var/log/messages and on the console
+ * whenever the probed function returns. (Some messages may be suppressed
+ * if syslogd is configured to eliminate duplicate messages.)
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
+
+static char func_name[NAME_MAX] = "do_fork";
+module_param_string(func, func_name, NAME_MAX, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(func, "Function to kretprobe; this module will report the"
+			" function's execution time");
+
+/* per-instance private data */
+struct my_data {
+	ktime_t entry_stamp;
+};
+
+/* Here we use the entry_hanlder to timestamp function entry */
+static int entry_handler(struct kretprobe_instance *ri, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	struct my_data *data;
+
+	if (!current->mm)
+		return 1;	/* Skip kernel threads */
+
+	data = (struct my_data *)ri->data;
+	data->entry_stamp = ktime_get();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return-probe handler: Log the return value and duration. Duration may turn
+ * out to be zero consistently, depending upon the granularity of time
+ * accounting on the platform.
+ */
+static int ret_handler(struct kretprobe_instance *ri, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	int retval = regs_return_value(regs);
+	struct my_data *data = (struct my_data *)ri->data;
+	s64 delta;
+	ktime_t now;
+
+	now = ktime_get();
+	delta = ktime_to_ns(ktime_sub(now, data->entry_stamp));
+	printk(KERN_INFO "%s returned %d and took %lld ns to execute\n",
+			func_name, retval, (long long)delta);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct kretprobe my_kretprobe = {
+	.handler		= ret_handler,
+	.entry_handler		= entry_handler,
+	.data_size		= sizeof(struct my_data),
+	/* Probe up to 20 instances concurrently. */
+	.maxactive		= 20,
+};
+
+static int __init kretprobe_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	my_kretprobe.kp.symbol_name = func_name;
+	ret = register_kretprobe(&my_kretprobe);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "register_kretprobe failed, returned %d\n",
+				ret);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Planted return probe at %s: %p\n",
+			my_kretprobe.kp.symbol_name, my_kretprobe.kp.addr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit kretprobe_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_kretprobe(&my_kretprobe);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "kretprobe at %p unregistered\n",
+			my_kretprobe.kp.addr);
+
+	/* nmissed > 0 suggests that maxactive was set too low. */
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Missed probing %d instances of %s\n",
+		my_kretprobe.nmissed, my_kretprobe.kp.symbol_name);
+}
+
+module_init(kretprobe_init)
+module_exit(kretprobe_exit)
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/samples/markers/Makefile b/samples/markers/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d72312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/markers/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# builds the kprobes example kernel modules;
+# then to use one (as root):  insmod <module_name.ko>
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_MARKERS) += probe-example.o marker-example.o
diff --git a/samples/markers/marker-example.c b/samples/markers/marker-example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e90dc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/markers/marker-example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* marker-example.c
+ *
+ * Executes a marker when /proc/marker-example is opened.
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2007 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2.
+ * See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/marker.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+
+struct proc_dir_entry *pentry_example;
+
+static int my_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	trace_mark(subsystem_event, "integer %d string %s", 123,
+		"example string");
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+		trace_mark(subsystem_eventb, MARK_NOARGS);
+	return -EPERM;
+}
+
+static struct file_operations mark_ops = {
+	.open = my_open,
+};
+
+static int example_init(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ALERT "example init\n");
+	pentry_example = proc_create("marker-example", 0444, NULL, &mark_ops);
+	if (!pentry_example)
+		return -EPERM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void example_exit(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ALERT "example exit\n");
+	remove_proc_entry("marker-example", NULL);
+}
+
+module_init(example_init)
+module_exit(example_exit)
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Marker example");
diff --git a/samples/markers/probe-example.c b/samples/markers/probe-example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2dfb3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/markers/probe-example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/* probe-example.c
+ *
+ * Connects two functions to marker call sites.
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2007 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2.
+ * See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/marker.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+struct probe_data {
+	const char *name;
+	const char *format;
+	marker_probe_func *probe_func;
+};
+
+void probe_subsystem_event(void *probe_data, void *call_data,
+	const char *format, va_list *args)
+{
+	/* Declare args */
+	unsigned int value;
+	const char *mystr;
+
+	/* Assign args */
+	value = va_arg(*args, typeof(value));
+	mystr = va_arg(*args, typeof(mystr));
+
+	/* Call printk */
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Value %u, string %s\n", value, mystr);
+
+	/* or count, check rights, serialize data in a buffer */
+}
+
+atomic_t eventb_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+
+void probe_subsystem_eventb(void *probe_data, void *call_data,
+	const char *format, va_list *args)
+{
+	/* Increment counter */
+	atomic_inc(&eventb_count);
+}
+
+static struct probe_data probe_array[] =
+{
+	{	.name = "subsystem_event",
+		.format = "integer %d string %s",
+		.probe_func = probe_subsystem_event },
+	{	.name = "subsystem_eventb",
+		.format = MARK_NOARGS,
+		.probe_func = probe_subsystem_eventb },
+};
+
+static int __init probe_init(void)
+{
+	int result;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(probe_array); i++) {
+		result = marker_probe_register(probe_array[i].name,
+				probe_array[i].format,
+				probe_array[i].probe_func, &probe_array[i]);
+		if (result)
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Unable to register probe %s\n",
+				probe_array[i].name);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit probe_fini(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(probe_array); i++)
+		marker_probe_unregister(probe_array[i].name,
+			probe_array[i].probe_func, &probe_array[i]);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Number of event b : %u\n",
+			atomic_read(&eventb_count));
+	marker_synchronize_unregister();
+}
+
+module_init(probe_init);
+module_exit(probe_fini);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SUBSYSTEM Probe");
diff --git a/samples/tracepoints/Makefile b/samples/tracepoints/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36479ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tracepoints/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# builds the tracepoint example kernel modules;
+# then to use one (as root):  insmod <module_name.ko>
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACEPOINTS) += tracepoint-sample.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACEPOINTS) += tracepoint-probe-sample.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACEPOINTS) += tracepoint-probe-sample2.o
diff --git a/samples/tracepoints/tp-samples-trace.h b/samples/tracepoints/tp-samples-trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0216b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tracepoints/tp-samples-trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef _TP_SAMPLES_TRACE_H
+#define _TP_SAMPLES_TRACE_H
+
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>	/* for struct inode and struct file */
+#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+
+DEFINE_TRACE(subsys_event,
+	TPPROTO(struct inode *inode, struct file *file),
+	TPARGS(inode, file));
+DEFINE_TRACE(subsys_eventb,
+	TPPROTO(void),
+	TPARGS());
+#endif
diff --git a/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-probe-sample.c b/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-probe-sample.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55abfdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-probe-sample.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * tracepoint-probe-sample.c
+ *
+ * sample tracepoint probes.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/dcache.h>
+#include "tp-samples-trace.h"
+
+/*
+ * Here the caller only guarantees locking for struct file and struct inode.
+ * Locking must therefore be done in the probe to use the dentry.
+ */
+static void probe_subsys_event(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	path_get(&file->f_path);
+	dget(file->f_path.dentry);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Event is encountered with filename %s\n",
+		file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name);
+	dput(file->f_path.dentry);
+	path_put(&file->f_path);
+}
+
+static void probe_subsys_eventb(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Event B is encountered\n");
+}
+
+int __init tp_sample_trace_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = register_trace_subsys_event(probe_subsys_event);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+	ret = register_trace_subsys_eventb(probe_subsys_eventb);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+module_init(tp_sample_trace_init);
+
+void __exit tp_sample_trace_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_trace_subsys_eventb(probe_subsys_eventb);
+	unregister_trace_subsys_event(probe_subsys_event);
+}
+
+module_exit(tp_sample_trace_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Tracepoint Probes Samples");
diff --git a/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-probe-sample2.c b/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-probe-sample2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e9fcf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-probe-sample2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * tracepoint-probe-sample2.c
+ *
+ * 2nd sample tracepoint probes.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include "tp-samples-trace.h"
+
+/*
+ * Here the caller only guarantees locking for struct file and struct inode.
+ * Locking must therefore be done in the probe to use the dentry.
+ */
+static void probe_subsys_event(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Event is encountered with inode number %lu\n",
+		inode->i_ino);
+}
+
+int __init tp_sample_trace_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = register_trace_subsys_event(probe_subsys_event);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+module_init(tp_sample_trace_init);
+
+void __exit tp_sample_trace_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_trace_subsys_event(probe_subsys_event);
+}
+
+module_exit(tp_sample_trace_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Tracepoint Probes Samples");
diff --git a/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-sample.c b/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-sample.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ae4b7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tracepoints/tracepoint-sample.c
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/* tracepoint-sample.c
+ *
+ * Executes a tracepoint when /proc/tracepoint-example is opened.
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 2007 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPLv2.
+ * See the file COPYING for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include "tp-samples-trace.h"
+
+struct proc_dir_entry *pentry_example;
+
+static int my_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	trace_subsys_event(inode, file);
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+		trace_subsys_eventb();
+	return -EPERM;
+}
+
+static struct file_operations mark_ops = {
+	.open = my_open,
+};
+
+static int example_init(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ALERT "example init\n");
+	pentry_example = proc_create("tracepoint-example", 0444, NULL,
+		&mark_ops);
+	if (!pentry_example)
+		return -EPERM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void example_exit(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_ALERT "example exit\n");
+	remove_proc_entry("tracepoint-example", NULL);
+}
+
+module_init(example_init)
+module_exit(example_exit)
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Tracepoint example");