[PATCH 1/3] regulator: userspace-consumer: Add uevent reporting for regulator events
From: Johann Neuhauser
Date: Fri Apr 04 2025 - 09:42:30 EST
Generate uevents when regulator events such as voltage changes, overcurrent,
or enable/disable transitions occur. A separate uevent is emitted for each
individual regulator event bit, allowing precise event handling in userspace
via udev rules.
The emitted uevent key `EVENT=` corresponds directly to the event types defined
in include/uapi/regulator/regulator.h.
This provides a flexible, user-friendly mechanism to monitor and handle
regulator events from userspace.
Signed-off-by: Johann Neuhauser <jneuhauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/regulator/userspace-consumer.c | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 73 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/userspace-consumer.c b/drivers/regulator/userspace-consumer.c
index 72bb5ffb49a8..01cf07d42682 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/userspace-consumer.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/userspace-consumer.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
* Author: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*/
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ struct userspace_consumer_data {
int num_supplies;
struct regulator_bulk_data *supplies;
+
+ struct kobject *kobj;
+ struct notifier_block nb;
};
static ssize_t name_show(struct device *dev,
@@ -115,12 +119,68 @@ static const struct attribute_group attr_group = {
.is_visible = attr_visible,
};
+/*
+ * This should probably be placed elsewhere in the regulator framework...
+ */
+static const char *regulator_event_str(unsigned long event)
+{
+ switch (event) {
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_ABORT_DISABLE:
+ return "ABORT_DISABLE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_ABORT_VOLTAGE_CHANGE:
+ return "ABORT_VOLTAGE_CHANGE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE:
+ return "DISABLE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_ENABLE:
+ return "ENABLE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_FAIL:
+ return "FAIL";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_FORCE_DISABLE:
+ return "FORCE_DISABLE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_CURRENT:
+ return "OVER_CURRENT";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_TEMP:
+ return "OVER_TEMP";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_PRE_DISABLE:
+ return "PRE_DISABLE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_PRE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE:
+ return "PRE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_REGULATION_OUT:
+ return "REGULATION_OUT";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_UNDER_VOLTAGE:
+ return "UNDER_VOLTAGE";
+ case REGULATOR_EVENT_VOLTAGE_CHANGE:
+ return "VOLTAGE_CHANGE";
+ default:
+ return NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+static int regulator_userspace_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *unused)
+{
+ struct userspace_consumer_data *drvdata = container_of(nb, struct userspace_consumer_data, nb);
+ char env_buf[128];
+ char *envp[] = { "NAME=event", env_buf, NULL };
+ unsigned int bit;
+
+ for_each_set_bit(bit, &event, BITS_PER_TYPE(event)) {
+ const char *event_str = regulator_event_str(BIT(bit));
+
+ if (event_str && event_str[0] != '\0') {
+ scnprintf(env_buf, sizeof(env_buf), "EVENT=%s", event_str);
+ kobject_uevent_env(drvdata->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
static int regulator_userspace_consumer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct regulator_userspace_consumer_data tmpdata;
struct regulator_userspace_consumer_data *pdata;
struct userspace_consumer_data *drvdata;
- int ret;
+ int i, ret;
pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
if (!pdata) {
@@ -153,6 +213,7 @@ static int regulator_userspace_consumer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
drvdata->num_supplies = pdata->num_supplies;
drvdata->supplies = pdata->supplies;
drvdata->no_autoswitch = pdata->no_autoswitch;
+ drvdata->kobj = &pdev->dev.kobj;
mutex_init(&drvdata->lock);
@@ -184,6 +245,13 @@ static int regulator_userspace_consumer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
}
drvdata->enabled = !!ret;
+ drvdata->nb.notifier_call = regulator_userspace_notify;
+ for (i = 0; i < drvdata->num_supplies; i++) {
+ ret = devm_regulator_register_notifier(drvdata->supplies[i].consumer, &drvdata->nb);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_enable;
+ }
+
return 0;
err_enable:
@@ -195,6 +263,10 @@ static int regulator_userspace_consumer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
static void regulator_userspace_consumer_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct userspace_consumer_data *data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < data->num_supplies; i++)
+ devm_regulator_unregister_notifier(data->supplies[i].consumer, &data->nb);
sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &attr_group);
--
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