char/nvram: Implement NVRAM read/write methods
authorFinn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>
Tue, 15 Jan 2019 04:18:56 +0000 (15:18 +1100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:21:44 +0000 (10:21 +0100)
commit109b3a89a7c48405d61a05d7a1720581a4f1574c
tree00bfc8a815366b81e44fe00580cfcb593a6bd429
parent2d58636e0af724f38acad25246c1625efec36122
char/nvram: Implement NVRAM read/write methods

Refactor the RTC "CMOS" NVRAM functions so that they can be used as
arch_nvram_ops methods. Checksumming logic is moved from the misc device
operations to the nvram read/write operations. This makes the misc device
implementation more generic.

This preserves the locking mechanism such that "read if checksum valid"
and "write and update checksum" remain atomic operations.

Some platforms implement byte-range read/write methods which are similar
to file_operations struct methods. Other platforms provide only
byte-at-a-time methods. The former are more efficient but may be
unavailable so fall back on the latter methods when necessary.

Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@yahoo.com>
Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/char/nvram.c
include/linux/nvram.h