string: factorize skip_spaces and export it to be generally available
[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / drivers / edac / edac_mc_sysfs.c
index 35bcf92..e1d4ce0 100644 (file)
@@ -1,57 +1,80 @@
 /*
  * edac_mc kernel module
- * (C) 2005, 2006 Linux Networx (http://lnxi.com)
+ * (C) 2005-2007 Linux Networx (http://lnxi.com)
+ *
  * This file may be distributed under the terms of the
  * GNU General Public License.
  *
- * Written Doug Thompson <norsk5@xmission.com>
+ * Written Doug Thompson <norsk5@xmission.com> www.softwarebitmaker.com
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/sysdev.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
 
-#include "edac_mc.h"
+#include "edac_core.h"
 #include "edac_module.h"
 
+
 /* MC EDAC Controls, setable by module parameter, and sysfs */
-static int log_ue = 1;
-static int log_ce = 1;
-static int panic_on_ue;
-static int poll_msec = 1000;
+static int edac_mc_log_ue = 1;
+static int edac_mc_log_ce = 1;
+static int edac_mc_panic_on_ue;
+static int edac_mc_poll_msec = 1000;
 
 /* Getter functions for above */
-int edac_get_log_ue()
+int edac_mc_get_log_ue(void)
 {
-       return log_ue;
+       return edac_mc_log_ue;
 }
 
-int edac_get_log_ce()
+int edac_mc_get_log_ce(void)
 {
-       return log_ce;
+       return edac_mc_log_ce;
 }
 
-int edac_get_panic_on_ue()
+int edac_mc_get_panic_on_ue(void)
 {
-       return panic_on_ue;
+       return edac_mc_panic_on_ue;
 }
 
-int edac_get_poll_msec()
+/* this is temporary */
+int edac_mc_get_poll_msec(void)
 {
-       return poll_msec;
+       return edac_mc_poll_msec;
 }
 
-/* Parameter declarations for above */
-module_param(panic_on_ue, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(panic_on_ue, "Panic on uncorrected error: 0=off 1=on");
-module_param(log_ue, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_ue, "Log uncorrectable error to console: 0=off 1=on");
-module_param(log_ce, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_ce, "Log correctable error to console: 0=off 1=on");
-module_param(poll_msec, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(poll_msec, "Polling period in milliseconds");
+static int edac_set_poll_msec(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+       long l;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (!val)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       ret = strict_strtol(val, 0, &l);
+       if (ret == -EINVAL || ((int)l != l))
+               return -EINVAL;
+       *((int *)kp->arg) = l;
+
+       /* notify edac_mc engine to reset the poll period */
+       edac_mc_reset_delay_period(l);
+
+       return 0;
+}
 
+/* Parameter declarations for above */
+module_param(edac_mc_panic_on_ue, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_panic_on_ue, "Panic on uncorrected error: 0=off 1=on");
+module_param(edac_mc_log_ue, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_log_ue,
+                "Log uncorrectable error to console: 0=off 1=on");
+module_param(edac_mc_log_ce, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_log_ce,
+                "Log correctable error to console: 0=off 1=on");
+module_param_call(edac_mc_poll_msec, edac_set_poll_msec, param_get_int,
+                 &edac_mc_poll_msec, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(edac_mc_poll_msec, "Polling period in milliseconds");
 
 /*
  * various constants for Memory Controllers
@@ -67,7 +90,13 @@ static const char *mem_types[] = {
        [MEM_RDR] = "Registered-SDR",
        [MEM_DDR] = "Unbuffered-DDR",
        [MEM_RDDR] = "Registered-DDR",
-       [MEM_RMBS] = "RMBS"
+       [MEM_RMBS] = "RMBS",
+       [MEM_DDR2] = "Unbuffered-DDR2",
+       [MEM_FB_DDR2] = "FullyBuffered-DDR2",
+       [MEM_RDDR2] = "Registered-DDR2",
+       [MEM_XDR] = "XDR",
+       [MEM_DDR3] = "Unbuffered-DDR3",
+       [MEM_RDDR3] = "Registered-DDR3"
 };
 
 static const char *dev_types[] = {
@@ -94,29 +123,11 @@ static const char *edac_caps[] = {
        [EDAC_S16ECD16ED] = "S16ECD16ED"
 };
 
-/* sysfs object:
- *     /sys/devices/system/edac/mc
- */
-static struct kobject edac_memctrl_kobj;
 
-/* We use these to wait for the reference counts on edac_memctrl_kobj and
- * edac_pci_kobj to reach 0.
- */
-static struct completion edac_memctrl_kobj_complete;
-
-/*
- * /sys/devices/system/edac/mc;
- *     data structures and methods
- */
-static ssize_t memctrl_int_show(void *ptr, char *buffer)
-{
-       int *value = (int*) ptr;
-       return sprintf(buffer, "%u\n", *value);
-}
 
 static ssize_t memctrl_int_store(void *ptr, const char *buffer, size_t count)
 {
-       int *value = (int*) ptr;
+       int *value = (int *)ptr;
 
        if (isdigit(*buffer))
                *value = simple_strtoul(buffer, NULL, 0);
@@ -124,204 +135,66 @@ static ssize_t memctrl_int_store(void *ptr, const char *buffer, size_t count)
        return count;
 }
 
-struct memctrl_dev_attribute {
-       struct attribute attr;
-       void *value;
-       ssize_t (*show)(void *,char *);
-       ssize_t (*store)(void *, const char *, size_t);
-};
-
-/* Set of show/store abstract level functions for memory control object */
-static ssize_t memctrl_dev_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-               struct attribute *attr, char *buffer)
-{
-       struct memctrl_dev_attribute *memctrl_dev;
-       memctrl_dev = (struct memctrl_dev_attribute*)attr;
-
-       if (memctrl_dev->show)
-               return memctrl_dev->show(memctrl_dev->value, buffer);
-
-       return -EIO;
-}
-
-static ssize_t memctrl_dev_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-               const char *buffer, size_t count)
-{
-       struct memctrl_dev_attribute *memctrl_dev;
-       memctrl_dev = (struct memctrl_dev_attribute*)attr;
-
-       if (memctrl_dev->store)
-               return memctrl_dev->store(memctrl_dev->value, buffer, count);
-
-       return -EIO;
-}
-
-static struct sysfs_ops memctrlfs_ops = {
-       .show   = memctrl_dev_show,
-       .store  = memctrl_dev_store
-};
-
-#define MEMCTRL_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                 \
-static struct memctrl_dev_attribute attr_##_name = {                   \
-       .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
-       .value  = &_name,                                       \
-       .show   = _show,                                        \
-       .store  = _store,                                       \
-};
-
-#define MEMCTRL_STRING_ATTR(_name,_data,_mode,_show,_store)    \
-static struct memctrl_dev_attribute attr_##_name = {                   \
-       .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
-       .value  = _data,                                        \
-       .show   = _show,                                        \
-       .store  = _store,                                       \
-};
-
-/* csrow<id> control files */
-MEMCTRL_ATTR(panic_on_ue,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,memctrl_int_show,memctrl_int_store);
-MEMCTRL_ATTR(log_ue,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,memctrl_int_show,memctrl_int_store);
-MEMCTRL_ATTR(log_ce,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,memctrl_int_show,memctrl_int_store);
-MEMCTRL_ATTR(poll_msec,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,memctrl_int_show,memctrl_int_store);
-
-/* Base Attributes of the memory ECC object */
-static struct memctrl_dev_attribute *memctrl_attr[] = {
-       &attr_panic_on_ue,
-       &attr_log_ue,
-       &attr_log_ce,
-       &attr_poll_msec,
-       NULL,
-};
-
-/* Main MC kobject release() function */
-static void edac_memctrl_master_release(struct kobject *kobj)
-{
-       debugf1("%s()\n", __func__);
-       complete(&edac_memctrl_kobj_complete);
-}
-
-static struct kobj_type ktype_memctrl = {
-       .release = edac_memctrl_master_release,
-       .sysfs_ops = &memctrlfs_ops,
-       .default_attrs = (struct attribute **) memctrl_attr,
-};
-
-/* Initialize the main sysfs entries for edac:
- *   /sys/devices/system/edac
- *
- * and children
- *
- * Return:  0 SUCCESS
- *         !0 FAILURE
- */
-int edac_sysfs_memctrl_setup(void)
-{
-       int err = 0;
-       struct sysdev_class *edac_class;
-
-       debugf1("%s()\n", __func__);
-
-       /* get the /sys/devices/system/edac class reference */
-       edac_class = edac_get_edac_class();
-       if (edac_class == NULL) {
-               debugf1("%s() no edac_class error=%d\n", __func__, err);
-               return err;
-       }
-
-       /* Init the MC's kobject */
-       memset(&edac_memctrl_kobj, 0, sizeof (edac_memctrl_kobj));
-       edac_memctrl_kobj.parent = &edac_class->kset.kobj;
-       edac_memctrl_kobj.ktype = &ktype_memctrl;
-
-       /* generate sysfs "..../edac/mc"   */
-       err = kobject_set_name(&edac_memctrl_kobj,"mc");
-       if (err) {
-               debugf1("%s() Failed to set name '.../edac/mc'\n", __func__ );
-               return err;
-       }
-
-       /* FIXME: maybe new sysdev_create_subdir() */
-       err = kobject_register(&edac_memctrl_kobj);
-       if (err) {
-               debugf1("%s() Failed to register '.../edac/mc'\n", __func__ );
-               return err;
-       }
-
-       debugf1("%s() Registered '.../edac/mc' kobject\n",__func__);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * MC teardown:
- *     the '..../edac/mc' kobject followed by '..../edac' itself
- */
-void edac_sysfs_memctrl_teardown(void)
-{
-       debugf0("MC: " __FILE__ ": %s()\n", __func__);
-
-       /* Unregister the MC's kobject and wait for reference count to reach 0.
-        */
-       init_completion(&edac_memctrl_kobj_complete);
-       kobject_unregister(&edac_memctrl_kobj);
-       wait_for_completion(&edac_memctrl_kobj_complete);
-}
-
 
 /* EDAC sysfs CSROW data structures and methods
  */
 
 /* Set of more default csrow<id> attribute show/store functions */
 static ssize_t csrow_ue_count_show(struct csrow_info *csrow, char *data,
-                       int private)
+                               int private)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%u\n", csrow->ue_count);
+       return sprintf(data, "%u\n", csrow->ue_count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t csrow_ce_count_show(struct csrow_info *csrow, char *data,
-                       int private)
+                               int private)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%u\n", csrow->ce_count);
+       return sprintf(data, "%u\n", csrow->ce_count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t csrow_size_show(struct csrow_info *csrow, char *data,
-                       int private)
+                               int private)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%u\n", PAGES_TO_MiB(csrow->nr_pages));
+       return sprintf(data, "%u\n", PAGES_TO_MiB(csrow->nr_pages));
 }
 
 static ssize_t csrow_mem_type_show(struct csrow_info *csrow, char *data,
-                       int private)
+                               int private)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%s\n", mem_types[csrow->mtype]);
+       return sprintf(data, "%s\n", mem_types[csrow->mtype]);
 }
 
 static ssize_t csrow_dev_type_show(struct csrow_info *csrow, char *data,
-                       int private)
+                               int private)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%s\n", dev_types[csrow->dtype]);
+       return sprintf(data, "%s\n", dev_types[csrow->dtype]);
 }
 
 static ssize_t csrow_edac_mode_show(struct csrow_info *csrow, char *data,
-                       int private)
+                               int private)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%s\n", edac_caps[csrow->edac_mode]);
+       return sprintf(data, "%s\n", edac_caps[csrow->edac_mode]);
 }
 
 /* show/store functions for DIMM Label attributes */
 static ssize_t channel_dimm_label_show(struct csrow_info *csrow,
-               char *data, int channel)
+                               char *data, int channel)
 {
-       return snprintf(data, EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN,"%s",
+       /* if field has not been initialized, there is nothing to send */
+       if (!csrow->channels[channel].label[0])
+               return 0;
+
+       return snprintf(data, EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN, "%s\n",
                        csrow->channels[channel].label);
 }
 
 static ssize_t channel_dimm_label_store(struct csrow_info *csrow,
-                               const char *data,
-                               size_t count,
-                               int channel)
+                                       const char *data,
+                                       size_t count, int channel)
 {
        ssize_t max_size = 0;
 
-       max_size = min((ssize_t)count,(ssize_t)EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN-1);
+       max_size = min((ssize_t) count, (ssize_t) EDAC_MC_LABEL_LEN - 1);
        strncpy(csrow->channels[channel].label, data, max_size);
        csrow->channels[channel].label[max_size] = '\0';
 
@@ -330,8 +203,7 @@ static ssize_t channel_dimm_label_store(struct csrow_info *csrow,
 
 /* show function for dynamic chX_ce_count attribute */
 static ssize_t channel_ce_count_show(struct csrow_info *csrow,
-                               char *data,
-                               int channel)
+                               char *data, int channel)
 {
        return sprintf(data, "%u\n", csrow->channels[channel].ce_count);
 }
@@ -339,9 +211,9 @@ static ssize_t channel_ce_count_show(struct csrow_info *csrow,
 /* csrow specific attribute structure */
 struct csrowdev_attribute {
        struct attribute attr;
-       ssize_t (*show)(struct csrow_info *,char *,int);
-       ssize_t (*store)(struct csrow_info *, const char *,size_t,int);
-       int    private;
+        ssize_t(*show) (struct csrow_info *, char *, int);
+        ssize_t(*store) (struct csrow_info *, const char *, size_t, int);
+       int private;
 };
 
 #define to_csrow(k) container_of(k, struct csrow_info, kobj)
@@ -349,36 +221,33 @@ struct csrowdev_attribute {
 
 /* Set of show/store higher level functions for default csrow attributes */
 static ssize_t csrowdev_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-                       struct attribute *attr,
-                       char *buffer)
+                       struct attribute *attr, char *buffer)
 {
        struct csrow_info *csrow = to_csrow(kobj);
        struct csrowdev_attribute *csrowdev_attr = to_csrowdev_attr(attr);
 
        if (csrowdev_attr->show)
                return csrowdev_attr->show(csrow,
-                                       buffer,
-                                       csrowdev_attr->private);
+                                       buffer, csrowdev_attr->private);
        return -EIO;
 }
 
 static ssize_t csrowdev_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-               const char *buffer, size_t count)
+                       const char *buffer, size_t count)
 {
        struct csrow_info *csrow = to_csrow(kobj);
-       struct csrowdev_attribute * csrowdev_attr = to_csrowdev_attr(attr);
+       struct csrowdev_attribute *csrowdev_attr = to_csrowdev_attr(attr);
 
        if (csrowdev_attr->store)
                return csrowdev_attr->store(csrow,
                                        buffer,
-                                       count,
-                                       csrowdev_attr->private);
+                                       count, csrowdev_attr->private);
        return -EIO;
 }
 
 static struct sysfs_ops csrowfs_ops = {
-       .show   = csrowdev_show,
-       .store  = csrowdev_store
+       .show = csrowdev_show,
+       .store = csrowdev_store
 };
 
 #define CSROWDEV_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store,_private)       \
@@ -390,12 +259,12 @@ static struct csrowdev_attribute attr_##_name = {                 \
 };
 
 /* default cwrow<id>/attribute files */
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(size_mb,S_IRUGO,csrow_size_show,NULL,0);
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(dev_type,S_IRUGO,csrow_dev_type_show,NULL,0);
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(mem_type,S_IRUGO,csrow_mem_type_show,NULL,0);
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(edac_mode,S_IRUGO,csrow_edac_mode_show,NULL,0);
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ue_count,S_IRUGO,csrow_ue_count_show,NULL,0);
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ce_count,S_IRUGO,csrow_ce_count_show,NULL,0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(size_mb, S_IRUGO, csrow_size_show, NULL, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(dev_type, S_IRUGO, csrow_dev_type_show, NULL, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(mem_type, S_IRUGO, csrow_mem_type_show, NULL, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(edac_mode, S_IRUGO, csrow_edac_mode_show, NULL, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ue_count, S_IRUGO, csrow_ue_count_show, NULL, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ce_count, S_IRUGO, csrow_ce_count_show, NULL, 0);
 
 /* default attributes of the CSROW<id> object */
 static struct csrowdev_attribute *default_csrow_attr[] = {
@@ -408,98 +277,68 @@ static struct csrowdev_attribute *default_csrow_attr[] = {
        NULL,
 };
 
-
 /* possible dynamic channel DIMM Label attribute files */
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch0_dimm_label,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_dimm_label_show,
-               channel_dimm_label_store,
-               0 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch1_dimm_label,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_dimm_label_show,
-               channel_dimm_label_store,
-               1 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch2_dimm_label,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_dimm_label_show,
-               channel_dimm_label_store,
-               2 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch3_dimm_label,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_dimm_label_show,
-               channel_dimm_label_store,
-               3 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch4_dimm_label,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_dimm_label_show,
-               channel_dimm_label_store,
-               4 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch5_dimm_label,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_dimm_label_show,
-               channel_dimm_label_store,
-               5 );
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch0_dimm_label, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+       channel_dimm_label_show, channel_dimm_label_store, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch1_dimm_label, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+       channel_dimm_label_show, channel_dimm_label_store, 1);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch2_dimm_label, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+       channel_dimm_label_show, channel_dimm_label_store, 2);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch3_dimm_label, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+       channel_dimm_label_show, channel_dimm_label_store, 3);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch4_dimm_label, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+       channel_dimm_label_show, channel_dimm_label_store, 4);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch5_dimm_label, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+       channel_dimm_label_show, channel_dimm_label_store, 5);
 
 /* Total possible dynamic DIMM Label attribute file table */
 static struct csrowdev_attribute *dynamic_csrow_dimm_attr[] = {
-               &attr_ch0_dimm_label,
-               &attr_ch1_dimm_label,
-               &attr_ch2_dimm_label,
-               &attr_ch3_dimm_label,
-               &attr_ch4_dimm_label,
-               &attr_ch5_dimm_label
+       &attr_ch0_dimm_label,
+       &attr_ch1_dimm_label,
+       &attr_ch2_dimm_label,
+       &attr_ch3_dimm_label,
+       &attr_ch4_dimm_label,
+       &attr_ch5_dimm_label
 };
 
 /* possible dynamic channel ce_count attribute files */
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch0_ce_count,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_ce_count_show,
-               NULL,
-               0 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch1_ce_count,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_ce_count_show,
-               NULL,
-               1 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch2_ce_count,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_ce_count_show,
-               NULL,
-               2 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch3_ce_count,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_ce_count_show,
-               NULL,
-               3 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch4_ce_count,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_ce_count_show,
-               NULL,
-               4 );
-CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch5_ce_count,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
-               channel_ce_count_show,
-               NULL,
-               5 );
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch0_ce_count, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, channel_ce_count_show, NULL, 0);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch1_ce_count, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, channel_ce_count_show, NULL, 1);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch2_ce_count, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, channel_ce_count_show, NULL, 2);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch3_ce_count, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, channel_ce_count_show, NULL, 3);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch4_ce_count, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, channel_ce_count_show, NULL, 4);
+CSROWDEV_ATTR(ch5_ce_count, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, channel_ce_count_show, NULL, 5);
 
 /* Total possible dynamic ce_count attribute file table */
 static struct csrowdev_attribute *dynamic_csrow_ce_count_attr[] = {
-               &attr_ch0_ce_count,
-               &attr_ch1_ce_count,
-               &attr_ch2_ce_count,
-               &attr_ch3_ce_count,
-               &attr_ch4_ce_count,
-               &attr_ch5_ce_count
+       &attr_ch0_ce_count,
+       &attr_ch1_ce_count,
+       &attr_ch2_ce_count,
+       &attr_ch3_ce_count,
+       &attr_ch4_ce_count,
+       &attr_ch5_ce_count
 };
 
-
 #define EDAC_NR_CHANNELS       6
 
 /* Create dynamic CHANNEL files, indexed by 'chan',  under specifed CSROW */
 static int edac_create_channel_files(struct kobject *kobj, int chan)
 {
-       int err=-ENODEV;
+       int err = -ENODEV;
 
        if (chan >= EDAC_NR_CHANNELS)
                return err;
 
        /* create the DIMM label attribute file */
        err = sysfs_create_file(kobj,
-                       (struct attribute *) dynamic_csrow_dimm_attr[chan]);
+                               (struct attribute *)
+                               dynamic_csrow_dimm_attr[chan]);
 
        if (!err) {
                /* create the CE Count attribute file */
                err = sysfs_create_file(kobj,
-                       (struct attribute *)dynamic_csrow_ce_count_attr[chan]);
+                                       (struct attribute *)
+                                       dynamic_csrow_ce_count_attr[chan]);
        } else {
                debugf1("%s()  dimm labels and ce_count files created",
                        __func__);
@@ -511,61 +350,81 @@ static int edac_create_channel_files(struct kobject *kobj, int chan)
 /* No memory to release for this kobj */
 static void edac_csrow_instance_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
+       struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
        struct csrow_info *cs;
 
+       debugf1("%s()\n", __func__);
+
        cs = container_of(kobj, struct csrow_info, kobj);
-       complete(&cs->kobj_complete);
+       mci = cs->mci;
+
+       kobject_put(&mci->edac_mci_kobj);
 }
 
 /* the kobj_type instance for a CSROW */
 static struct kobj_type ktype_csrow = {
        .release = edac_csrow_instance_release,
        .sysfs_ops = &csrowfs_ops,
-       .default_attrs = (struct attribute **) default_csrow_attr,
+       .default_attrs = (struct attribute **)default_csrow_attr,
 };
 
 /* Create a CSROW object under specifed edac_mc_device */
-static int edac_create_csrow_object(
-               struct kobject *edac_mci_kobj,
-               struct csrow_info *csrow,
-               int index)
+static int edac_create_csrow_object(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
+                                       struct csrow_info *csrow, int index)
 {
-       int err = 0;
+       struct kobject *kobj_mci = &mci->edac_mci_kobj;
+       struct kobject *kobj;
        int chan;
-
-       memset(&csrow->kobj, 0, sizeof(csrow->kobj));
+       int err;
 
        /* generate ..../edac/mc/mc<id>/csrow<index>   */
+       memset(&csrow->kobj, 0, sizeof(csrow->kobj));
+       csrow->mci = mci;       /* include container up link */
 
-       csrow->kobj.parent = edac_mci_kobj;
-       csrow->kobj.ktype = &ktype_csrow;
+       /* bump the mci instance's kobject's ref count */
+       kobj = kobject_get(&mci->edac_mci_kobj);
+       if (!kobj) {
+               err = -ENODEV;
+               goto err_out;
+       }
 
-       /* name this instance of csrow<id> */
-       err = kobject_set_name(&csrow->kobj,"csrow%d",index);
+       /* Instanstiate the csrow object */
+       err = kobject_init_and_add(&csrow->kobj, &ktype_csrow, kobj_mci,
+                                  "csrow%d", index);
        if (err)
-               goto error_exit;
+               goto err_release_top_kobj;
 
-       /* Instanstiate the csrow object */
-       err = kobject_register(&csrow->kobj);
-       if (!err) {
-               /* Create the dyanmic attribute files on this csrow,
-                * namely, the DIMM labels and the channel ce_count
-                */
-               for (chan = 0; chan < csrow->nr_channels; chan++) {
-                       err = edac_create_channel_files(&csrow->kobj,chan);
-                       if (err)
-                               break;
+       /* At this point, to release a csrow kobj, one must
+        * call the kobject_put and allow that tear down
+        * to work the releasing
+        */
+
+       /* Create the dyanmic attribute files on this csrow,
+        * namely, the DIMM labels and the channel ce_count
+        */
+       for (chan = 0; chan < csrow->nr_channels; chan++) {
+               err = edac_create_channel_files(&csrow->kobj, chan);
+               if (err) {
+                       /* special case the unregister here */
+                       kobject_put(&csrow->kobj);
+                       goto err_out;
                }
        }
+       kobject_uevent(&csrow->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+       return 0;
+
+       /* error unwind stack */
+err_release_top_kobj:
+       kobject_put(&mci->edac_mci_kobj);
 
-error_exit:
+err_out:
        return err;
 }
 
 /* default sysfs methods and data structures for the main MCI kobject */
 
 static ssize_t mci_reset_counters_store(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
-               const char *data, size_t count)
+                                       const char *data, size_t count)
 {
        int row, chan;
 
@@ -598,7 +457,7 @@ static ssize_t mci_sdram_scrub_rate_store(struct mem_ctl_info *mci,
 
                memctrl_int_store(&bandwidth, data, count);
 
-               if (!(*mci->set_sdram_scrub_rate)(mci, &bandwidth)) {
+               if (!(*mci->set_sdram_scrub_rate) (mci, &bandwidth)) {
                        edac_printk(KERN_DEBUG, EDAC_MC,
                                "Scrub rate set successfully, applied: %d\n",
                                bandwidth);
@@ -621,7 +480,7 @@ static ssize_t mci_sdram_scrub_rate_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
        u32 bandwidth = -1;
 
        if (mci->get_sdram_scrub_rate) {
-               if (!(*mci->get_sdram_scrub_rate)(mci, &bandwidth)) {
+               if (!(*mci->get_sdram_scrub_rate) (mci, &bandwidth)) {
                        edac_printk(KERN_DEBUG, EDAC_MC,
                                "Scrub rate successfully, fetched: %d\n",
                                bandwidth);
@@ -642,32 +501,32 @@ static ssize_t mci_sdram_scrub_rate_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 /* default attribute files for the MCI object */
 static ssize_t mci_ue_count_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%d\n", mci->ue_count);
+       return sprintf(data, "%d\n", mci->ue_count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t mci_ce_count_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%d\n", mci->ce_count);
+       return sprintf(data, "%d\n", mci->ce_count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t mci_ce_noinfo_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%d\n", mci->ce_noinfo_count);
+       return sprintf(data, "%d\n", mci->ce_noinfo_count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t mci_ue_noinfo_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%d\n", mci->ue_noinfo_count);
+       return sprintf(data, "%d\n", mci->ue_noinfo_count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t mci_seconds_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%ld\n", (jiffies - mci->start_time) / HZ);
+       return sprintf(data, "%ld\n", (jiffies - mci->start_time) / HZ);
 }
 
 static ssize_t mci_ctl_name_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
 {
-       return sprintf(data,"%s\n", mci->ctl_name);
+       return sprintf(data, "%s\n", mci->ctl_name);
 }
 
 static ssize_t mci_size_mb_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
@@ -675,7 +534,7 @@ static ssize_t mci_size_mb_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
        int total_pages, csrow_idx;
 
        for (total_pages = csrow_idx = 0; csrow_idx < mci->nr_csrows;
-                       csrow_idx++) {
+               csrow_idx++) {
                struct csrow_info *csrow = &mci->csrows[csrow_idx];
 
                if (!csrow->nr_pages)
@@ -684,24 +543,18 @@ static ssize_t mci_size_mb_show(struct mem_ctl_info *mci, char *data)
                total_pages += csrow->nr_pages;
        }
 
-       return sprintf(data,"%u\n", PAGES_TO_MiB(total_pages));
+       return sprintf(data, "%u\n", PAGES_TO_MiB(total_pages));
 }
 
-struct mcidev_attribute {
-       struct attribute attr;
-       ssize_t (*show)(struct mem_ctl_info *,char *);
-       ssize_t (*store)(struct mem_ctl_info *, const char *,size_t);
-};
-
 #define to_mci(k) container_of(k, struct mem_ctl_info, edac_mci_kobj)
-#define to_mcidev_attr(a) container_of(a, struct mcidev_attribute, attr)
+#define to_mcidev_attr(a) container_of(a,struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute,attr)
 
 /* MCI show/store functions for top most object */
 static ssize_t mcidev_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-               char *buffer)
+                       char *buffer)
 {
        struct mem_ctl_info *mem_ctl_info = to_mci(kobj);
-       struct mcidev_attribute * mcidev_attr = to_mcidev_attr(attr);
+       struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute *mcidev_attr = to_mcidev_attr(attr);
 
        if (mcidev_attr->show)
                return mcidev_attr->show(mem_ctl_info, buffer);
@@ -710,10 +563,10 @@ static ssize_t mcidev_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 }
 
 static ssize_t mcidev_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-               const char *buffer, size_t count)
+                       const char *buffer, size_t count)
 {
        struct mem_ctl_info *mem_ctl_info = to_mci(kobj);
-       struct mcidev_attribute * mcidev_attr = to_mcidev_attr(attr);
+       struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute *mcidev_attr = to_mcidev_attr(attr);
 
        if (mcidev_attr->store)
                return mcidev_attr->store(mem_ctl_info, buffer, count);
@@ -721,35 +574,36 @@ static ssize_t mcidev_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
        return -EIO;
 }
 
+/* Intermediate show/store table */
 static struct sysfs_ops mci_ops = {
        .show = mcidev_show,
        .store = mcidev_store
 };
 
 #define MCIDEV_ATTR(_name,_mode,_show,_store)                  \
-static struct mcidev_attribute mci_attr_##_name = {                    \
+static struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute mci_attr_##_name = {                      \
        .attr = {.name = __stringify(_name), .mode = _mode },   \
        .show   = _show,                                        \
        .store  = _store,                                       \
 };
 
 /* default Control file */
-MCIDEV_ATTR(reset_counters,S_IWUSR,NULL,mci_reset_counters_store);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(reset_counters, S_IWUSR, NULL, mci_reset_counters_store);
 
 /* default Attribute files */
-MCIDEV_ATTR(mc_name,S_IRUGO,mci_ctl_name_show,NULL);
-MCIDEV_ATTR(size_mb,S_IRUGO,mci_size_mb_show,NULL);
-MCIDEV_ATTR(seconds_since_reset,S_IRUGO,mci_seconds_show,NULL);
-MCIDEV_ATTR(ue_noinfo_count,S_IRUGO,mci_ue_noinfo_show,NULL);
-MCIDEV_ATTR(ce_noinfo_count,S_IRUGO,mci_ce_noinfo_show,NULL);
-MCIDEV_ATTR(ue_count,S_IRUGO,mci_ue_count_show,NULL);
-MCIDEV_ATTR(ce_count,S_IRUGO,mci_ce_count_show,NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(mc_name, S_IRUGO, mci_ctl_name_show, NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(size_mb, S_IRUGO, mci_size_mb_show, NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(seconds_since_reset, S_IRUGO, mci_seconds_show, NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(ue_noinfo_count, S_IRUGO, mci_ue_noinfo_show, NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(ce_noinfo_count, S_IRUGO, mci_ce_noinfo_show, NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(ue_count, S_IRUGO, mci_ue_count_show, NULL);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(ce_count, S_IRUGO, mci_ce_count_show, NULL);
 
 /* memory scrubber attribute file */
-MCIDEV_ATTR(sdram_scrub_rate,S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,mci_sdram_scrub_rate_show,\
-                       mci_sdram_scrub_rate_store);
+MCIDEV_ATTR(sdram_scrub_rate, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, mci_sdram_scrub_rate_show,
+       mci_sdram_scrub_rate_store);
 
-static struct mcidev_attribute *mci_attr[] = {
+static struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute *mci_attr[] = {
        &mci_attr_reset_counters,
        &mci_attr_mc_name,
        &mci_attr_size_mb,
@@ -762,28 +616,167 @@ static struct mcidev_attribute *mci_attr[] = {
        NULL
 };
 
+
 /*
  * Release of a MC controlling instance
+ *
+ *     each MC control instance has the following resources upon entry:
+ *             a) a ref count on the top memctl kobj
+ *             b) a ref count on this module
+ *
+ *     this function must decrement those ref counts and then
+ *     issue a free on the instance's memory
  */
-static void edac_mci_instance_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+static void edac_mci_control_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
        struct mem_ctl_info *mci;
 
        mci = to_mci(kobj);
-       debugf0("%s() idx=%d\n", __func__, mci->mc_idx);
-       complete(&mci->kobj_complete);
+
+       debugf0("%s() mci instance idx=%d releasing\n", __func__, mci->mc_idx);
+
+       /* decrement the module ref count */
+       module_put(mci->owner);
+
+       /* free the mci instance memory here */
+       kfree(mci);
 }
 
 static struct kobj_type ktype_mci = {
-       .release = edac_mci_instance_release,
+       .release = edac_mci_control_release,
        .sysfs_ops = &mci_ops,
-       .default_attrs = (struct attribute **) mci_attr,
+       .default_attrs = (struct attribute **)mci_attr,
 };
 
+/* EDAC memory controller sysfs kset:
+ *     /sys/devices/system/edac/mc
+ */
+static struct kset *mc_kset;
+
+/*
+ * edac_mc_register_sysfs_main_kobj
+ *
+ *     setups and registers the main kobject for each mci
+ */
+int edac_mc_register_sysfs_main_kobj(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
+{
+       struct kobject *kobj_mci;
+       int err;
+
+       debugf1("%s()\n", __func__);
+
+       kobj_mci = &mci->edac_mci_kobj;
+
+       /* Init the mci's kobject */
+       memset(kobj_mci, 0, sizeof(*kobj_mci));
+
+       /* Record which module 'owns' this control structure
+        * and bump the ref count of the module
+        */
+       mci->owner = THIS_MODULE;
+
+       /* bump ref count on this module */
+       if (!try_module_get(mci->owner)) {
+               err = -ENODEV;
+               goto fail_out;
+       }
+
+       /* this instance become part of the mc_kset */
+       kobj_mci->kset = mc_kset;
+
+       /* register the mc<id> kobject to the mc_kset */
+       err = kobject_init_and_add(kobj_mci, &ktype_mci, NULL,
+                                  "mc%d", mci->mc_idx);
+       if (err) {
+               debugf1("%s()Failed to register '.../edac/mc%d'\n",
+                       __func__, mci->mc_idx);
+               goto kobj_reg_fail;
+       }
+       kobject_uevent(kobj_mci, KOBJ_ADD);
+
+       /* At this point, to 'free' the control struct,
+        * edac_mc_unregister_sysfs_main_kobj() must be used
+        */
+
+       debugf1("%s() Registered '.../edac/mc%d' kobject\n",
+               __func__, mci->mc_idx);
+
+       return 0;
+
+       /* Error exit stack */
+
+kobj_reg_fail:
+       module_put(mci->owner);
+
+fail_out:
+       return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * edac_mc_register_sysfs_main_kobj
+ *
+ *     tears down and the main mci kobject from the mc_kset
+ */
+void edac_mc_unregister_sysfs_main_kobj(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
+{
+       /* delete the kobj from the mc_kset */
+       kobject_put(&mci->edac_mci_kobj);
+}
 
 #define EDAC_DEVICE_SYMLINK    "device"
 
 /*
+ * edac_create_mci_instance_attributes
+ *     create MC driver specific attributes at the topmost level
+ *     directory of this mci instance.
+ */
+static int edac_create_mci_instance_attributes(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
+{
+       int err;
+       struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
+
+       /* point to the start of the array and iterate over it
+        * adding each attribute listed to this mci instance's kobject
+        */
+       sysfs_attrib = mci->mc_driver_sysfs_attributes;
+
+       while (sysfs_attrib && sysfs_attrib->attr.name) {
+               err = sysfs_create_file(&mci->edac_mci_kobj,
+                                       (struct attribute*) sysfs_attrib);
+               if (err) {
+                       return err;
+               }
+
+               sysfs_attrib++;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * edac_remove_mci_instance_attributes
+ *     remove MC driver specific attributes at the topmost level
+ *     directory of this mci instance.
+ */
+static void edac_remove_mci_instance_attributes(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
+{
+       struct mcidev_sysfs_attribute *sysfs_attrib;
+
+       /* point to the start of the array and iterate over it
+        * adding each attribute listed to this mci instance's kobject
+        */
+       sysfs_attrib = mci->mc_driver_sysfs_attributes;
+
+       /* loop if there are attributes and until we hit a NULL entry */
+       while (sysfs_attrib && sysfs_attrib->attr.name) {
+               sysfs_remove_file(&mci->edac_mci_kobj,
+                                       (struct attribute *) sysfs_attrib);
+               sysfs_attrib++;
+       }
+}
+
+
+/*
  * Create a new Memory Controller kobject instance,
  *     mc<id> under the 'mc' directory
  *
@@ -796,42 +789,43 @@ int edac_create_sysfs_mci_device(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
        int i;
        int err;
        struct csrow_info *csrow;
-       struct kobject *edac_mci_kobj=&mci->edac_mci_kobj;
+       struct kobject *kobj_mci = &mci->edac_mci_kobj;
 
        debugf0("%s() idx=%d\n", __func__, mci->mc_idx);
-       memset(edac_mci_kobj, 0, sizeof(*edac_mci_kobj));
-
-       /* set the name of the mc<id> object */
-       err = kobject_set_name(edac_mci_kobj,"mc%d",mci->mc_idx);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
-       /* link to our parent the '..../edac/mc' object */
-       edac_mci_kobj->parent = &edac_memctrl_kobj;
-       edac_mci_kobj->ktype = &ktype_mci;
-
-       /* register the mc<id> kobject */
-       err = kobject_register(edac_mci_kobj);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
 
        /* create a symlink for the device */
-       err = sysfs_create_link(edac_mci_kobj, &mci->dev->kobj,
+       err = sysfs_create_link(kobj_mci, &mci->dev->kobj,
                                EDAC_DEVICE_SYMLINK);
-       if (err)
+       if (err) {
+               debugf1("%s() failure to create symlink\n", __func__);
                goto fail0;
+       }
 
-       /* Make directories for each CSROW object
-        * under the mc<id> kobject
+       /* If the low level driver desires some attributes,
+        * then create them now for the driver.
+        */
+       if (mci->mc_driver_sysfs_attributes) {
+               err = edac_create_mci_instance_attributes(mci);
+               if (err) {
+                       debugf1("%s() failure to create mci attributes\n",
+                               __func__);
+                       goto fail0;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* Make directories for each CSROW object under the mc<id> kobject
         */
        for (i = 0; i < mci->nr_csrows; i++) {
                csrow = &mci->csrows[i];
 
                /* Only expose populated CSROWs */
                if (csrow->nr_pages > 0) {
-                       err = edac_create_csrow_object(edac_mci_kobj,csrow,i);
-                       if (err)
+                       err = edac_create_csrow_object(mci, csrow, i);
+                       if (err) {
+                               debugf1("%s() failure: create csrow %d obj\n",
+                                       __func__, i);
                                goto fail1;
+                       }
                }
        }
 
@@ -839,18 +833,19 @@ int edac_create_sysfs_mci_device(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
 
        /* CSROW error: backout what has already been registered,  */
 fail1:
-       for ( i--; i >= 0; i--) {
+       for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
                if (csrow->nr_pages > 0) {
-                       init_completion(&csrow->kobj_complete);
-                       kobject_unregister(&mci->csrows[i].kobj);
-                       wait_for_completion(&csrow->kobj_complete);
+                       kobject_put(&mci->csrows[i].kobj);
                }
        }
 
+       /* remove the mci instance's attributes, if any */
+       edac_remove_mci_instance_attributes(mci);
+
+       /* remove the symlink */
+       sysfs_remove_link(kobj_mci, EDAC_DEVICE_SYMLINK);
+
 fail0:
-       init_completion(&mci->kobj_complete);
-       kobject_unregister(edac_mci_kobj);
-       wait_for_completion(&mci->kobj_complete);
        return err;
 }
 
@@ -866,16 +861,81 @@ void edac_remove_sysfs_mci_device(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
        /* remove all csrow kobjects */
        for (i = 0; i < mci->nr_csrows; i++) {
                if (mci->csrows[i].nr_pages > 0) {
-                       init_completion(&mci->csrows[i].kobj_complete);
-                       kobject_unregister(&mci->csrows[i].kobj);
-                       wait_for_completion(&mci->csrows[i].kobj_complete);
+                       debugf0("%s()  unreg csrow-%d\n", __func__, i);
+                       kobject_put(&mci->csrows[i].kobj);
                }
        }
 
+       debugf0("%s()  remove_link\n", __func__);
+
+       /* remove the symlink */
        sysfs_remove_link(&mci->edac_mci_kobj, EDAC_DEVICE_SYMLINK);
-       init_completion(&mci->kobj_complete);
-       kobject_unregister(&mci->edac_mci_kobj);
-       wait_for_completion(&mci->kobj_complete);
+
+       debugf0("%s()  remove_mci_instance\n", __func__);
+
+       /* remove this mci instance's attribtes */
+       edac_remove_mci_instance_attributes(mci);
+
+       debugf0("%s()  unregister this mci kobj\n", __func__);
+
+       /* unregister this instance's kobject */
+       kobject_put(&mci->edac_mci_kobj);
 }
 
 
+
+
+/*
+ * edac_setup_sysfs_mc_kset(void)
+ *
+ * Initialize the mc_kset for the 'mc' entry
+ *     This requires creating the top 'mc' directory with a kset
+ *     and its controls/attributes.
+ *
+ *     To this 'mc' kset, instance 'mci' will be grouped as children.
+ *
+ * Return:  0 SUCCESS
+ *         !0 FAILURE error code
+ */
+int edac_sysfs_setup_mc_kset(void)
+{
+       int err = 0;
+       struct sysdev_class *edac_class;
+
+       debugf1("%s()\n", __func__);
+
+       /* get the /sys/devices/system/edac class reference */
+       edac_class = edac_get_edac_class();
+       if (edac_class == NULL) {
+               debugf1("%s() no edac_class error=%d\n", __func__, err);
+               goto fail_out;
+       }
+
+       /* Init the MC's kobject */
+       mc_kset = kset_create_and_add("mc", NULL, &edac_class->kset.kobj);
+       if (!mc_kset) {
+               err = -ENOMEM;
+               debugf1("%s() Failed to register '.../edac/mc'\n", __func__);
+               goto fail_out;
+       }
+
+       debugf1("%s() Registered '.../edac/mc' kobject\n", __func__);
+
+       return 0;
+
+
+       /* error unwind stack */
+fail_out:
+       return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * edac_sysfs_teardown_mc_kset
+ *
+ *     deconstruct the mc_ket for memory controllers
+ */
+void edac_sysfs_teardown_mc_kset(void)
+{
+       kset_unregister(mc_kset);
+}
+