Full Code Example

The code example is shown below. Some parts are kept unimplemented at this moment but will be filled in the succeeding sections. The numbers in comment lines of snd_mychip_probe() function are the markers.

Example 2-1. Basic Flow for PCI Drivers Example

  #include <sound/driver.h>
  #include <linux/init.h>
  #include <linux/pci.h>
  #include <linux/slab.h>
  #include <sound/core.h>
  #include <sound/initval.h>

  /* module parameters (see "Module Parameters") */
  static int index[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX;
  static char *id[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR;
  static int enable[SNDRV_CARDS] = SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PNP;

  /* definition of the chip-specific record */
  struct mychip {
          struct snd_card *card;
          // rest of implementation will be in the section
          // "PCI Resource Managements"
  };

  /* chip-specific destructor
   * (see "PCI Resource Managements")
   */
  static int snd_mychip_free(struct mychip *chip)
  {
          .... // will be implemented later...
  }

  /* component-destructor
   * (see "Management of Cards and Components")
   */
  static int snd_mychip_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
  {
          return snd_mychip_free(device->device_data);
  }

  /* chip-specific constructor
   * (see "Management of Cards and Components")
   */
  static int __devinit snd_mychip_create(struct snd_card *card,
                                         struct pci_dev *pci,
                                         struct mychip **rchip)
  {
          struct mychip *chip;
          int err;
          static struct snd_device_ops ops = {
                 .dev_free = snd_mychip_dev_free,
          };

          *rchip = NULL;

          // check PCI availability here
          // (see "PCI Resource Managements")
          ....

          /* allocate a chip-specific data with zero filled */
          chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
          if (chip == NULL)
                  return -ENOMEM;

          chip->card = card;

          // rest of initialization here; will be implemented
          // later, see "PCI Resource Managements"
          ....

          if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL,
                                    chip, &ops)) < 0) {
                  snd_mychip_free(chip);
                  return err;
          }

          snd_card_set_dev(card, &pci->dev);

          *rchip = chip;
          return 0;
  }

  /* constructor -- see "Constructor" sub-section */
  static int __devinit snd_mychip_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
                               const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
  {
          static int dev;
          struct snd_card *card;
          struct mychip *chip;
          int err;

          /* (1) */
          if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
                  return -ENODEV;
          if (!enable[dev]) {
                  dev++;
                  return -ENOENT;
          }

          /* (2) */
          card = snd_card_new(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0);
          if (card == NULL)
                  return -ENOMEM;

          /* (3) */
          if ((err = snd_mychip_create(card, pci, &chip)) < 0) {
                  snd_card_free(card);
                  return err;
          }

          /* (4) */
          strcpy(card->driver, "My Chip");
          strcpy(card->shortname, "My Own Chip 123");
          sprintf(card->longname, "%s at 0x%lx irq %i",
                  card->shortname, chip->ioport, chip->irq);

          /* (5) */
          .... // implemented later

          /* (6) */
          if ((err = snd_card_register(card)) < 0) {
                  snd_card_free(card);
                  return err;
          }

          /* (7) */
          pci_set_drvdata(pci, card);
          dev++;
          return 0;
  }

  /* destructor -- see "Destructor" sub-section */
  static void __devexit snd_mychip_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
  {
          snd_card_free(pci_get_drvdata(pci));
          pci_set_drvdata(pci, NULL);
  }