Driver-tutorial/kernel_timer/demo_timer_driver.c

#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/cdev.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <linux/jiffies.h>

//Timer Variable
#define TIMEOUT 5000 //milliseconds
static struct timer_list demo_timer;
static unsigned int count = 0;

dev_t dev = 0;
static struct class *dev_class;
static struct cdev demo_timer_cdev;
static int __init demo_timer_driver_init(void);
static void __exit demo_timer_driver_exit(void);

/***************Driver fucntions******************/
static int demo_timer_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
static int demo_timer_release(struct inode *inode , struct file *file);
static ssize_t demo_timer_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *off);
static ssize_t demo_timer_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *off);
/*************************************************/

//File operation structure
static struct file_operations fops = {
    .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
    .read           = demo_timer_read,
    .write          = demo_timer_write,
    .open           = demo_timer_open,
    .release        = demo_timer_release
};

//Timer Callback function. This will be called when timer expires
void timer_callback(struct timer_list *timer){
    /* do your timer stuff here */
    pr_info("Timer Callback function Called [%d]\n", count++);

    /**
     * Re-enable timer. Because this function will be called only first time.
     * If we re-enable this will work like periodic timer.
     */

    mod_timer(&demo_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(TIMEOUT));
}

/**
 * This function will be called when we open the device file
 */
static int demo_timer_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file){
    pr_info("Device File Opened...!!!\n");
    return 0;
}

/**
 * This function will be called when we close the Device file
 */
static int demo_timer_release(struct inode *inode , struct file *file){
    pr_info("Read Function\n");
    return 0;    
}

/**
 * This function will be called when we read the Device file
 */
static ssize_t demo_timer_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *off){
    pr_info("Read function\n");
    return 0;
}

/**
 * This function will be called when we write the Device file
 */
static ssize_t demo_timer_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *off){
    pr_info("Write function\n");
    return len;
}

/**
 * Module Init function
 */
static int __init demo_timer_driver_init(void){
    /*Allocating Major number*/
    if(alloc_chrdev_region(&dev, 0, 1, "demo_timer_Dev") < 0 ){
        pr_err("Cannot allocate major number\n");
        return -1;
    }

    pr_info("Major = %d Minor = %d \n", MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev));

    /*Creating cdev structure*/
    cdev_init(&demo_timer_cdev, &fops);

    /*Adding character device to the system*/
    if((cdev_add(&demo_timer_cdev, dev, 1)) < 0){
        pr_err("Cannot add the device to the system\n");
    }

    /* setup your timer to call my_timer_callback */
    timer_setup(&demo_timer, timer_callback, 0);

    //We can also use add_timer.
    /* setup timer interval to based on TIMEOUT Macro */
    /* kernel timer should be in ticks or jiffs*/
    mod_timer(&demo_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(TIMEOUT));

    pr_info("Device Driver Insert...Done!!!\n");
    return 0;
}

/**
 * 
 * Module exit function
 */

static void __exit demo_timer_driver_exit(void){
    /* remove kernel when unloading module */
    del_timer(&demo_timer);
    cdev_del(&demo_timer_cdev);
    unregister_chrdev_region(dev, 1);
    pr_info("Device Driver Remove...Done!!!\n");
}

module_init(demo_timer_driver_init);
module_exit(demo_timer_driver_exit);

MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Junet Hossain");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("A Simple kernel timer module");