kernel/ksysfs.c: export kernel cpu byteorder
Certain files in procfs are formatted in byteorder-dependent formats. For example the IP addresses in /proc/net/udp. When using emulation like qemu-user, applications are not guaranteed to be using the same byteorder as the kernel. Therefore the kernel needs to provide a way for applications to discover the byteorder used in API-filesystems. Using systemcalls is not enough because these are intercepted and translated by the emulation. Also this makes it easier for non-compiled applications like shellscripts to discover the byteorder. Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221103152407.3348-1-linux@weissschuh.net Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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What: /sys/kernel/cpu_byteorder
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Date: February 2023
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KernelVersion: 6.2
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Contact: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
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Description:
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The endianness of the running kernel.
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Access: Read
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Valid values:
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"little", "big"
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Users: util-linux
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* Copyright (C) 2004 Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
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* Copyright (C) 2004 Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
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*/
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*/
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#include <asm/byteorder.h>
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#include <linux/kobject.h>
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#include <linux/kobject.h>
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#include <linux/string.h>
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#include <linux/string.h>
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#include <linux/sysfs.h>
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#include <linux/sysfs.h>
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#include <linux/rcupdate.h> /* rcu_expedited and rcu_normal */
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#include <linux/rcupdate.h> /* rcu_expedited and rcu_normal */
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#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
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#define CPU_BYTEORDER_STRING "little"
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#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
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#define CPU_BYTEORDER_STRING "big"
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#else
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#error Unknown byteorder
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#endif
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#define KERNEL_ATTR_RO(_name) \
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#define KERNEL_ATTR_RO(_name) \
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static struct kobj_attribute _name##_attr = __ATTR_RO(_name)
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static struct kobj_attribute _name##_attr = __ATTR_RO(_name)
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}
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KERNEL_ATTR_RO(uevent_seqnum);
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KERNEL_ATTR_RO(uevent_seqnum);
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/* cpu byteorder */
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static ssize_t cpu_byteorder_show(struct kobject *kobj,
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struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
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{
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return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", CPU_BYTEORDER_STRING);
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}
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KERNEL_ATTR_RO(cpu_byteorder);
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#ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
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#ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
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/* uevent helper program, used during early boot */
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/* uevent helper program, used during early boot */
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static ssize_t uevent_helper_show(struct kobject *kobj,
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static ssize_t uevent_helper_show(struct kobject *kobj,
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static struct attribute * kernel_attrs[] = {
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static struct attribute * kernel_attrs[] = {
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&fscaps_attr.attr,
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&fscaps_attr.attr,
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&uevent_seqnum_attr.attr,
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&uevent_seqnum_attr.attr,
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&cpu_byteorder_attr.attr,
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#ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
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#ifdef CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER
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&uevent_helper_attr.attr,
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&uevent_helper_attr.attr,
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#endif
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#endif
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