+ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __user *to, size_t count, loff_t *ppos,
+ const void *from, size_t available)
+{
+ loff_t pos = *ppos;
+ if (pos < 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (pos >= available)
+ return 0;
+ if (count > available - pos)
+ count = available - pos;
+ if (copy_to_user(to, from + pos, count))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ *ppos = pos + count;
+ return count;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Transaction based IO.
+ * The file expects a single write which triggers the transaction, and then
+ * possibly a read which collects the result - which is stored in a
+ * file-local buffer.
+ */
+char *simple_transaction_get(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t size)
+{
+ struct simple_transaction_argresp *ar;
+ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(simple_transaction_lock);
+
+ if (size > SIMPLE_TRANSACTION_LIMIT - 1)
+ return ERR_PTR(-EFBIG);
+
+ ar = (struct simple_transaction_argresp *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ar)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+ spin_lock(&simple_transaction_lock);
+
+ /* only one write allowed per open */
+ if (file->private_data) {
+ spin_unlock(&simple_transaction_lock);
+ free_page((unsigned long)ar);
+ return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+ }
+
+ file->private_data = ar;
+
+ spin_unlock(&simple_transaction_lock);
+
+ if (copy_from_user(ar->data, buf, size))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
+
+ return ar->data;
+}
+
+ssize_t simple_transaction_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *pos)
+{
+ struct simple_transaction_argresp *ar = file->private_data;
+
+ if (!ar)
+ return 0;
+ return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, size, pos, ar->data, ar->size);
+}
+
+int simple_transaction_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ free_page((unsigned long)file->private_data);
+ return 0;
+}
+