gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/domain.c b/domain.c
index 90840e7..757e41f 100644
--- a/domain.c
+++ b/domain.c
@@ -28,14 +28,8 @@
 #include "limits.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-/* map of majors to domains */
-static DEFINE_IDR(kdbus_domain_major_idr);
-
 /* previous domain id sequence number */
-static u64 kdbus_domain_seq_last;
-
-/* kdbus subsystem lock */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(kdbus_subsys_lock);
+static atomic64_t kdbus_domain_seq_last;
 
 /* kdbus sysfs subsystem */
 struct bus_type kdbus_subsys = {
@@ -99,19 +93,10 @@ void kdbus_domain_disconnect(struct kdbus_domain *domain)
 		mutex_unlock(&domain->parent->lock);
 	}
 
-	if (domain->major > 0) {
-		mutex_lock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
-
+	if (device_is_registered(&domain->dev))
 		device_del(&domain->dev);
-		idr_remove(&kdbus_domain_major_idr, domain->major);
-		unregister_chrdev(domain->major, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-		domain->major = 0;
 
-		if (idr_is_empty(&kdbus_domain_major_idr))
-			idr_destroy(&kdbus_domain_major_idr);
-
-		mutex_unlock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
-	}
+	kdbus_minor_set(domain->dev.devt, KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL, NULL);
 
 	/* disconnect all sub-domains */
 	for (;;) {
@@ -166,9 +151,9 @@ static void __kdbus_domain_free(struct device *dev)
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&domain->bus_list));
 	BUG_ON(!hash_empty(domain->user_hash));
 
+	kdbus_minor_free(domain->dev.devt);
 	kdbus_domain_unref(domain->parent);
 	idr_destroy(&domain->user_idr);
-	idr_destroy(&domain->idr);
 	kfree(domain->name);
 	kfree(domain->devpath);
 	kfree(domain);
@@ -203,29 +188,6 @@ static struct kdbus_domain *kdbus_domain_find(struct kdbus_domain *parent,
 }
 
 /**
- * kdbus_domain_find_by_major() - lookup a domain by its major device number
- * @major:		Major number
- *
- * Looks up a domain by major number. The returned domain
- * is ref'ed, and needs to be unref'ed by the user. Returns NULL if
- * the domain can't be found.
- *
- * Return: the domain, or NULL if not found
- */
-struct kdbus_domain *kdbus_domain_find_by_major(unsigned int major)
-{
-	struct kdbus_domain *domain;
-
-	mutex_lock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
-	domain = idr_find(&kdbus_domain_major_idr, major);
-	if (domain)
-		kdbus_domain_ref(domain);
-	mutex_unlock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
-
-	return domain;
-}
-
-/**
  * kdbus_domain_new() - create a new domain
  * @parent:		Parent domain, NULL for initial one
  * @name:		Name of the domain, NULL for the initial one
@@ -253,7 +215,6 @@ int kdbus_domain_new(struct kdbus_domain *parent, const char *name,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&d->bus_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&d->domain_list);
 	d->mode = mode;
-	idr_init(&d->idr);
 	mutex_init(&d->lock);
 	atomic64_set(&d->msg_seq_last, 0);
 	idr_init(&d->user_idr);
@@ -264,99 +225,86 @@ int kdbus_domain_new(struct kdbus_domain *parent, const char *name,
 	d->dev.release = __kdbus_domain_free;
 
 	/* compose name and path of base directory in /dev */
-	if (!parent) {
+	if (parent) {
+		d->devpath = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/domain/%s",
+				       parent->devpath, name);
+		if (!d->devpath) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto exit_put;
+		}
+
+		d->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!d->name) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto exit_put;
+		}
+	} else {
 		/* initial domain */
 		d->devpath = kstrdup(KBUILD_MODNAME, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!d->devpath) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto exit_put;
 		}
+	}
 
-		mutex_lock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
+	ret = dev_set_name(&d->dev, "%s/control", d->devpath);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto exit_put;
 
-	} else {
-		/* lock order: parent domain -> domain -> subsys_lock */
+	ret = kdbus_minor_alloc(KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL, NULL, &d->dev.devt);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto exit_put;
+
+	if (parent) {
+		/* lock order: parent domain -> domain */
 		mutex_lock(&parent->lock);
+
 		if (parent->disconnected) {
 			mutex_unlock(&parent->lock);
 			ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
-			goto exit_put;
+			goto exit_minor;
 		}
 
-		mutex_lock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
-
 		if (kdbus_domain_find(parent, name)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&parent->lock);
 			ret = -EEXIST;
-			goto exit_unlock;
-		}
-
-		d->devpath = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/domain/%s",
-				       parent->devpath, name);
-		if (!d->devpath) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto exit_unlock;
+			goto exit_minor;
 		}
 
-		d->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!d->name) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto exit_unlock;
-		}
+		d->parent = kdbus_domain_ref(parent);
+		list_add_tail(&d->domain_entry, &parent->domain_list);
 	}
 
-	/* get dynamic major */
-	ret = register_chrdev(0, d->devpath, &kdbus_device_ops);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_unlock;
-
-	d->major = ret;
-	d->dev.devt = MKDEV(d->major, 0);
-
-	ret = dev_set_name(&d->dev, "%s/control", d->devpath);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_chrdev;
+	d->id = atomic64_inc_return(&kdbus_domain_seq_last);
 
 	/*
-	 * kdbus_device_ops' dev_t finds the domain in the major map,
-	 * and the bus in the minor map of that domain
+	 * We have to mark the domain as enabled _before_ running device_add().
+	 * Otherwise, there's a race between UEVENT_ADD (generated by
+	 * device_add()) and us enabling the minor.
+	 * However, this means user-space can open the minor before we called
+	 * device_add(). This is fine, as we never require the device to be
+	 * registered, anyway.
 	 */
-	ret = idr_alloc(&kdbus_domain_major_idr, d, d->major, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (ret == -ENOSPC)
-			ret = -EEXIST;
-		goto exit_chrdev;
-	}
 
-	/* get id for this domain */
-	d->id = ++kdbus_domain_seq_last;
+	d->disconnected = false;
+	kdbus_minor_set_control(d->dev.devt, d);
 
 	ret = device_add(&d->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_idr;
 
-	/* link into parent domain */
-	if (parent) {
-		d->parent = kdbus_domain_ref(parent);
-		list_add_tail(&d->domain_entry, &parent->domain_list);
-	}
-
-	d->disconnected = false;
-
-	mutex_unlock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
 	if (parent)
 		mutex_unlock(&parent->lock);
 
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_domain_disconnect(d);
+		kdbus_domain_unref(d);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	*domain = d;
 	return 0;
 
-exit_idr:
-	idr_remove(&kdbus_domain_major_idr, d->major);
-exit_chrdev:
-	unregister_chrdev(d->major, d->devpath);
-exit_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&kdbus_subsys_lock);
-	if (parent)
-		mutex_unlock(&parent->lock);
+exit_minor:
+	kdbus_minor_free(d->dev.devt);
 exit_put:
 	put_device(&d->dev);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/domain.h b/domain.h
index 542d2c8..f51cdb5 100644
--- a/domain.h
+++ b/domain.h
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
  * @devpath:		/dev base directory path
  * @parent:		Parent domain
  * @id:			Global id of this domain
- * @major:		Device major number for all nodes
  * @mode:		Device node access mode
- * @idr:		Map of endpoint minors to buses
  * @lock:		Domain data lock
  * @bus_seq_last:	Last used bus id sequence number
  * @msg_seq_last:	Last used message id sequence number
@@ -55,9 +53,7 @@ struct kdbus_domain {
 	const char *devpath;
 	struct kdbus_domain *parent;
 	u64 id;
-	unsigned int major;
 	umode_t mode;
-	struct idr idr;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	u64 bus_seq_last;
 	atomic64_t msg_seq_last;
@@ -95,7 +91,6 @@ struct kdbus_domain *kdbus_domain_unref(struct kdbus_domain *domain);
 void kdbus_domain_disconnect(struct kdbus_domain *domain);
 int kdbus_domain_new(struct kdbus_domain *parent, const char *name,
 		     umode_t mode, struct kdbus_domain **domain);
-struct kdbus_domain *kdbus_domain_find_by_major(unsigned int major);
 
 int kdbus_domain_get_user_unlocked(struct kdbus_domain *domain,
 				   kuid_t uid,
diff --git a/endpoint.c b/endpoint.c
index 3e879d8..e01f64d 100644
--- a/endpoint.c
+++ b/endpoint.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "connection.h"
 #include "domain.h"
 #include "endpoint.h"
+#include "handle.h"
 #include "item.h"
 #include "message.h"
 #include "policy.h"
@@ -76,6 +77,16 @@ void kdbus_ep_disconnect(struct kdbus_ep *ep)
 	ep->disconnected = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&ep->lock);
 
+	/* disconnect from bus */
+	mutex_lock(&ep->bus->lock);
+	list_del(&ep->bus_entry);
+	mutex_unlock(&ep->bus->lock);
+
+	if (device_is_registered(&ep->dev))
+		device_del(&ep->dev);
+
+	kdbus_minor_set(ep->dev.devt, KDBUS_MINOR_EP, NULL);
+
 	/* disconnect all connections to this endpoint */
 	for (;;) {
 		struct kdbus_conn *conn;
@@ -96,19 +107,6 @@ void kdbus_ep_disconnect(struct kdbus_ep *ep)
 		kdbus_conn_disconnect(conn, false);
 		kdbus_conn_unref(conn);
 	}
-
-	/* disconnect from bus */
-	mutex_lock(&ep->bus->lock);
-	list_del(&ep->bus_entry);
-	mutex_unlock(&ep->bus->lock);
-
-	if (ep->minor > 0) {
-		device_del(&ep->dev);
-		mutex_lock(&ep->bus->domain->lock);
-		idr_remove(&ep->bus->domain->idr, ep->minor);
-		mutex_unlock(&ep->bus->domain->lock);
-		ep->minor = 0;
-	}
 }
 
 static void __kdbus_ep_free(struct device *dev)
@@ -119,6 +117,7 @@ static void __kdbus_ep_free(struct device *dev)
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ep->conn_list));
 
 	kdbus_policy_db_clear(&ep->policy_db);
+	kdbus_minor_free(ep->dev.devt);
 	kdbus_bus_unref(ep->bus);
 	kdbus_domain_user_unref(ep->user);
 	kfree(ep->name);
@@ -134,19 +133,13 @@ struct kdbus_ep *kdbus_ep_unref(struct kdbus_ep *ep)
 
 static struct kdbus_ep *kdbus_ep_find(struct kdbus_bus *bus, const char *name)
 {
-	struct kdbus_ep *e, *ep = NULL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&bus->lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(e, &bus->ep_list, bus_entry) {
-		if (strcmp(e->name, name) != 0)
-			continue;
+	struct kdbus_ep *e;
 
-		ep = kdbus_ep_ref(e);
-		break;
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&bus->lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(e, &bus->ep_list, bus_entry)
+		if (!strcmp(e->name, name))
+			return e;
 
-	return ep;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -171,12 +164,6 @@ int kdbus_ep_new(struct kdbus_bus *bus, const char *name,
 	struct kdbus_ep *e;
 	int ret;
 
-	e = kdbus_ep_find(bus, name);
-	if (e) {
-		kdbus_ep_unref(e);
-		return -EEXIST;
-	}
-
 	e = kzalloc(sizeof(*e), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!e)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -201,52 +188,58 @@ int kdbus_ep_new(struct kdbus_bus *bus, const char *name,
 		goto exit_put;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&bus->domain->lock);
-	/* register minor in our endpoint map */
-	ret = idr_alloc(&bus->domain->idr, e, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (ret == -ENOSPC)
-			ret = -EEXIST;
-		mutex_unlock(&bus->domain->lock);
-		goto exit_put;
-	}
-
-	e->minor = ret;
-	e->dev.devt = MKDEV(bus->domain->major, e->minor);
-	mutex_unlock(&bus->domain->lock);
-
 	ret = dev_set_name(&e->dev, "%s/%s/%s",
 			   bus->domain->devpath, bus->name, name);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_idr;
+		goto exit_put;
 
-	ret = device_add(&e->dev);
+	ret = kdbus_minor_alloc(KDBUS_MINOR_EP, NULL, &e->dev.devt);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_idr;
+		goto exit_put;
 
-	/* link into bus  */
 	mutex_lock(&bus->lock);
+
 	if (bus->disconnected) {
 		mutex_unlock(&bus->lock);
 		ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
-		goto exit_dev;
+		goto exit_minor;
 	}
-	e->id = ++bus->ep_seq_last;
+
+	if (kdbus_ep_find(bus, name)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&bus->lock);
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		goto exit_minor;
+	}
+
 	e->bus = kdbus_bus_ref(bus);
-	e->disconnected = false;
 	list_add_tail(&e->bus_entry, &bus->ep_list);
+
+	e->id = ++bus->ep_seq_last;
+
+	/*
+	 * Same as with domains, we have to mark it enabled _before_ running
+	 * device_add() to avoid messing with state after UEVENT_ADD was sent.
+	 */
+
+	e->disconnected = false;
+	kdbus_minor_set_ep(e->dev.devt, e);
+
+	ret = device_add(&e->dev);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&bus->lock);
 
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_ep_disconnect(e);
+		kdbus_ep_unref(e);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (ep)
 		*ep = e;
 	return 0;
 
-exit_dev:
-	device_del(&e->dev);
-exit_idr:
-	mutex_lock(&bus->domain->lock);
-	idr_remove(&bus->domain->idr, e->minor);
-	mutex_unlock(&bus->domain->lock);
+exit_minor:
+	kdbus_minor_free(e->dev.devt);
 exit_put:
 	put_device(&e->dev);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/endpoint.h b/endpoint.h
index 7ad25d3..19cb2d3 100644
--- a/endpoint.h
+++ b/endpoint.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  * @bus:		Bus behind this endpoint
  * @name:		Name of the endpoint
  * @id:			ID of this endpoint on the bus
- * @minor:		Minor of this endpoint in the domain major
  * @mode:		File mode of this endpoint device node
  * @uid:		UID owning this endpoint
  * @gid:		GID owning this endpoint
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ struct kdbus_ep {
 	struct kdbus_bus *bus;
 	const char *name;
 	u64 id;
-	unsigned int minor;
 	umode_t mode;
 	kuid_t uid;
 	kgid_t gid;
diff --git a/handle.c b/handle.c
index 8ebf0df..762046c 100644
--- a/handle.c
+++ b/handle.c
@@ -91,70 +91,211 @@ struct kdbus_handle {
 	};
 };
 
+/* kdbus major */
+static unsigned int kdbus_major;
+
+/* map of minors to objects */
+static DEFINE_IDR(kdbus_minor_idr);
+
+/* kdbus minor lock */
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kdbus_minor_lock);
+
+int kdbus_minor_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __register_chrdev(0, 0, 0xfffff, KBUILD_MODNAME,
+				&kdbus_handle_ops);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	kdbus_major = ret;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void kdbus_minor_exit(void)
+{
+	__unregister_chrdev(kdbus_major, 0, 0xfffff, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+	idr_destroy(&kdbus_minor_idr);
+}
+
+static void *kdbus_minor_pack(enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr)
+{
+	unsigned long p = (unsigned long)ptr;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(KDBUS_MINOR_CNT > 4);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(p & 0x3UL || type >= KDBUS_MINOR_CNT))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return (void*)(p | (unsigned long)type);
+}
+
+static enum kdbus_minor_type kdbus_minor_unpack(void **ptr)
+{
+	unsigned long p = (unsigned long)*ptr;
+
+	*ptr = (void*)(p & ~0x3UL);
+	return p & 0x3UL;
+}
+
+static void kdbus_minor_ref(enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr)
+{
+	if (ptr) {
+		switch (type) {
+		case KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL:
+			kdbus_domain_ref(ptr);
+			break;
+		case KDBUS_MINOR_EP:
+			kdbus_ep_ref(ptr);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void kdbus_minor_unref(enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr)
+{
+	if (ptr) {
+		switch (type) {
+		case KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL:
+			kdbus_domain_unref(ptr);
+			break;
+		case KDBUS_MINOR_EP:
+			kdbus_ep_unref(ptr);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int kdbus_minor_alloc(enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr, dev_t *out)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ptr = kdbus_minor_pack(type, ptr);
+
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+	spin_lock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&kdbus_minor_idr, ptr, 0, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	spin_unlock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+	idr_preload_end();
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	*out = MKDEV(kdbus_major, ret);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void kdbus_minor_free(dev_t devt)
+{
+	unsigned int minor = MINOR(devt);
+
+	if (!devt)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+	idr_remove(&kdbus_minor_idr, minor);
+	spin_unlock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+}
+
+void kdbus_minor_set(dev_t devt, enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr)
+{
+	unsigned int minor = MINOR(devt);
+
+	ptr = kdbus_minor_pack(type, ptr);
+
+	spin_lock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+	ptr = idr_replace(&kdbus_minor_idr, ptr, minor);
+	spin_unlock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+}
+
+static int kdbus_minor_lookup(dev_t devt, void **out)
+{
+	unsigned int minor = MINOR(devt);
+	enum kdbus_minor_type type;
+	void *ptr;
+
+	spin_lock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+	ptr = idr_find(&kdbus_minor_idr, minor);
+	type = kdbus_minor_unpack(&ptr);
+	kdbus_minor_ref(type, ptr);
+	spin_unlock(&kdbus_minor_lock);
+
+	if (!ptr)
+		return -ESHUTDOWN;
+
+	*out = ptr;
+	return type;
+}
+
 static int kdbus_handle_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	enum kdbus_minor_type minor_type;
 	struct kdbus_handle *handle;
-	struct kdbus_domain *domain;
-	struct kdbus_ep *ep;
+	void *minor_ptr;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* find and reference domain */
-	domain = kdbus_domain_find_by_major(MAJOR(inode->i_rdev));
-	if (!domain || domain->disconnected)
-		return -ESHUTDOWN;
+	ret = kdbus_minor_lookup(inode->i_rdev, &minor_ptr);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	minor_type = ret;
 
 	handle = kzalloc(sizeof(*handle), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!handle)
+	if (!handle) {
+		kdbus_minor_unref(minor_type, minor_ptr);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
-	handle->domain = domain;
 	file->private_data = handle;
 
-	/* control device node */
-	if (MINOR(inode->i_rdev) == 0) {
+	switch (minor_type) {
+	case KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL:
 		handle->type = KDBUS_HANDLE_CONTROL;
-		return 0;
-	}
+		handle->domain = minor_ptr;
 
-	/* find endpoint for device node */
-	mutex_lock(&handle->domain->lock);
-	ep = idr_find(&handle->domain->idr, MINOR(inode->i_rdev));
-	if (!ep || ep->disconnected) {
-		ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
-		goto exit_unlock;
-	}
+		break;
 
-	/* create endpoint connection */
-	handle->type = KDBUS_HANDLE_EP;
-	handle->ep = kdbus_ep_ref(ep);
+	case KDBUS_MINOR_EP:
+		handle->type = KDBUS_HANDLE_EP;
+		handle->ep = minor_ptr;
+		handle->domain = kdbus_domain_ref(handle->ep->bus->domain);
 
-	/* cache the metadata/credentials of the creator of the connection */
-	ret = kdbus_meta_new(&handle->meta);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_ep_unref;
-
-	ret = kdbus_meta_append(handle->meta, NULL, 0,
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_TID_COMM	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_PID_COMM	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_EXE	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_CMDLINE	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_CGROUP	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_CAPS	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_SECLABEL	|
-				KDBUS_ATTACH_AUDIT);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto exit_meta_free;
+		/* cache the metadata/credentials of the creator */
+		ret = kdbus_meta_new(&handle->meta);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto exit_free;
+
+		ret = kdbus_meta_append(handle->meta, NULL, 0,
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_TID_COMM	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_PID_COMM	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_EXE	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_CMDLINE	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_CGROUP	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_CAPS	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_SECLABEL	|
+					KDBUS_ATTACH_AUDIT);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto exit_free;
+
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		kdbus_minor_unref(minor_type, minor_ptr);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto exit_free;
+	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&handle->domain->lock);
 	return 0;
 
-exit_meta_free:
+exit_free:
 	kdbus_meta_free(handle->meta);
-exit_ep_unref:
 	kdbus_ep_unref(handle->ep);
-exit_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&handle->domain->lock);
 	kdbus_domain_unref(handle->domain);
 	kfree(handle);
 	return ret;
@@ -1055,7 +1196,7 @@ static int kdbus_handle_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return kdbus_pool_mmap(handle->conn->pool, vma);
 }
 
-const struct file_operations kdbus_device_ops = {
+const struct file_operations kdbus_handle_ops = {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.open =			kdbus_handle_open,
 	.release =		kdbus_handle_release,
diff --git a/handle.h b/handle.h
index 4f85497..0e8e9a5 100644
--- a/handle.h
+++ b/handle.h
@@ -14,5 +14,33 @@
 #ifndef __KDBUS_HANDLE_H
 #define __KDBUS_HANDLE_H
 
-extern const struct file_operations kdbus_device_ops;
+struct kdbus_domain;
+struct kdbus_ep;
+
+extern const struct file_operations kdbus_handle_ops;
+
+enum kdbus_minor_type {
+	KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL,
+	KDBUS_MINOR_EP,
+	KDBUS_MINOR_CNT
+};
+
+int kdbus_minor_init(void);
+void kdbus_minor_exit(void);
+int kdbus_minor_alloc(enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr, dev_t *out);
+void kdbus_minor_free(dev_t devt);
+void kdbus_minor_set(dev_t devt, enum kdbus_minor_type type, void *ptr);
+
+/* type-safe kdbus_minor_set() */
+static inline void kdbus_minor_set_control(dev_t devt, struct kdbus_domain *d)
+{
+	kdbus_minor_set(devt, KDBUS_MINOR_CONTROL, d);
+}
+
+/* type-safe kdbus_minor_set() */
+static inline void kdbus_minor_set_ep(dev_t devt, struct kdbus_ep *e)
+{
+	kdbus_minor_set(devt, KDBUS_MINOR_EP, e);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 78c906a..caa4aab 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 #include "domain.h"
+#include "handle.h"
 
 /* kdbus initial domain */
 static struct kdbus_domain *kdbus_domain_init;
@@ -31,25 +32,35 @@ static int __init kdbus_init(void)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = kdbus_minor_init();
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto exit_subsys;
+
 	/*
 	 * Create the initial domain; it is world-accessible and
 	 * provides the /dev/kdbus/control device node.
 	 */
 	ret = kdbus_domain_new(NULL, NULL, 0666, &kdbus_domain_init);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		bus_unregister(&kdbus_subsys);
 		pr_err("failed to initialize, error=%i\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto exit_minor;
 	}
 
 	pr_info("initialized\n");
 	return 0;
+
+exit_minor:
+	kdbus_minor_exit();
+exit_subsys:
+	bus_unregister(&kdbus_subsys);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit kdbus_exit(void)
 {
 	kdbus_domain_disconnect(kdbus_domain_init);
 	kdbus_domain_unref(kdbus_domain_init);
+	kdbus_minor_exit();
 	bus_unregister(&kdbus_subsys);
 }
 
diff --git a/message.c b/message.c
index 9881801..89dfd4a 100644
--- a/message.c
+++ b/message.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int kdbus_handle_check_file(struct file *file)
 	 * unix domain sockets and kdbus share a generic garbage collector.
 	 */
 
-	if (file->f_op == &kdbus_device_ops)
+	if (file->f_op == &kdbus_handle_ops)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (!S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode))