Merge branch 'master' of python-kmod

This is python-kmod is found in git@github.com:agrover/kmod.git
d5b6f22639c077b86659828bcc78dcedc9daaa94

Its history has being rewritten to prepare for a merge:

	- Every commit has been prefixed with "python: " in its commit
	  message
	- s-o-b's have been removed
	- Every file has been moved to libkmod/python directory

Some files don't make much sense anymore and are being removed
in this merge.

Acked-by: Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com>

22 files changed, 1611 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libkmod/python/.gitignore b/libkmod/python/.gitignore
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+__pycache__
+MANIFEST
+build
+dist
+*.c
+*.pyc
+*.so
diff --git a/libkmod/python/.mailmap b/libkmod/python/.mailmap
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+++ b/libkmod/python/.mailmap
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+Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> <andy@groveronline.com>
diff --git a/libkmod/python/.update-copyright.conf b/libkmod/python/.update-copyright.conf
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+[project]
+name: python-kmod
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diff --git a/libkmod/python/AUTHORS b/libkmod/python/AUTHORS
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index 0000000..3aa035b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/AUTHORS
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+python-kmod was written by:
+Red Hat, Inc.
+W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
diff --git a/libkmod/python/COPYING b/libkmod/python/COPYING
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index 0000000..57f4943
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+++ b/libkmod/python/COPYING
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diff --git a/libkmod/python/MANIFEST.in b/libkmod/python/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c46c425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+include AUTHORS
+include COPYING
+include COPYING.LESSER
+recursive-include kmod *.pxd
diff --git a/libkmod/python/README b/libkmod/python/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f031476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/README
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+python-kmod
+===========
+
+Python bindings for kmod/libkmod
+
+kmod is a set of tools to handle common tasks with Linux kernel modules like
+insert, remove, list, check properties, resolve dependencies and aliases.
+
+These tools are designed on top of libkmod, a library that is shipped with
+kmod. It can be found at:
+
+http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary
+
+python-kmod is a Python wrapper module for libkmod, exposing common
+module operations: listing installed modules, modprobe, and rmmod.
+It is at:
+
+https://github.com/agrover/python-kmod
+
+Example (python invoked as root)
+--------------------------------
+
+::
+
+  >>> import kmod
+  >>> km = kmod.Kmod()
+  >>> [(m.name, m.size) for m in km.loaded()]
+  [(u'nfs', 407706),
+   (u'nfs_acl', 12741)
+   ...
+   (u'virtio_blk', 17549)]
+  >>> km.modprobe("btrfs")
+  >>> km.rmmod("btrfs")
+
+Building
+--------
+
+Ensure Python, Cython, and the kmod headers are installed and run::
+
+  $ python setup.py build
diff --git a/libkmod/python/README.rst b/libkmod/python/README.rst
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..100b938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+README
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/__init__.py b/libkmod/python/kmod/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d79787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"Libkmod -- Python interface to kmod API."
+
+from .version import __version__
+try:
+    from .kmod import Kmod
+except ImportError:
+    # this is a non-Linux platform
+    pass
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/_libkmod_h.pxd b/libkmod/python/kmod/_libkmod_h.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..547cf70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/_libkmod_h.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cimport libc.stdint as _stdint
+
+
+cdef extern from *:
+    ctypedef char* const_char_ptr 'const char *'
+    ctypedef char* const_char_const_ptr 'const char const *'
+    ctypedef void* const_void_ptr 'const void *'
+
+
+cdef extern from 'stdbool.h':
+    ctypedef struct bool:
+        pass
+
+
+cdef extern from 'libkmod.h':
+    # library user context - reads the config and system
+    # environment, user variables, allows custom logging
+    cdef struct kmod_ctx:
+        pass
+
+    kmod_ctx *kmod_new(
+        const_char_ptr dirname, const_char_const_ptr config_paths)
+    kmod_ctx *kmod_ref(kmod_ctx *ctx)
+    kmod_ctx *kmod_unref(kmod_ctx *ctx)
+
+    # Management of libkmod's resources
+    int kmod_load_resources(kmod_ctx *ctx)
+    void kmod_unload_resources(kmod_ctx *ctx)
+
+    # access to kmod generated lists
+    cdef struct kmod_list:
+        pass
+    ctypedef kmod_list* const_kmod_list_ptr 'const struct kmod_list *'
+    kmod_list *kmod_list_next(
+        const_kmod_list_ptr list, const_kmod_list_ptr curr)
+    kmod_list *kmod_list_prev(
+        const_kmod_list_ptr list, const_kmod_list_ptr curr)
+    kmod_list *kmod_list_last(const_kmod_list_ptr list)
+
+    # Operate on kernel modules
+    cdef struct kmod_module:
+        pass
+    ctypedef kmod_module* const_kmod_module_ptr 'const struct kmod_module *'
+    int kmod_module_new_from_name(
+        kmod_ctx *ctx, const_char_ptr name, kmod_module **mod)
+    int kmod_module_new_from_lookup(
+        kmod_ctx *ctx, const_char_ptr given_alias, kmod_list **list)
+    int kmod_module_new_from_loaded(kmod_ctx *ctx, kmod_list **list)
+
+    kmod_module *kmod_module_ref(kmod_module *mod)
+    kmod_module *kmod_module_unref(kmod_module *mod)
+    int kmod_module_unref_list(kmod_list *list)
+    kmod_module *kmod_module_get_module(kmod_list *entry)
+
+    # Flags to kmod_module_probe_insert_module
+    # codes below can be used in return value, too
+    enum: KMOD_PROBE_APPLY_BLACKLIST
+
+    #ctypedef int (*install_callback_t)(
+    #    kmod_module *m, const_char_ptr cmdline, const_void_ptr data)
+    #ctypedef void (*print_action_callback_t)(
+    #    kmod_module *m, bool install, const_char_ptr options)
+
+    int kmod_module_remove_module(
+        kmod_module *mod, unsigned int flags)
+    int kmod_module_insert_module(
+        kmod_module *mod, unsigned int flags, const_char_ptr options)
+    int kmod_module_probe_insert_module(
+        kmod_module *mod, unsigned int flags, const_char_ptr extra_options,
+        int (*run_install)(
+            kmod_module *m, const_char_ptr cmdline, void *data),
+        const_void_ptr data,
+        void (*print_action)(
+            kmod_module *m, bool install, const_char_ptr options),
+        )
+
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_get_name(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_get_path(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_get_options(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_get_install_commands(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_get_remove_commands(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+
+    # Information regarding "live information" from module's state, as
+    # returned by kernel
+    int kmod_module_get_refcnt(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+    long kmod_module_get_size(const_kmod_module_ptr mod)
+
+    # Information retrieved from ELF headers and section
+    int kmod_module_get_info(const_kmod_module_ptr mod, kmod_list **list)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_info_get_key(const_kmod_list_ptr entry)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_info_get_value(const_kmod_list_ptr entry)
+    void kmod_module_info_free_list(kmod_list *list)
+
+    int kmod_module_get_versions(const_kmod_module_ptr mod, kmod_list **list)
+    const_char_ptr kmod_module_version_get_symbol(const_kmod_list_ptr entry)
+    _stdint.uint64_t kmod_module_version_get_crc(const_kmod_list_ptr entry)
+    void kmod_module_versions_free_list(kmod_list *list)
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/_util.pxd b/libkmod/python/kmod/_util.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80cbb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/_util.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+
+
+cdef object char_ptr_to_str(_libkmod_h.const_char_ptr bytes)
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/_util.pyx b/libkmod/python/kmod/_util.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39eec3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/_util.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import sys as _sys
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+
+
+cdef object char_ptr_to_str(_libkmod_h.const_char_ptr char_ptr):
+    if char_ptr is NULL:
+        return None
+    if _sys.version_info >= (3,):  # Python 3
+        return str(char_ptr, 'ascii')
+    # Python 2
+    return unicode(char_ptr, 'ascii')
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/error.py b/libkmod/python/kmod/error.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..123f4ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/error.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+class KmodError (Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/kmod.pxd b/libkmod/python/kmod/kmod.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7805d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/kmod.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+
+
+cdef class Kmod (object):
+    cdef _libkmod_h.kmod_ctx *_kmod_ctx
+    cdef object mod_dir
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/kmod.pyx b/libkmod/python/kmod/kmod.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e73a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/kmod.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+#                    W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"Define the Kmod class"
+
+cimport cython as _cython
+cimport _libkmod_h
+from error import KmodError as _KmodError
+cimport module as _module
+import module as _module
+cimport list as _list
+import list as _list
+
+
+cdef class Kmod (object):
+    "Wrap a struct kmod_ctx* item"
+    def __cinit__(self):
+        self._kmod_ctx = NULL
+        self.mod_dir = None
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        self._cleanup()
+
+    def __init__(self, mod_dir=None):
+        self.set_mod_dir(mod_dir=mod_dir)
+
+    def set_mod_dir(self, mod_dir=None):
+        self.mod_dir = mod_dir
+        self._setup()
+
+    def _setup(self):
+        cdef char *mod_dir = NULL
+        self._cleanup()
+        if self.mod_dir:
+            mod_dir = self.mod_dir
+        self._kmod_ctx = _libkmod_h.kmod_new(mod_dir, NULL);
+        if self._kmod_ctx is NULL:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not initialize')
+        _libkmod_h.kmod_load_resources(self._kmod_ctx)
+
+    def _cleanup(self):
+        if self._kmod_ctx is not NULL:
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_unload_resources(self._kmod_ctx);
+            self._kmod_ctx = NULL
+
+    def loaded(self):
+        "iterate through currently loaded modules"
+        cdef _list.ModList ml = _list.ModList()
+        cdef _list.ModListItem mli
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_new_from_loaded(self._kmod_ctx, &ml.list)
+        if err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not get loaded modules')
+        for item in ml:
+            mli = <_list.ModListItem> item
+            mod = _module.Module()
+            mod.from_mod_list_item(item)
+            yield mod
+
+    def lookup(self, alias_name, flags=_libkmod_h.KMOD_PROBE_APPLY_BLACKLIST):
+        "iterate through modules matching `alias_name`"
+        cdef _list.ModList ml = _list.ModList()
+        cdef _list.ModListItem mli
+        if hasattr(alias_name, 'encode'):
+            alias_name = alias_name.encode('ascii')
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_new_from_lookup(
+            self._kmod_ctx, alias_name, &ml.list)
+        if err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not modprobe')
+        for item in ml:
+            mli = <_list.ModListItem> item
+            mod = _module.Module()
+            mod.from_mod_list_item(item)
+            yield mod
+
+    @_cython.always_allow_keywords(True)
+    def module_from_name(self, name):
+        cdef _module.Module mod = _module.Module()
+        if hasattr(name, 'encode'):
+            name = name.encode('ascii')
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_new_from_name(
+            self._kmod_ctx, name, &mod.module)
+        if err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not get module')
+        return mod
+
+    def list(self):
+        "iterate through currently loaded modules and sizes"
+        for mod in self.loaded():
+            yield (mod.name, mod.size)
+
+    def modprobe(self, name, quiet=False, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Load a module (or alias) and all modules on which it depends.
+        The 'quiet' option defaults to False; set to True to mimic the behavior
+        of the '--quiet' commandline option.
+        """
+        mods = list(self.lookup(alias_name=name))
+
+        if not mods and not quiet:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not modprobe %s' % name)
+
+        for mod in mods:
+            mod.insert(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def rmmod(self, module_name, *args, **kwargs):
+       """
+       remove module from current tree
+       e.g. km.rmmod("thinkpad_acpi")
+       """
+       mod = self.module_from_name(name=module_name)
+       mod.remove(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/list.pxd b/libkmod/python/kmod/list.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e5b388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/list.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+
+
+cdef class ModListItem (object):
+    cdef _libkmod_h.kmod_list *list
+
+
+cdef class ModList (ModListItem):
+    cdef _libkmod_h.kmod_list *_next
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/list.pyx b/libkmod/python/kmod/list.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef0e0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/list.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+
+
+cdef class ModListItem (object):
+    "Wrap a struct kmod_list* list item"
+    def __cinit__(self):
+        self.list = NULL
+
+
+cdef class ModList (ModListItem):
+    "Wrap a struct kmod_list* list with iteration"
+    def __cinit__(self):
+        self._next = NULL
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        if self.list is not NULL:
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_unref_list(self.list)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        self._next = self.list
+        return self
+
+    def __next__(self):
+        if self._next is NULL:
+            raise StopIteration()
+        mli = ModListItem()
+        mli.list = self._next
+        self._next = _libkmod_h.kmod_list_next(self.list, self._next)
+        return mli
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/module.pxd b/libkmod/python/kmod/module.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d7da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/module.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+cimport list as _list
+
+
+cdef class Module (object):
+    cdef _libkmod_h.kmod_module *module
+
+    cpdef from_mod_list_item(self, _list.ModListItem item)
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/module.pyx b/libkmod/python/kmod/module.pyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42aa92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/module.pyx
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import collections as _collections
+
+cimport libc.errno as _errno
+
+cimport _libkmod_h
+from error import KmodError as _KmodError
+cimport list as _list
+import list as _list
+cimport _util
+import _util
+
+
+cdef class Module (object):
+    "Wrap a struct kmod_module* item"
+    def __cinit__(self):
+        self.module = NULL
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        self._cleanup()
+
+    def _cleanup(self):
+        if self.module is not NULL:
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_unref(self.module)
+            self.module = NULL
+
+    cpdef from_mod_list_item(self, _list.ModListItem item):
+        self._cleanup()
+        self.module = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_module(item.list)
+
+    def _name_get(self):
+        return _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_name(self.module))
+    name = property(fget=_name_get)
+
+    def _path_get(self):
+        return _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_path(self.module))
+    path = property(fget=_path_get)
+
+    def _options_get(self):
+        return _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_options(self.module))
+    options = property(fget=_options_get)
+
+    def _install_commands_get(self):
+        return _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_install_commands(self.module))
+    install_commands = property(fget=_install_commands_get)
+
+    def _remove_commands_get(self):
+        return _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_remove_commands(self.module))
+    remove_commands = property(fget=_remove_commands_get)
+
+    def _refcnt_get(self):
+        return _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_refcnt(self.module)
+    refcnt = property(fget=_refcnt_get)
+
+    def _size_get(self):
+        return _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_size(self.module)
+    size = property(fget=_size_get)
+
+    def _info_get(self):
+        cdef _list.ModList ml = _list.ModList()
+        cdef _list.ModListItem mli
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_info(self.module, &ml.list)
+        if err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not get info')
+        info = _collections.OrderedDict()
+        try:
+            for item in ml:
+                mli = <_list.ModListItem> item
+                key = _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+                    _libkmod_h.kmod_module_info_get_key(mli.list))
+                value = _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+                    _libkmod_h.kmod_module_info_get_value(mli.list))
+                info[key] = value
+        finally:
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_info_free_list(ml.list)
+            ml.list = NULL
+        return info
+    info = property(fget=_info_get)
+
+    def _versions_get(self):
+        cdef _list.ModList ml = _list.ModList()
+        cdef _list.ModListItem mli
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_get_versions(self.module, &ml.list)
+        if err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not get versions')
+        try:
+            for item in ml:
+                mli = <_list.ModListItem> item
+                symbol = _util.char_ptr_to_str(
+                    _libkmod_h.kmod_module_version_get_symbol(mli.list))
+                crc = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_version_get_crc(mli.list)
+                yield {'symbol': symbol, 'crc': crc}
+        finally:
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module_versions_free_list(ml.list)
+            ml.list = NULL
+    versions = property(fget=_versions_get)
+
+    def insert(self, flags=0, extra_options=None, install_callback=None,
+               data=None, print_action_callback=None):
+        """
+        insert module to current tree. 
+        e.g.
+        km = kmod.Kmod()
+        tp = km.module_from_name("thinkpad_acpi")
+        tp.insert(extra_options='fan_control=1')
+        """
+        cdef char *opt = NULL
+        #cdef _libkmod_h.install_callback_t install = NULL
+        cdef int (*install)(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module *, _libkmod_h.const_char_ptr, void *)
+        install = NULL
+        cdef void *d = NULL
+        #cdef _libkmod_h.print_action_callback_t print_action = NULL
+        cdef void (*print_action)(
+            _libkmod_h.kmod_module *, _libkmod_h.bool,
+            _libkmod_h.const_char_ptr)
+        print_action = NULL
+        if extra_options:
+            opt = extra_options
+        # TODO: convert callbacks and data from Python object to C types
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_probe_insert_module(
+            self.module, flags, opt, install, d, print_action)
+        if err == -_errno.EEXIST:
+            raise _KmodError('Module already loaded')
+        elif err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not load module')
+
+    def remove(self, flags=0):
+        """
+        remove module from current tree
+        e.g.
+        km = kmod.Kmod()
+        tp = km.module_from_name("thinkpad_acpi")
+        tp.remove()
+        """
+        err = _libkmod_h.kmod_module_remove_module(self.module, flags)
+        if err < 0:
+            raise _KmodError('Could not remove module')
diff --git a/libkmod/python/kmod/version.py b/libkmod/python/kmod/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ef04eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/kmod/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+__version__ = '0.9.1'
diff --git a/libkmod/python/setup.py b/libkmod/python/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6e25b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkmod/python/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
+#                    W. Trevor King <wking@tremily.us>
+#
+# This file is part of python-kmod.
+#
+# python-kmod is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published
+# by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# python-kmod is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with python-kmod.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+from setuptools import setup
+from distutils.extension import Extension as _Extension
+import os as _os
+import sys as _sys
+import platform
+
+# setuptools DWIM monkey-patch madness
+# http://mail.python.org/pipermail/distutils-sig/2007-September/thread.html#8204
+import sys
+if 'setuptools.extension' in sys.modules:
+    m = sys.modules['setuptools.extension']
+    m.Extension.__dict__ = m._Extension.__dict__
+
+package_name = 'kmod'
+
+# read version from local kmod/version.py without pulling in
+# kmod/__init__.py
+_sys.path.insert(0, package_name)
+from version import __version__
+
+
+_this_dir = _os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+ext_modules = []
+if platform.system() == "Linux":
+    for filename in sorted(_os.listdir(package_name)):
+        basename,extension = _os.path.splitext(filename)
+        if extension == '.pyx':
+            ext_modules.append(
+                _Extension(
+                    '{0}.{1}'.format(package_name, basename),
+                    [_os.path.join(package_name, filename)],
+                    libraries=['kmod'],
+                    ))
+
+setup(
+    name=package_name,
+    version=__version__,
+    description='Python binding for kmod',
+    packages=[package_name],
+    provides=[package_name],
+    maintainer="Andy Grover",
+    maintainer_email="agrover@redhat.com",
+    ext_modules=ext_modules,
+    install_requires=["Cython"],
+    setup_requires=["setuptools_cython"],
+    )