From: Alan Tull <atull@xxxxxxxxxx> Add a comment to the header of fpga_region_program_fpga() regarding locking of the bridges. Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer <mdf@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c b/drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c index edab2a2e03ef..cb0603e07ff8 100644 --- a/drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c +++ b/drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c @@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ static void fpga_region_put(struct fpga_region *region) * fpga_region_program_fpga - program FPGA * @region: FPGA region * Program an FPGA using fpga image info (region->info). + * If the region has a get_bridges function, the exclusive reference for the + * bridges will be held if programming succeeds. This is intended to prevent + * reprogramming the region until the caller considers it safe to do so. + * The caller will need to call fpga_bridges_put() before attempting to + * reprogram the region. * Return 0 for success or negative error code. */ int fpga_region_program_fpga(struct fpga_region *region) -- 2.17.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
