Hi David, * David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@xxxxxxxxx> [2013-04-06 20:28:37 +0200]: > We use _get() and _put() for device ref-counting in the kernel. However, > hci_conn_put() is _not_ used for ref-counting, hence, rename it to > hci_conn_drop() so we can later fix ref-counting and introduce > hci_conn_put(). > > hci_conn_hold() and hci_conn_put() are currently used to manage how long a > connection should be held alive. When the last user drops the connection, > we spawn a delayed work that performs the disconnect. Obviously, this has > nothing to do with ref-counting for the _object_ but rather for the > keep-alive of the connection. > > But we really _need_ proper ref-counting for the _object_ to allow > connection-users like rfcomm-tty, HIDP or others. > > Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@xxxxxxxxx> > Acked-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h | 2 +- > net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c | 6 +++--- > net/bluetooth/hci_event.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ > net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c | 6 +++--- > net/bluetooth/mgmt.c | 6 +++--- > net/bluetooth/sco.c | 6 +++--- > net/bluetooth/smp.c | 2 +- > 7 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) Patch has been applied to bluetooth-next. Thanks. Gustavo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
