On 10/10/24 09:15, Greg KH wrote:
On Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 10:48:14AM +0200, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+static long pps_gen_cdev_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
+ unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+ cmd = _IOC(_IOC_DIR(cmd), _IOC_TYPE(cmd), _IOC_NR(cmd), sizeof(void *));
+ return pps_gen_cdev_ioctl(file, cmd, arg);
+}
+#else
+#define pps_gen_cdev_compat_ioctl NULL
+#endif
+
+static struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen_idr_get(unsigned long id)
+{
+ struct pps_gen_device *pps_gen;
+
+ mutex_lock(&pps_gen_idr_lock);
+ pps_gen = idr_find(&pps_gen_idr, id);
+ if (pps_gen)
+ kobject_get(&pps_gen->dev->kobj);
+
+ mutex_unlock(&pps_gen_idr_lock);
Doesn't an idr have a lock in it? I can never remember...
As far as I know we must use a mutex...
If you do, someone will come along and remove it, please see:
https://lore.kernel.org/r/b1fcc6707ec2b6309d50060fa52ccc2c892afde2.1728507153.git.christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx
as an example (with links that show it is not needed).
Here is an example about ida API, but I'm using idr API.
Ciao,
Rodolfo
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