In addition to module_get()/module_put() add get_device()/put_device() calls into i2c_get_adapter()/i2c_put_adapter() exported interfaces. This is done to lock I2C bus device, if it is in use by a client. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Zapolskiy <vladimir_zapolskiy@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes from v1 to v2: * none, new change suggested by Thierry drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c index d5fe5a4..a7054ac 100644 --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c @@ -2411,9 +2411,15 @@ struct i2c_adapter *i2c_get_adapter(int nr) mutex_lock(&core_lock); adapter = idr_find(&i2c_adapter_idr, nr); - if (adapter && !try_module_get(adapter->owner)) + if (!adapter) + goto exit; + + if (try_module_get(adapter->owner)) + get_device(&adapter->dev); + else adapter = NULL; + exit: mutex_unlock(&core_lock); return adapter; } @@ -2421,8 +2427,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_get_adapter); void i2c_put_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap) { - if (adap) - module_put(adap->owner); + if (!adap) + return; + + put_device(&adap->dev); + module_put(adap->owner); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_put_adapter); -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html