Re: [PATCH 5/8] OMAP: omap_device: add usecounting

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Hello Kevin,

On Tue, 17 Nov 2009, Kevin Hilman wrote:

> Add use counters to omap_device to enable multiple potential users of
> an omap_device.  This is needed if ever there are multiple users or
> multiple instances of a driver with a single omap_device.
> 
> Without usecounting, with multiple users, the first one to call idle
> may forcibly idle the device while other users are still active.

Could you please send along an example of the use case for this?  I would 
prefer not to add usecounting at this layer unless it is absolutely 
necessary, since only one driver should be bound to a device at a time.


- Paul
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