Add information regarding lifespan of kref protection: Clarify comment on kref_get for interrupt in urb in usbtmc_probe() Add comment on kref_get in usbtmc_open() Fix endpoint reference in documentation for send_request_dev_dep_msg_in() Signed-off-by: Dave Penkler <dpenkler@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c index a6c1fae..f03692e 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c +++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c @@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static int usbtmc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) } data = usb_get_intfdata(intf); + /* Protect reference to data from file structure until release */ kref_get(&data->kref); /* Store pointer in file structure's private data field */ @@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ static int usbtmc488_ioctl_simple(struct usbtmc_device_data *data, } /* - * Sends a REQUEST_DEV_DEP_MSG_IN message on the Bulk-IN endpoint. + * Sends a REQUEST_DEV_DEP_MSG_IN message on the Bulk-OUT endpoint. * @transfer_size: number of bytes to request from the device. * * See the USBTMC specification, Table 4. @@ -1471,7 +1472,7 @@ static int usbtmc_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, if (!data->iin_urb) goto error_register; - /* will reference data in int urb */ + /* Protect interrupt in endpoint data until iin_urb is freed */ kref_get(&data->kref); /* allocate buffer for interrupt in */ -- 2.9.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
