[PATCH] iio: Fix documentation for iio_dev mlock

From: Daniel Baluta
Date: Mon Feb 08 2016 - 10:00:45 EST


mlock *must* be used by core and drivers to protect access
to devices state changes.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@xxxxxxxxx>
---
At a first glance there are few places where access to iio_dev
state changes are done without mlock protection. Will fix them
with follow up patches.

include/linux/iio/iio.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index b589411..ce9e9c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ struct iio_buffer_setup_ops {
* @buffer: [DRIVER] any buffer present
* @buffer_list: [INTERN] list of all buffers currently attached
* @scan_bytes: [INTERN] num bytes captured to be fed to buffer demux
- * @mlock: [INTERN] lock used to prevent simultaneous device state
+ * @mlock: [DRIVER] lock used to prevent simultaneous device state
* changes
* @available_scan_masks: [DRIVER] optional array of allowed bitmasks
* @masklength: [INTERN] the length of the mask established from
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2.5.0