Re: [PATCH 0/7] convert semaphore to mutex in struct class

[Cornelia Huck]

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:33:16 +0800,
"Dave Young" <hidave.darkstar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


> > > +struct device *class_find_device(struct class *class, void *data,
> > > +                                int (*match)(struct device *, void *))
> > > +{
> > > +     struct device *dev;
> > > +
> > > +     if (!class)
> > > +             return NULL;
> > > +
> > > +     mutex_lock(&class->mutex);
> > > +     list_for_each_entry(dev, &class->devices, node)
> > > +             if (match(dev, data) && get_device(dev))
> >
> > First get the reference and then drop it if the match function returns
> > 0 to make this analogous to the other _find_device() functions?
> 
> It's just like other _find_device() functions. Are these more get/put
> really needed?

The other _find_device() functions operate on klists, which means that
there is an implicit get while the element is handled. This function
operates on a normal list, which means that getting/putting the
reference looks a bit different if we want the same effect.
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