Re: [PATCH drm-misc-next v2 5/7] drm/gpuvm: add an abstraction for a VM / BO combination

[Boris Brezillon]

On Wed,  6 Sep 2023 23:47:13 +0200
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +void drm_gpuvm_bo_destroy(struct kref *kref);

I usually keep kref's release functions private so people are not
tempted to use them.

> +
> +/**
> + * drm_gpuvm_bo_get() - acquire a struct drm_gpuvm_bo reference
> + * @vm_bo: the &drm_gpuvm_bo to acquire the reference of
> + *
> + * This function acquires an additional reference to @vm_bo. It is illegal to
> + * call this without already holding a reference. No locks required.
> + */
> +static inline struct drm_gpuvm_bo *
> +drm_gpuvm_bo_get(struct drm_gpuvm_bo *vm_bo)
> +{
> +	kref_get(&vm_bo->kref);
> +	return vm_bo;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * drm_gpuvm_bo_put() - drop a struct drm_gpuvm_bo reference
> + * @vm_bo: the &drm_gpuvm_bo to release the reference of
> + *
> + * This releases a reference to @vm_bo.
> + */
> +static inline void
> +drm_gpuvm_bo_put(struct drm_gpuvm_bo *vm_bo)
> +{
> +	kref_put(&vm_bo->kref, drm_gpuvm_bo_destroy);

nit: can we have

	if (vm_bo)
		kref_put(&vm_bo->kref, drm_gpuvm_bo_destroy);

so we don't have to bother testing the vm_bo value in the error/cleanup
paths?

> +}
> +