Re: [Patch, RFC] Make struct fb_info ref-counted with kref
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: 2010-09-20 08:27:41
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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: 2010-09-20 08:27:41
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On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 18:47, Florian Tobias Schandinat [off-list ref] wrote:
Bruno Prémont schrieb:quoted
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c index 0a08f13..be5f342 100644 --- a/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c +++ b/drivers/video/fbsysfs.c@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct fb_info *framebuffer_alloc(size_t size, structdevice *dev) info->par = p + fb_info_size; info->device = dev; + kref_init(&info->refcount);As far as I know there exist framebuffer drivers which do not call framebuffer_alloc but contain their own fb_info. I guess these would be broken as well.
Those should be converted to framebuffer_alloc() anyway. Janitors?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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