[PATCH 05/36] drm/doc: drop struct_mutex refernce for drm_gem_object_free

Daniel Vetter daniel at ffwll.ch
Fri May 8 06:31:10 UTC 2020


On Thu, May 07, 2020 at 04:07:51PM +0100, Emil Velikov wrote:
> From: Emil Velikov <emil.velikov at collabora.com>
> 
> The comment that struct_mutex must be held is misleading. It is only
> required when .gem_free_object() is used.
> 
> Since that one is going with the next patches, drop the reference.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Emil Velikov <emil.velikov at collabora.com>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>

> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
> index 918d1ba25f63..12fa121d0966 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
> @@ -965,7 +965,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_gem_object_release);
>   * @kref: kref of the object to free
>   *
>   * Called after the last reference to the object has been lost.
> - * Must be called holding &drm_device.struct_mutex.
>   *
>   * Frees the object
>   */
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 
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