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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/serio.h b/include/linux/serio.h
index df4ab5de1586..c733cff44e18 100644
--- a/include/linux/serio.h
+++ b/include/linux/serio.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ struct serio {
struct serio_device_id id;
- spinlock_t lock; /* protects critical sections from port's interrupt handler */
+ /* Protects critical sections from port's interrupt handler */
+ spinlock_t lock;
int (*write)(struct serio *, unsigned char);
int (*open)(struct serio *);
@@ -40,16 +41,29 @@ struct serio {
void (*stop)(struct serio *);
struct serio *parent;
- struct list_head child_node; /* Entry in parent->children list */
+ /* Entry in parent->children list */
+ struct list_head child_node;
struct list_head children;
- unsigned int depth; /* level of nesting in serio hierarchy */
+ /* Level of nesting in serio hierarchy */
+ unsigned int depth;
- struct serio_driver *drv; /* accessed from interrupt, must be protected by serio->lock and serio->sem */
- struct mutex drv_mutex; /* protects serio->drv so attributes can pin driver */
+ /*
+ * serio->drv is accessed from interrupt handlers; when modifying
+ * caller should acquire serio->drv_mutex and serio->lock.
+ */
+ struct serio_driver *drv;
+ /* Protects serio->drv so attributes can pin current driver */
+ struct mutex drv_mutex;
struct device dev;
struct list_head node;
+
+ /*
+ * For use by PS/2 layer when several ports share hardware and
+ * may get indigestion when exposed to concurrent access (i8042).
+ */
+ struct mutex *ps2_cmd_mutex;
};
#define to_serio_port(d) container_of(d, struct serio, dev)