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authorOlof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>2013-02-05 10:56:41 +0400
committerOlof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>2013-02-05 10:56:41 +0400
commit469da62096e23adc755c1268b00b5fc7a214151b (patch)
treefefd055fdae584e38d551f44d1339eb22cee4ed9 /drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
parent4227961650884a06757f80877d5dce0bddc723d4 (diff)
parent88b62b915b0b7e25870eb0604ed9a92ba4bfc9f7 (diff)
downloadlinux-469da62096e23adc755c1268b00b5fc7a214151b.tar.xz
Merge tag 'v3.8-rc6' into next/soc
Linux 3.8-rc6
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diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 53766f39aadd..3b367973a802 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -994,6 +994,11 @@ module_exit(devfreq_exit);
* @freq: The frequency given to target function
* @flags: Flags handed from devfreq framework.
*
+ * Locking: This function must be called under rcu_read_lock(). opp is a rcu
+ * protected pointer. The reason for the same is that the opp pointer which is
+ * returned will remain valid for use with opp_get_{voltage, freq} only while
+ * under the locked area. The pointer returned must be used prior to unlocking
+ * with rcu_read_unlock() to maintain the integrity of the pointer.
*/
struct opp *devfreq_recommended_opp(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq,
u32 flags)