linux-kernel - [PATCH] kernel_notifier: register conditional raw notifier

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Date:	Wed,  8 Aug 2012 16:27:08 +0530
From:	Jenny TC <jenny.tc@...el.com>
To:	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	jenny.tc@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH] kernel_notifier: register conditional raw notifier

Introduce a new API raw_notifier_chain_cond_register to
add a notifier to a raw notifier chain, only if notifier
not already present in the chain.

Signed-off-by: Jenny TC <jenny.tc@...el.com>
---
 kernel/notifier.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/notifier.c b/kernel/notifier.c
index 2d5cc4c..267e26f 100644
--- a/kernel/notifier.c
+++ b/kernel/notifier.c
@@ -349,6 +349,24 @@ int raw_notifier_chain_register(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(raw_notifier_chain_register);
 
 /**
+ *	raw_notifier_chain_cond_register - Cond add notifier to a raw notifier chain
+ *	@nh: Pointer to head of the raw notifier chain
+ *	@n: New entry in notifier chain
+ *
+ *	Adds a notifier to a raw notifier chain, only if not already
+ *	present in the chain.
+ *	All locking must be provided by the caller.
+ *
+ *	Currently always returns zero.
+ */
+int raw_notifier_chain_cond_register(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
+		struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+	return notifier_chain_cond_register(&nh->head, n);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(raw_notifier_chain_cond_register);
+
+/**
  *	raw_notifier_chain_unregister - Remove notifier from a raw notifier chain
  *	@nh: Pointer to head of the raw notifier chain
  *	@n: Entry to remove from notifier chain
-- 
1.7.9.5

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