linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI: fix default vga ref

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:54:38 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: fix default vga ref_count

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 04:44:42PM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:

>  void vga_set_default_device(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>  {
> +	if (vga_default)
> +		pci_dev_put(vga_default);
> +
> +	if (pdev)
> +		pdev = pci_dev_get(pdev);
> +
>  	vga_default = pdev;

It shouldn't happen, but do we want to check for the vga_default == pdev 
case?

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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