linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 3/9] Thermal: Add APIs to bind cdev to new zone structure

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Message-ID: <4D68720C2E767A4AA6A8796D42C8EB59257F38@BGSMSX101.gar.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 9 Jan 2013 09:21:23 +0000
From:	"R, Durgadoss" <durgadoss.r@...el.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"Zhang, Rui" <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"eduardo.valentin@...com" <eduardo.valentin@...com>,
	"hongbo.zhang@...aro.org" <hongbo.zhang@...aro.org>,
	"wni@...dia.com" <wni@...dia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/9] Thermal: Add APIs to bind cdev to new zone structure

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 12:56 AM
> To: R, Durgadoss
> Cc: Zhang, Rui; linux-pm@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> eduardo.valentin@...com; hongbo.zhang@...aro.org; wni@...dia.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] Thermal: Add APIs to bind cdev to new zone
> structure
> 
> On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 12:43:20PM +0530, Durgadoss R wrote:
> > +struct thermal_cooling_device *get_cdev_by_name(const char *name)
> > +{
> > +	struct thermal_cooling_device *pos;
> > +	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev = NULL;
> > +
> > +	mutex_lock(&cdev_list_lock);
> > +	for_each_cdev(pos) {
> > +		if (!strnicmp(pos->type, name, THERMAL_NAME_LENGTH)) {
> > +			cdev = pos;
> > +			break;
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +	mutex_unlock(&cdev_list_lock);
> > +	return cdev;
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_cdev_by_name);
> 
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL?

We have all other exports as EXPORT_SYMBOL in this file(thermal_sys.c)
If _GPL is required, the we will do a single patch changing all of them to
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL.

> 
> You also forgot to increment the reference count, which is required for
> all reference counted objects.

Sorry, I could not get what you are saying here.

Thanks,
Durga
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