linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/20] power_supply: Add API for safe access of power supply function attrs

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Date:	Wed, 4 Feb 2015 14:44:56 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
Cc:	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
	Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
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	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/20] power_supply: Add API for safe access of power
 supply function attrs

On Fri 2015-01-30 15:47:41, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> Add simple wrappers for accessing power supply's function attributes:
>  - get_property -> power_supply_get_property
>  - set_property -> power_supply_set_property
>  - property_is_writeable -> power_supply_property_is_writeable
>  - external_power_changed -> power_supply_external_power_changed
> 
> This API along with atomic usage counter adds a safe way of accessing a
> power supply from another driver. If power supply is unregistered after
> obtaining reference to it by some driver, then the API wrappers won't be
> executed in invalid (freed) context.
> 
> Next patch changing the ownership of power supply class is still needed
> to fully fix race conditions in accessing freed power supply.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
> Reviewed-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
> Reviewed-by: Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>

For 1-3: Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>

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