linux-kernel - [PATCH] iio: Fix documentation for iio

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Date:	Mon,  8 Feb 2016 17:03:15 +0200
From:	Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...el.com>
To:	jic23@...nel.org
Cc:	knaack.h@....de, lars@...afoo.de, pmeerw@...erw.net,
	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] iio: Fix documentation for iio_dev mlock

mlock *must* be used by core and drivers to protect access
to devices state changes.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...el.com>
---
At a first glance there are few places where access to iio_dev
state changes are done without mlock protection. Will fix them
with follow up patches.

 include/linux/iio/iio.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/iio/iio.h b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
index b589411..ce9e9c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ struct iio_buffer_setup_ops {
  * @buffer:		[DRIVER] any buffer present
  * @buffer_list:	[INTERN] list of all buffers currently attached
  * @scan_bytes:		[INTERN] num bytes captured to be fed to buffer demux
- * @mlock:		[INTERN] lock used to prevent simultaneous device state
+ * @mlock:		[DRIVER] lock used to prevent simultaneous device state
  *			changes
  * @available_scan_masks: [DRIVER] optional array of allowed bitmasks
  * @masklength:		[INTERN] the length of the mask established from
-- 
2.5.0