linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: vboxvideo: use drm_gem_object_put instead of drm_gem_object

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Date:   Wed, 2 Aug 2017 16:17:33 +0200
From:   Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>
To:     Cihangir Akturk <cakturk@...il.com>,
        dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Michael Thayer <michael.thayer@...cle.com>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: vboxvideo: use drm_gem_object_put instead of drm_gem_object_unreference

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Cihangir Akturk <cakturk@...il.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 02:38:50PM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 1:46 AM, Cihangir Akturk <cakturk@...il.com> wrote:
>> > drm_gem_object_unreference is a compatibility alias for drm_gem_object_put so should
>> > not be used by new code.
>> >
>> > This patch fixes the following warning reported by coccinelle:
>> >
>> > drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_main.c:528:1-27: WARNING: use get/put
>> > helpers to reference and dereference obj
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Cihangir Akturk <cakturk@...il.com>
>>
>> Care to do this for all the drm drivers, not just the single one in staging?
>
> Sure, I'll send a v2 shortly as you suggested.

Patch per driver would be better I think, there's probably going to be
a _lot_ of hits.

Thanks, Daniel

>
> Thanks.
>
>>
>> Hans/Greg: Can we pls fix up MAINTAINERS to make sure vboxdrm patches
>> also go to dri-devel?
>>
>> Thanks, Daniel



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