linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] misc: fastrpc: Reference count channel context

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Message-ID: <20190828205341.GA13049@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 28 Aug 2019 22:53:41 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Mayank Chopra <mak.chopra@...eaurora.org>,
        Abhinav Asati <asatiabhi@...eaurora.org>,
        Vamsi Singamsetty <vamssi@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] misc: fastrpc: Reference count channel context

On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 11:06:18AM +0100, Srinivas Kandagatla wrote:
> From: Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
> 
> The channel context is referenced from the fastrpc user and might as
> user space holds the file descriptor open outlive the fastrpc device,
> which is removed when the remote processor is shutting down.
> 
> Reference count the channel context in order to retain this object until
> all references has been relinquished.
> 
> TEST=stop and start remote proc1 using sysfs

What is this for?

Please fix up the series and resend so that I do not have to hand-edit
the changelog text.

thanks,

greg k-h