linux-kernel - [PATCH] iio: core: Make mlock internal to the iio core

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Date:   Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:41:51 +0530
From:   Rohit Sarkar <rohitsarkar5398@...il.com>
To:     linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] iio: core: Make mlock internal to the iio core

"mlock" should ideally only be used by the iio core. The mlock
implementation may change in the future which means that no driver
should be explicitly using mlock.

Signed-off-by: Rohit Sarkar <rohitsarkar5398@...il.com>
---
 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 eed58ed2f368..e975020abaa6 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/iio.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ 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:		[DRIVER] lock used to prevent simultaneous device state
+ * @mlock:		[INTERN] 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
-- 
2.23.0.385.gbc12974a89