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  [PATCH] usbtmc: Add, clarify and fix comments Dave Penkler <dpenkler@gmail.com> - 2016-09-28 20:10 +0200

#1492812 — [PATCH] usbtmc: Add, clarify and fix comments

Add information regarding lifespan of kref protection:
   Clarify comment on kref_get for interrupt in urb in usbtmc_probe()
   Add comment on kref_get in usbtmc_open()

Fix endpoint reference in documentation for send_request_dev_dep_msg_in()

Signed-off-by: Dave Penkler <dpenkler@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index a6c1fae..f03692e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static int usbtmc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	}
 
 	data = usb_get_intfdata(intf);
+	/* Protect reference to data from file structure until release */
 	kref_get(&data->kref);
 
 	/* Store pointer in file structure's private data field */
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ static int usbtmc488_ioctl_simple(struct usbtmc_device_data *data,
 }
 
 /*
- * Sends a REQUEST_DEV_DEP_MSG_IN message on the Bulk-IN endpoint.
+ * Sends a REQUEST_DEV_DEP_MSG_IN message on the Bulk-OUT endpoint.
  * @transfer_size: number of bytes to request from the device.
  *
  * See the USBTMC specification, Table 4.
@@ -1471,7 +1472,7 @@ static int usbtmc_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		if (!data->iin_urb)
 			goto error_register;
 
-		/* will reference data in int urb */
+		/* Protect interrupt in endpoint data until iin_urb is freed */
 		kref_get(&data->kref);
 
 		/* allocate buffer for interrupt in */
-- 
2.9.2

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