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@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ cost.
Note: to use this function you should already have a valid rproc
handle. There are several ways to achieve that cleanly (devres, pdata,
the way remoteproc_rpmsg.c does this, or, if this becomes prevalent, we
- might also consider using dev_archdata for this). See also
- rproc_get_by_name() below.
+ might also consider using dev_archdata for this).
void rproc_shutdown(struct rproc *rproc)
- Power off a remote processor (previously booted with rproc_boot()).
@@ -51,30 +50,6 @@ cost.
which means that the @rproc handle stays valid even after
rproc_shutdown() returns, and users can still use it with a subsequent
rproc_boot(), if needed.
- - don't call rproc_shutdown() to unroll rproc_get_by_name(), exactly
- because rproc_shutdown() _does not_ decrement the refcount of @rproc.
- To decrement the refcount of @rproc, use rproc_put() (but _only_ if
- you acquired @rproc using rproc_get_by_name()).
-
- struct rproc *rproc_get_by_name(const char *name)
- - Find an rproc handle using the remote processor's name, and then
- boot it. If it's already powered on, then just immediately return
- (successfully). Returns the rproc handle on success, and NULL on failure.
- This function increments the remote processor's refcount, so always
- use rproc_put() to decrement it back once rproc isn't needed anymore.
- Note: currently rproc_get_by_name() and rproc_put() are not used anymore
- by the rpmsg bus and its drivers. We need to scrutinize the use cases
- that still need them, and see if we can migrate them to use the non
- name-based boot/shutdown interface.
-
- void rproc_put(struct rproc *rproc)
- - Decrement @rproc's power refcount and shut it down if it reaches zero
- (essentially by just calling rproc_shutdown), and then decrement @rproc's
- validity refcount too.
- After this function returns, @rproc may _not_ be used anymore, and its
- handle should be considered invalid.
- This function should be called _iff_ the @rproc handle was grabbed by
- calling rproc_get_by_name().
3. Typical usage
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