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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/posix-clock.h b/include/linux/posix-clock.h
index fe6cfdcfbc26..468328b1e1dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix-clock.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix-clock.h
@@ -69,29 +69,32 @@ struct posix_clock_operations {
*
* @ops: Functional interface to the clock
* @cdev: Character device instance for this clock
- * @kref: Reference count.
+ * @dev: Pointer to the clock's device.
* @rwsem: Protects the 'zombie' field from concurrent access.
* @zombie: If 'zombie' is true, then the hardware has disappeared.
- * @release: A function to free the structure when the reference count reaches
- * zero. May be NULL if structure is statically allocated.
*
* Drivers should embed their struct posix_clock within a private
* structure, obtaining a reference to it during callbacks using
* container_of().
+ *
+ * Drivers should supply an initialized but not exposed struct device
+ * to posix_clock_register(). It is used to manage lifetime of the
+ * driver's private structure. It's 'release' field should be set to
+ * a release function for this private structure.
*/
struct posix_clock {
struct posix_clock_operations ops;
struct cdev cdev;
- struct kref kref;
+ struct device *dev;
struct rw_semaphore rwsem;
bool zombie;
- void (*release)(struct posix_clock *clk);
};
/**
* posix_clock_register() - register a new clock
- * @clk: Pointer to the clock. Caller must provide 'ops' and 'release'
- * @devid: Allocated device id
+ * @clk: Pointer to the clock. Caller must provide 'ops' field
+ * @dev: Pointer to the initialized device. Caller must provide
+ * 'release' field
*
* A clock driver calls this function to register itself with the
* clock device subsystem. If 'clk' points to dynamically allocated
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ struct posix_clock {
*
* Returns zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
*/
-int posix_clock_register(struct posix_clock *clk, dev_t devid);
+int posix_clock_register(struct posix_clock *clk, struct device *dev);
/**
* posix_clock_unregister() - unregister a clock