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git-mirror · Mar 26, 2012 · b65fc8f · b65fc8f
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: 55c1c4ca23d0f2736ef7c219d0fb005323ff8ee0
+refs/heads/master: f9a24d1ac9cb82baf5ec5efdb6580a9ce0bd5bfc
diff --git a/trunk/include/linux/dma-buf.h b/trunk/include/linux/dma-buf.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 
 struct dma_buf;
 struct dma_buf_attachment;
@@ -110,6 +111,20 @@ struct dma_buf_attachment {
 	void *priv;
 };
 
+/**
+ * get_dma_buf - convenience wrapper for get_file.
+ * @dmabuf:	[in]	pointer to dma_buf
+ *
+ * Increments the reference count on the dma-buf, needed in case of drivers
+ * that either need to create additional references to the dmabuf on the
+ * kernel side.  For example, an exporter that needs to keep a dmabuf ptr
+ * so that subsequent exports don't create a new dmabuf.
+ */
+static inline void get_dma_buf(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
+{
+	get_file(dmabuf->file);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
 struct dma_buf_attachment *dma_buf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 							struct device *dev);