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@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ independent, drivers.
ids for predefined purposes.
Should be called from a process context (might sleep).
+ int of_hwspin_lock_get_id(struct device_node *np, int index);
+ - retrieve the global lock id for an OF phandle-based specific lock.
+ This function provides a means for DT users of a hwspinlock module
+ to get the global lock id of a specific hwspinlock, so that it can
+ be requested using the normal hwspin_lock_request_specific() API.
+ The function returns a lock id number on success, -EPROBE_DEFER if
+ the hwspinlock device is not yet registered with the core, or other
+ error values.
+ Should be called from a process context (might sleep).
+
int hwspin_lock_free(struct hwspinlock *hwlock);
- free a previously-assigned hwspinlock; returns 0 on success, or an
appropriate error code on failure (e.g. -EINVAL if the hwspinlock