Merge tag 'char-misc-3.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc

Pull char/misc driver updates from Greg KH:
 "Here's the big set of driver patches for char/misc drivers.  Nothing
  major in here, the shortlog goes into the details.  All have been in
  the linux-next tree for a while with no issues"

* tag 'char-misc-3.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc: (80 commits)
  mei: mei_txe_fw_sts can be static
  mei: fix kernel-doc warnings
  mei: fix KDoc documentation formatting
  mei: drop me_client_presentation_num
  mei: trivial: fix errors in prints in comments
  mei: remove include to pci header from mei module files
  mei: push pci cfg structure me hw
  mei: remove the reference to pdev from mei_device
  mei: move fw_status back to hw ops handlers
  mei: get rid of most of the pci dependencies in mei
  mei: push all standard settings into mei_device_init
  mei: move mei_hbm_hdr function from hbm.h the hbm.c
  mei: kill error message for allocation failure
  mei: nfc: fix style warning
  mei: fix style warning: Missing a blank line after declarations
  mei: pg: fix cat and paste error in comments
  mei: debugfs: add single buffer indicator
  mei: debugfs: adjust print buffer
  mei: add hbm and pg state in devstate debugfs print
  Drivers: hv: vmbus: Enable interrupt driven flow control
  ...

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/ipack.h b/include/linux/ipack.h
index 1888e06ddf64..8bddc3fbdddf 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipack.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipack.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ struct ipack_bus_ops {
  *	@ops: bus operations for the mezzanine drivers
  */
 struct ipack_bus_device {
+	struct module *owner;
 	struct device *parent;
 	int slots;
 	int bus_nr;
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ struct ipack_bus_device {
  * available bus device in ipack.
  */
 struct ipack_bus_device *ipack_bus_register(struct device *parent, int slots,
-					    const struct ipack_bus_ops *ops);
+					    const struct ipack_bus_ops *ops,
+					    struct module *owner);
 
 /**
  *	ipack_bus_unregister -- unregister an ipack bus
@@ -265,3 +267,23 @@ void ipack_put_device(struct ipack_device *dev);
 	 .format = (_format), \
 	 .vendor = (vend), \
 	 .device = (dev)
+
+/**
+ * ipack_get_carrier - it increase the carrier ref. counter of
+ *                     the carrier module
+ * @dev: mezzanine device which wants to get the carrier
+ */
+static inline int ipack_get_carrier(struct ipack_device *dev)
+{
+	return try_module_get(dev->bus->owner);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ipack_get_carrier - it decrease the carrier ref. counter of
+ *                     the carrier module
+ * @dev: mezzanine device which wants to get the carrier
+ */
+static inline void ipack_put_carrier(struct ipack_device *dev)
+{
+	module_put(dev->bus->owner);
+}