#include <linux/kref.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+/**
+ * kref_set - initialize object and set refcount to requested number.
+ * @kref: object in question.
+ * @num: initial reference counter
+ */
+void kref_set(struct kref *kref, int num)
+{
+ atomic_set(&kref->refcount, num);
+ smp_mb();
+}
+
/**
* kref_init - initialize object.
* @kref: object in question.
*/
void kref_init(struct kref *kref)
{
- atomic_set(&kref->refcount,1);
+ kref_set(kref, 1);
}
/**
{
WARN_ON(!atomic_read(&kref->refcount));
atomic_inc(&kref->refcount);
+ smp_mb__after_atomic_inc();
}
/**
return 0;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kref_set);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kref_init);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kref_get);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kref_put);