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author | Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> | 2008-12-19 08:22:57 +0100 |
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committer | Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> | 2008-12-19 08:22:57 +0100 |
commit | 0ff555192a8d20385d49d1c420e2e8d409b3c0da (patch) | |
tree | b6e4b6cae1028a310a3488ebf745954c51694bfc /Documentation/markers.txt | |
parent | 3218c178b41b420cb7e0d120c7a137a3969242e5 (diff) | |
parent | 9e43f0de690211cf7153b5f3ec251bc315647ada (diff) |
Merge branch 'fix/hda' into topic/hda
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diff --git a/Documentation/markers.txt b/Documentation/markers.txt index d9f50a19fa0..089f6138fcd 100644 --- a/Documentation/markers.txt +++ b/Documentation/markers.txt @@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ Connecting a function (probe) to a marker is done by providing a probe (function to call) for the specific marker through marker_probe_register() and can be activated by calling marker_arm(). Marker deactivation can be done by calling marker_disarm() as many times as marker_arm() has been called. Removing a probe -is done through marker_probe_unregister(); it will disarm the probe and make -sure there is no caller left using the probe when it returns. Probe removal is -preempt-safe because preemption is disabled around the probe call. See the -"Probe example" section below for a sample probe module. +is done through marker_probe_unregister(); it will disarm the probe. +marker_synchronize_unregister() must be called before the end of the module exit +function to make sure there is no caller left using the probe. This, and the +fact that preemption is disabled around the probe call, make sure that probe +removal and module unload are safe. See the "Probe example" section below for a +sample probe module. The marker mechanism supports inserting multiple instances of the same marker. Markers can be put in inline functions, inlined static functions, and |