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diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst index f5760b140f13..fd35998acefc 100644 --- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst +++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst @@ -183,14 +183,12 @@ GEM Objects Lifetime -------------------- All GEM objects are reference-counted by the GEM core. References can be -acquired and release by :c:func:`calling -drm_gem_object_reference()` and -:c:func:`drm_gem_object_unreference()` respectively. The caller -must hold the :c:type:`struct drm_device <drm_device>` -struct_mutex lock when calling -:c:func:`drm_gem_object_reference()`. As a convenience, GEM -provides :c:func:`drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked()` -functions that can be called without holding the lock. +acquired and release by :c:func:`calling drm_gem_object_get()` and +:c:func:`drm_gem_object_put()` respectively. The caller must hold the +:c:type:`struct drm_device <drm_device>` struct_mutex lock when calling +:c:func:`drm_gem_object_get()`. As a convenience, GEM provides +:c:func:`drm_gem_object_put_unlocked()` functions that can be called without +holding the lock. When the last reference to a GEM object is released the GEM core calls the :c:type:`struct drm_driver <drm_driver>` gem_free_object |