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-rw-r--r--sound/core/sound.c11
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 643976000ce8..70ccdab74153 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ static void snd_request_other(int minor)
*
* Checks that a minor device with the specified type is registered, and returns
* its user data pointer.
+ *
+ * This function increments the reference counter of the card instance
+ * if an associated instance with the given minor number and type is found.
+ * The caller must call snd_card_unref() appropriately later.
*/
void *snd_lookup_minor_data(unsigned int minor, int type)
{
@@ -108,9 +112,11 @@ void *snd_lookup_minor_data(unsigned int minor, int type)
return NULL;
mutex_lock(&sound_mutex);
mreg = snd_minors[minor];
- if (mreg && mreg->type == type)
+ if (mreg && mreg->type == type) {
private_data = mreg->private_data;
- else
+ if (private_data && mreg->card_ptr)
+ atomic_inc(&mreg->card_ptr->refcount);
+ } else
private_data = NULL;
mutex_unlock(&sound_mutex);
return private_data;
@@ -275,6 +281,7 @@ int snd_register_device_for_dev(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
preg->device = dev;
preg->f_ops = f_ops;
preg->private_data = private_data;
+ preg->card_ptr = card;
mutex_lock(&sound_mutex);
#ifdef CONFIG_SND_DYNAMIC_MINORS
minor = snd_find_free_minor(type);