drm/connector: add ref to drm_connector_get in iter docs
authorSimon Ser <contact@emersion.fr>
Wed, 9 Jun 2021 21:24:10 +0000 (21:24 +0000)
committerSimon Ser <contact@emersion.fr>
Mon, 2 Aug 2021 07:34:38 +0000 (09:34 +0200)
Mention that connectors need to be referenced manually if they are
to be accessed after the iteration has progressed or ended.

Signed-off-by: Simon Ser <contact@emersion.fr>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/KRoUI7OC9lRIvk3YzdGm6tcMVAVlG1fR78Ll7kTZZT4@cp3-web-051.plabs.ch
include/drm/drm_connector.h

index 0a1d9a0..1647960 100644 (file)
@@ -1740,6 +1740,11 @@ void drm_mode_put_tile_group(struct drm_device *dev,
  * drm_connector_list_iter_begin(), drm_connector_list_iter_end() and
  * drm_connector_list_iter_next() respectively the convenience macro
  * drm_for_each_connector_iter().
+ *
+ * Note that the return value of drm_connector_list_iter_next() is only valid
+ * up to the next drm_connector_list_iter_next() or
+ * drm_connector_list_iter_end() call. If you want to use the connector later,
+ * then you need to grab your own reference first using drm_connector_get().
  */
 struct drm_connector_list_iter {
 /* private: */