/**
* dma_buf_pin - Lock down the DMA-buf
- *
* @attach: [in] attachment which should be pinned
*
+ * Only dynamic importers (who set up @attach with dma_buf_dynamic_attach()) may
+ * call this, and only for limited use cases like scanout and not for temporary
+ * pin operations. It is not permitted to allow userspace to pin arbitrary
+ * amounts of buffers through this interface.
+ *
+ * Buffers must be unpinned by calling dma_buf_unpin().
+ *
* Returns:
* 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
*/
struct dma_buf *dmabuf = attach->dmabuf;
int ret = 0;
+ WARN_ON(!dma_buf_attachment_is_dynamic(attach));
+
dma_resv_assert_held(dmabuf->resv);
if (dmabuf->ops->pin)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_buf_pin);
/**
- * dma_buf_unpin - Remove lock from DMA-buf
- *
+ * dma_buf_unpin - Unpin a DMA-buf
* @attach: [in] attachment which should be unpinned
+ *
+ * This unpins a buffer pinned by dma_buf_pin() and allows the exporter to move
+ * any mapping of @attach again and inform the importer through
+ * &dma_buf_attach_ops.move_notify.
*/
void dma_buf_unpin(struct dma_buf_attachment *attach)
{
struct dma_buf *dmabuf = attach->dmabuf;
+ WARN_ON(!dma_buf_attachment_is_dynamic(attach));
+
dma_resv_assert_held(dmabuf->resv);
if (dmabuf->ops->unpin)