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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_file.h b/include/drm/drm_file.h
index b81b3bfb08c8..726cfe0ff5f5 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_file.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_file.h
@@ -226,15 +226,27 @@ struct drm_file {
/**
* @master:
*
- * Master this node is currently associated with. Only relevant if
- * drm_is_primary_client() returns true. Note that this only
- * matches &drm_device.master if the master is the currently active one.
+ * Master this node is currently associated with. Protected by struct
+ * &drm_device.master_mutex, and serialized by @master_lookup_lock.
+ *
+ * Only relevant if drm_is_primary_client() returns true. Note that
+ * this only matches &drm_device.master if the master is the currently
+ * active one.
+ *
+ * When dereferencing this pointer, either hold struct
+ * &drm_device.master_mutex for the duration of the pointer's use, or
+ * use drm_file_get_master() if struct &drm_device.master_mutex is not
+ * currently held and there is no other need to hold it. This prevents
+ * @master from being freed during use.
*
* See also @authentication and @is_master and the :ref:`section on
* primary nodes and authentication <drm_primary_node>`.
*/
struct drm_master *master;
+ /** @master_lock: Serializes @master. */
+ spinlock_t master_lookup_lock;
+
/** @pid: Process that opened this file. */
struct pid *pid;