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SubjectRe: [PATCH] pci: Introduce pci_find_present
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:26:39 +0100
Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 16:24 +0000, Alan wrote:
> > This works like pci_dev_present but instead of returning boolean returns
> > the matching pci_device_id entry. This makes it much more useful. Code
> > bloat is basically nil as the old boolean function is rewritten in terms
> > of the new one.
> >
>
> shouldn't this take a refcount on the device (which the user of this
> function then has to put again) ?

Nope. It is returning a pci_device_id from an array of pci_device_id
values that were passed into the function. It is not returning a pci
device so it does not require refcounts.

Alan
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