Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 30914f3baa5f..465520627e4b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int ib_device_check_mandatory(struct ib_device *device)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct ib_device *__ib_device_get_by_index(u32 index)
+static struct ib_device *__ib_device_get_by_index(u32 index)
 {
 	struct ib_device *device;
 
@@ -145,6 +145,22 @@ struct ib_device *__ib_device_get_by_index(u32 index)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Caller is responsible to return refrerence count by calling put_device()
+ */
+struct ib_device *ib_device_get_by_index(u32 index)
+{
+	struct ib_device *device;
+
+	down_read(&lists_rwsem);
+	device = __ib_device_get_by_index(index);
+	if (device)
+		get_device(&device->dev);
+
+	up_read(&lists_rwsem);
+	return device;
+}
+
 static struct ib_device *__ib_device_get_by_name(const char *name)
 {
 	struct ib_device *device;