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| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/flex_array.h | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/flex_array.c | 25 |
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/flex_array.h b/include/linux/flex_array.h index 1d747f72298b..631b77f2ac70 100644 --- a/include/linux/flex_array.h +++ b/include/linux/flex_array.h @@ -70,4 +70,9 @@ int flex_array_clear(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr); void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr); int flex_array_shrink(struct flex_array *fa); +#define flex_array_put_ptr(fa, nr, src, gfp) \ + flex_array_put(fa, nr, &(void *)(src), gfp) + +void *flex_array_get_ptr(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr); + #endif /* _FLEX_ARRAY_H */ diff --git a/lib/flex_array.c b/lib/flex_array.c index 41b1804fa728..77a6fea7481e 100644 --- a/lib/flex_array.c +++ b/lib/flex_array.c @@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ __fa_get_part(struct flex_array *fa, int part_nr, gfp_t flags) * Note that this *copies* the contents of @src into * the array. If you are trying to store an array of * pointers, make sure to pass in &ptr instead of ptr. + * You may instead wish to use the flex_array_put_ptr() + * helper function. * * Locking must be provided by the caller. */ @@ -265,7 +267,8 @@ int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int start, * * Returns a pointer to the data at index @element_nr. Note * that this is a copy of the data that was passed in. If you - * are using this to store pointers, you'll get back &ptr. + * are using this to store pointers, you'll get back &ptr. You + * may instead wish to use the flex_array_get_ptr helper. * * Locking must be provided by the caller. */ @@ -286,6 +289,26 @@ void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr) return &part->elements[index_inside_part(fa, element_nr)]; } +/** + * flex_array_get_ptr - pull a ptr back out of the array + * @fa: the flex array from which to extract data + * @element_nr: index of the element to fetch from the array + * + * Returns the pointer placed in the flex array at element_nr using + * flex_array_put_ptr(). This function should not be called if the + * element in question was not set using the _put_ptr() helper. + */ +void *flex_array_get_ptr(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr) +{ + void **tmp; + + tmp = flex_array_get(fa, element_nr); + if (!tmp) + return NULL; + + return *tmp; +} + static int part_is_free(struct flex_array_part *part) { int i; |