+struct bc_state *gigaset_get_free_channel(struct cardstate *cs)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int i;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&cs->lock, flags);
+ if (!try_module_get(cs->driver->owner)) {
+ gig_dbg(DEBUG_CHANNEL,
+ "could not get module for allocating channel");
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ for (i = 0; i < cs->channels; ++i)
+ if (!cs->bcs[i].use_count) {
+ ++cs->bcs[i].use_count;
+ cs->bcs[i].busy = 1;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
+ gig_dbg(DEBUG_CHANNEL, "allocated channel %d", i);
+ return cs->bcs + i;
+ }
+ module_put(cs->driver->owner);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cs->lock, flags);
+ gig_dbg(DEBUG_CHANNEL, "no free channel");
+ return NULL;
+}
+