* @dev: device to free
*
* The function frees memory allocated for polling device and drops
- * reference to the associated input device (if present).
+ * reference to the associated input device.
*/
void input_free_polled_device(struct input_polled_dev *dev)
{
return error;
}
+ /*
+ * Take extra reference to the underlying input device so
+ * that it survives call to input_unregister_polled_device()
+ * and is deleted only after input_free_polled_device()
+ * has been invoked. This is needed to ease task of freeing
+ * sparse keymaps.
+ */
+ input_get_device(input);
+
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_register_polled_device);
* The function unregisters previously registered polled input
* device from input layer. Polling is stopped and device is
* ready to be freed with call to input_free_polled_device().
- * Callers should not attempt to access dev->input pointer
- * after calling this function.
*/
void input_unregister_polled_device(struct input_polled_dev *dev)
{
&input_polldev_attribute_group);
input_unregister_device(dev->input);
- dev->input = NULL;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(input_unregister_polled_device);