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@@ -298,11 +298,20 @@ struct file *fget(unsigned int fd)
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EXPORT_SYMBOL(fget);
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EXPORT_SYMBOL(fget);
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/*
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/*
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- * Lightweight file lookup - no refcnt increment if fd table isn't shared.
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- * You can use this only if it is guranteed that the current task already
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- * holds a refcnt to that file. That check has to be done at fget() only
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- * and a flag is returned to be passed to the corresponding fput_light().
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- * There must not be a cloning between an fget_light/fput_light pair.
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+ * Lightweight file lookup - no refcnt increment if fd table isn't shared.
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+ *
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+ * You can use this instead of fget if you satisfy all of the following
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+ * conditions:
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+ * 1) You must call fput_light before exiting the syscall and returning control
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+ * to userspace (i.e. you cannot remember the returned struct file * after
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+ * returning to userspace).
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+ * 2) You must not call filp_close on the returned struct file * in between
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+ * calls to fget_light and fput_light.
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+ * 3) You must not clone the current task in between the calls to fget_light
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+ * and fput_light.
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+ *
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+ * The fput_needed flag returned by fget_light should be passed to the
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+ * corresponding fput_light.
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*/
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*/
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struct file *fget_light(unsigned int fd, int *fput_needed)
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struct file *fget_light(unsigned int fd, int *fput_needed)
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{
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{
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