X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=drivers%2Ffirewire%2Fcore.h;h=7ff6e7585152332f7cf261036920555b06c0528c;hb=0dd52d0df02733dfc2d5f3824e41b96492305384;hp=6052816be353e899b540394afa05747f7dc1d2c0;hpb=3b87bb640e77023c97cf209e3dd85887a1113ad0;p=mv-sheeva.git

diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core.h b/drivers/firewire/core.h
index 6052816be35..7ff6e758515 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core.h
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core.h
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@ int fw_core_initiate_bus_reset(struct fw_card *card, int short_reset);
 int fw_compute_block_crc(u32 *block);
 void fw_schedule_bm_work(struct fw_card *card, unsigned long delay);
 
+static inline struct fw_card *fw_card_get(struct fw_card *card)
+{
+	kref_get(&card->kref);
+
+	return card;
+}
+
+void fw_card_release(struct kref *kref);
+
+static inline void fw_card_put(struct fw_card *card)
+{
+	kref_put(&card->kref, fw_card_release);
+}
+
 
 /* -cdev */