[B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH v4 12/31] batman-adv: Add compatibility code for kref_get_unless_zero

[Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>]

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>
---
v4:
 - fix function names in commit messages
 - fix double whitespace in batadv_tt_orig_list_entry_release kerneldoc
 - add extra patch for batadv_claim_free_ref kerneldoc fix
 - change the phrase "free it" in all *_free_ref/*_put functions to "release it"
v3:
 - update copyright year
v2:
 - split patchset into fixes and kref migration to make it easier when the
   decision is made where each patch will be applied

 compat-include/linux/kref.h | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 compat-include/linux/kref.h

diff --git a/compat-include/linux/kref.h b/compat-include/linux/kref.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e2c7a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat-include/linux/kref.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2007-2016 B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
+ *
+ * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This file contains macros for maintaining compatibility with older versions
+ * of the Linux kernel.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_KREF_H_
+#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_KREF_H_
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+#include_next <linux/kref.h>
+
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0)
+
+static inline int __must_check kref_get_unless_zero(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	return atomic_add_unless(&kref->refcount, 1, 0);
+}
+
+#endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 8, 0) */
+
+#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_COMPAT_LINUX_KREF_H_ */
-- 
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