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The snd_card_unref() call in snd_pcm_link() looks suspicious through a quick glance, but it's a correct usage; this is needed just because the file descriptor check in is_pcm_file() calls the helper snd_lookup_minor_data() that keeps the card refcount. Despite of the correctness, the code still looks confusing. Basically, keeping the card ref for the whole code isn't needed as fdget() blocks the release of the opened file. Hence it's more understandable if snd_card_unref() is moved into is_pcm_file(), then the caller doesn't have to take care after the call. Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
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There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.