1 files changed, 34 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/dma-buf.h b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
index 694e1fe1c4b4..f98bd7068d55 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-buf.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ struct dma_buf_ops {
  * @attachments: list of dma_buf_attachment that denotes all devices attached.
  * @ops: dma_buf_ops associated with this buffer object.
  * @exp_name: name of the exporter; useful for debugging.
+ * @owner: pointer to exporter module; used for refcounting when exporter is a
+ *         kernel module.
  * @list_node: node for dma_buf accounting and debugging.
  * @priv: exporter specific private data for this buffer object.
  * @resv: reservation object linked to this dma-buf
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ struct dma_buf {
 	unsigned vmapping_counter;
 	void *vmap_ptr;
 	const char *exp_name;
+	struct module *owner;
 	struct list_head list_node;
 	void *priv;
 	struct reservation_object *resv;
@@ -163,6 +166,36 @@ struct dma_buf_attachment {
 };
 
 /**
+ * struct dma_buf_export_info - holds information needed to export a dma_buf
+ * @exp_name:	name of the exporter - useful for debugging.
+ * @owner:	pointer to exporter module - used for refcounting kernel module
+ * @ops:	Attach allocator-defined dma buf ops to the new buffer
+ * @size:	Size of the buffer
+ * @flags:	mode flags for the file
+ * @resv:	reservation-object, NULL to allocate default one
+ * @priv:	Attach private data of allocator to this buffer
+ *
+ * This structure holds the information required to export the buffer. Used
+ * with dma_buf_export() only.
+ */
+struct dma_buf_export_info {
+	const char *exp_name;
+	struct module *owner;
+	const struct dma_buf_ops *ops;
+	size_t size;
+	int flags;
+	struct reservation_object *resv;
+	void *priv;
+};
+
+/**
+ * helper macro for exporters; zeros and fills in most common values
+ */
+#define DEFINE_DMA_BUF_EXPORT_INFO(a)	\
+	struct dma_buf_export_info a = { .exp_name = KBUILD_MODNAME, \
+					 .owner = THIS_MODULE }
+
+/**
  * get_dma_buf - convenience wrapper for get_file.
  * @dmabuf:	[in]	pointer to dma_buf
  *
@@ -181,12 +214,7 @@ struct dma_buf_attachment *dma_buf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 void dma_buf_detach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
 				struct dma_buf_attachment *dmabuf_attach);
 
-struct dma_buf *dma_buf_export_named(void *priv, const struct dma_buf_ops *ops,
-			       size_t size, int flags, const char *,
-			       struct reservation_object *);
-
-#define dma_buf_export(priv, ops, size, flags, resv)	\
-	dma_buf_export_named(priv, ops, size, flags, KBUILD_MODNAME, resv)
+struct dma_buf *dma_buf_export(const struct dma_buf_export_info *exp_info);
 
 int dma_buf_fd(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, int flags);
 struct dma_buf *dma_buf_get(int fd);