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Diffstat (limited to 'include/asterisk/channel.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/asterisk/channel.h | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/asterisk/channel.h b/include/asterisk/channel.h index 03d9aef68..51530a82b 100644 --- a/include/asterisk/channel.h +++ b/include/asterisk/channel.h @@ -791,7 +791,8 @@ typedef int(*ast_timing_func_t)(const void *data); * active channels in the system. The hash key is based on the channel name. Because * of this, if you want to change the name, you _must_ use ast_change_name(), not change * the name field directly. When ast_channel_alloc() returns a channel pointer, you now - * hold a reference to that channel. In most cases this reference is given to ast_pbx_run(). + * hold both a reference to that channel and a lock on the channel. Once the channel has + * been set up the lock can be released. In most cases the reference is given to ast_pbx_run(). * * \par Channel Locking * There is a lock associated with every ast_channel. It is allocated internally via astobj2. @@ -1122,6 +1123,7 @@ struct ast_datastore *ast_channel_datastore_find(struct ast_channel *chan, const * \note Absolutely _NO_ channel locks should be held before calling this function. * \note By default, new channels are set to the "s" extension * and "default" context. + * \note Since 12.0.0 this function returns with the newly created channel locked. */ struct ast_channel * attribute_malloc __attribute__((format(printf, 13, 14))) __ast_channel_alloc(int needqueue, int state, const char *cid_num, @@ -1140,6 +1142,7 @@ struct ast_channel * attribute_malloc __attribute__((format(printf, 13, 14))) * \note Absolutely _NO_ channel locks should be held before calling this function. * \note By default, new channels are set to the "s" extension * and "default" context. + * \note Since 12.0.0 this function returns with the newly created channel locked. */ #define ast_channel_alloc(needqueue, state, cid_num, cid_name, acctcode, exten, context, linkedid, amaflag, ...) \ __ast_channel_alloc(needqueue, state, cid_num, cid_name, acctcode, exten, context, linkedid, amaflag, \ |