From: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
To: Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn>
Cc: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@linaro.org>,
Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>,
Michael Walle <mwalle@kernel.org>,
Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>,
Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com>,
linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, jianhao.xu@seu.edu.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mtd: spi-nor: use guard() in spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:41:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <877blxoxqs.fsf@bootlin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260811083111.403453-1-runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn> (Runyu Xiao's message of "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:31:11 +0800")
On 11/08/2026 at 16:31:11 +08, Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn> wrote:
> Commit 03e7bb864d9a ("mtd: spi-nor: use scope-based mutex cleanup
> helpers") converted the RWW start helpers to scoped mutex cleanup, but
> left spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive() using a plain mutex_lock().
>
> spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive() is used as a wait_event_killable()
> condition. When it returns false on the busy path, the raw mutex_lock()
> leaves nor->lock held and blocks the operation that must clear the RWW
> state in spi_nor_rww_end_exclusive().
>
> Use guard(mutex) here as well so this helper matches the other RWW
> start helpers and releases nor->lock on the false return path.
>
> Fixes: 03e7bb864d9a ("mtd: spi-nor: use scope-based mutex cleanup helpers")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn>
Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
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From: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
To: Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn>
Cc: Tudor Ambarus <tudor.ambarus@linaro.org>,
Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>,
Michael Walle <mwalle@kernel.org>,
Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>,
Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com>,
linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, jianhao.xu@seu.edu.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mtd: spi-nor: use guard() in spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:41:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <877blxoxqs.fsf@bootlin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260811083111.403453-1-runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn> (Runyu Xiao's message of "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:31:11 +0800")
On 11/08/2026 at 16:31:11 +08, Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn> wrote:
> Commit 03e7bb864d9a ("mtd: spi-nor: use scope-based mutex cleanup
> helpers") converted the RWW start helpers to scoped mutex cleanup, but
> left spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive() using a plain mutex_lock().
>
> spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive() is used as a wait_event_killable()
> condition. When it returns false on the busy path, the raw mutex_lock()
> leaves nor->lock held and blocks the operation that must clear the RWW
> state in spi_nor_rww_end_exclusive().
>
> Use guard(mutex) here as well so this helper matches the other RWW
> start helpers and releases nor->lock on the false return path.
>
> Fixes: 03e7bb864d9a ("mtd: spi-nor: use scope-based mutex cleanup helpers")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Runyu Xiao <runyu.xiao@seu.edu.cn>
Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-11 8:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-09 8:42 [PATCH] mtd: spi-nor: scope the exclusive RWW lock Runyu Xiao
2026-08-09 8:42 ` Runyu Xiao
2026-08-10 8:25 ` Michael Walle
2026-08-10 8:25 ` Michael Walle
2026-08-10 12:47 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-10 12:47 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 4:13 ` [PATCH v2] " Runyu Xiao
2026-08-11 4:13 ` Runyu Xiao
2026-08-11 7:51 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 7:51 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 8:31 ` [PATCH v3] mtd: spi-nor: use guard() in spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive Runyu Xiao
2026-08-11 8:31 ` Runyu Xiao
2026-08-11 8:41 ` Miquel Raynal [this message]
2026-08-11 8:41 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 10:11 ` Tudor Ambarus
2026-08-11 10:11 ` Tudor Ambarus
2026-08-11 10:42 ` Tudor Ambarus
2026-08-11 10:42 ` Tudor Ambarus
2026-08-11 14:36 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 14:36 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 15:38 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 15:38 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-08-11 8:50 ` [PATCH v2] mtd: spi-nor: scope the exclusive RWW lock Michael Walle
2026-08-11 8:50 ` Michael Walle
2026-08-11 10:05 ` [PATCH] " Tudor Ambarus
2026-08-11 10:05 ` Tudor Ambarus
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