From: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
To: Samrudh Nelli <samrudhnelli@gmail.com>
Cc: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, ethantidmore06@gmail.com,
azpijr@gmail.com, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] staging: rtl8723bs: modernize locking with cleanup.h
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:53:17 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aovqXYJ_96AyG2aN@stanley.mountain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1787421961.git.samrudhnelli@gmail.com>
On Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 11:53:45PM +0530, Samrudh Nelli wrote:
> This series modernizes the mutex locking in rtw_pwrctrl.c by utilizing
> the guard() and scoped_guard() macros introduced in cleanup.h.
>
> Patch 1 converts functions where the lock is held until returning.
> Patch 2 converts functions where the lock is dropped mid-execution.
>
> Samrudh Nelli (2):
> staging: rtl8723bs: use guard(mutex) to simplify locking
> staging: rtl8723bs: use scoped_guard() for mid-function locking
We're not doing this sort of change to existing code unless it's part
of a bugfix. It's just a lot of churn.
regards,
dan carpenter
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 6:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-22 18:23 [PATCH 0/2] staging: rtl8723bs: modernize locking with cleanup.h Samrudh Nelli
2026-08-22 18:23 ` [PATCH 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: use guard(mutex) to simplify locking Samrudh Nelli
2026-08-22 18:23 ` [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8723bs: use scoped_guard() for mid-function locking Samrudh Nelli
2026-08-24 6:53 ` Dan Carpenter [this message]
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