On Sunday, 10 August 2025 10:49:02 CEST Markus Elfring wrote:
> …
> > +++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rtl9300.c
> …
> > +static int mshv_vtl_sint_ioctl_set_eventfd(struct mshv_vtl_set_eventfd __user *arg)
> > +{
> …
> > @@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ static int rtl9300_i2c_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 addr, unsigned s
> >  
> >  	mutex_lock(&i2c->lock);
> >  	if (chan->sda_num != i2c->sda_num) {
> > -		ret = rtl9300_i2c_config_io(i2c, chan->sda_pin);
> > +		ret = rtl9300_i2c_config_io(i2c, chan);
> >  		if (ret)
> >  			goto out_unlock;
> …
> 
> Under which circumstances would you become interested to apply a statement
> like “guard(mutex)(&i2c->lock);”?
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.16/source/include/linux/mutex.h#L225

https://lwn.net/Articles/934679/ ("From cleanup functions to classes")

Kind regards,
	Sven