linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio: inkern: fix a static checker error

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Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:01:39 +0200
From:   Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
To:     Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: inkern: fix a static checker error

On 04/24/2017 11:32 AM, Peter Rosin wrote:
> On 2017-04-20 23:13, Peter Rosin wrote:
>> On 2017-04-20 23:12, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
>>> On 04/20/2017 11:01 PM, Peter Rosin wrote:
>>>> Avoid this smatch error:
>>>> drivers/iio/inkern.c:751 iio_read_avail_channel_raw() error: double unlock 'mutex:&chan->indio_dev->info_exist_lock'
>>>
>>> Looks good, but it's not just the smatch error, this is a real issue. This
>>> even seems to be a endless loop, always jumping back to err_unlock.
>>
>> Yes, it should probably go to stable too...
> 
> Nope, not an endless loop, but I of course only noticed after sending
> a v2 [1] which falsely stated just that. Ignore that v2 patch and take
> this one instead, for the reasons stated in my followup [2] to that
> message.
> 
> Involving stable is probably not needed either...

Right, my fault for sending you the wrong way. Sorry for that.