linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/16] scsi: Replace spin_is

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Date:   Wed, 3 Oct 2018 06:53:19 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Lance Roy <ldr709@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Karan Tilak Kumar <kartilak@...co.com>,
        Sesidhar Baddela <sebaddel@...co.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/16] scsi: Replace spin_is_locked() with lockdep

On 10/2/18 10:38 PM, Lance Roy wrote:
> lockdep_assert_held() is better suited to checking locking requirements,
> since it won't get confused when someone else holds the lock. This is
> also a step towards possibly removing spin_is_locked().

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>