linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/30] dax: Add missing annotations ofr dax_read_lock() and dax_read

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Date:   Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:23:46 +0800
From:   Yi Zhang <yi.zhang@...hat.com>
To:     Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>, boqun.feng@...il.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:DEVICE DIRECT ACCESS DAX" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/30] dax: Add missing annotations ofr dax_read_lock()
 and dax_read_unlock()



On 2/24/20 7:16 AM, Jules Irenge wrote:
> Sparse reports warning at dax_read_lock() and at dax_read_unlock()
>
> warning: context imbalance in dax_read_lock() - wrong count at exit
>   warning: context imbalance in dax_read_unlock() - unexpected unlock
>
> The root cause is the mnissing annotations at dax_read_lock()
> 	and dax_read_unlock()
s/mnissing/missing
> Add the missing __acquires(&dax_srcu) notations to dax_read_lock()
> Add the missing __releases(&dax_srcu) annotation to dax_read_unlock()
>
> Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>
> ---
>   drivers/dax/super.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
> index 26a654dbc69a..f872a2fb98d4 100644
> --- a/drivers/dax/super.c
> +++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
> @@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ static struct super_block *dax_superblock __read_mostly;
>   static struct hlist_head dax_host_list[DAX_HASH_SIZE];
>   static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dax_host_lock);
>   
> -int dax_read_lock(void)
> +int dax_read_lock(void) __acquires(&dax_srcu)
>   {
>   	return srcu_read_lock(&dax_srcu);
>   }
>   EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_read_lock);
>   
> -void dax_read_unlock(int id)
> +void dax_read_unlock(int id) __releases(&dax_srcu)
>   {
>   	srcu_read_unlock(&dax_srcu, id);
>   }