linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v14 12/12] drm/gem: Add _unlocked postfix to drm_gem

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Date:   Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:04:18 +0300
From:   Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@...labora.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
Cc:     David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
        Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
        Gurchetan Singh <gurchetansingh@...omium.org>,
        Chia-I Wu <olvaffe@...il.com>, Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...ux.intel.com>,
        Maxime Ripard <mripard@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Christian König <christian.koenig@....com>,
        Qiang Yu <yuq825@...il.com>,
        Steven Price <steven.price@....com>,
        Emma Anholt <emma@...olt.net>, Melissa Wen <mwen@...lia.com>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...labora.com, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v14 12/12] drm/gem: Add _unlocked postfix to
 drm_gem_pin/unpin()

On 7/25/23 10:53, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 02:47:46 +0300
> Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@...labora.com> wrote:
> 
>> Make clear that drm_gem_pin/unpin() functions take reservation lock by
>> adding _unlocked postfix to the function names.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...labora.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@...labora.com>
> 
> I'm still a bit confused by the fact we sometimes use the
> xxx[_locked]() pattern (version without the _locked suffix takes the
> lock) and other times the xxx[_unlocked]() pattern (version with the
> _unlocked suffix takes the lock). It'd be good to chose one pattern and
> stick to it, at least for all core functions...

After a more close look, agree that the _locked variant is much more
common in DRM. Alright, I'll rename the drm-gem funcs.

-- 
Best regards,
Dmitry