linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] gpio: sim: simplify code with cleanup helpers

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Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:25:05 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Kent Gibson <warthog618@...il.com>, linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] gpio: sim: simplify code with cleanup helpers

On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 09:09:55PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 12:31 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 08:36:35PM +0200, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:

...

> > > -     mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
> > > -     __assign_bit(offset, chip->value_map, value);
> > > -     mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
> > > +     scoped_guard(mutex, &chip->lock)
> > > +             __assign_bit(offset, chip->value_map, value);
> >
> > But this can also be guarded.
> >
> >         guard(mutex)(&chip->lock);
> >
> >         __assign_bit(offset, chip->value_map, value);
> 
> Come on, this is total bikeshedding! I could produce ten arguments in
> favor of the scoped variant.
> 
> Linus acked even the previous version and Peter says it looks right. I
> will queue it unless some *real* issues come up.

I still think this will be, besides being shorter and nicer to read,
more consistent with other simple use of "guard(); return ..." cases.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko