linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] of: Refactor node and property manipulation function locking

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Date:   Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:51:33 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] of: Refactor node and property manipulation
 function locking

On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 03:41:01PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> All callers of __of_{add,remove,update}_property() and
> __of_{attach,detach}_node() wrap the call with the devtree_lock
> spinlock. Let's move the spinlock into the functions. This allows moving
> the sysfs update functions into those functions as well.

With help of cleanup.h this may be made shorter and less error-prone.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko