linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] locking: introduce devm_mutex_init and devm_mutex

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Message-ID: <ZWYW4nDZNAO7NADj@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:35:46 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Cc:     George Stark <gnstark@...utedevices.com>, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, will@...nel.org, boqun.feng@...il.com,
        jic23@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...utedevices.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] locking: introduce devm_mutex_init and
 devm_mutex_destroy

On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 08:55:18PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> On 11/27/23 19:09, George Stark wrote:

...

> These APIs are specific to devres. I don't believe it is suitable to put
> them into the generic mutex.h header file. All devres_* functions are
> defined in include/linux/device.h which is probabably not included in
> mutex.h. You may consider putting these APIs into device.h instead.

+1. We have include/linux/devm-helpers.h.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko