linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: add comment for mutex

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Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:32:20 -0700
From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>
To: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiw0110@...il.com>
Cc: Larry.Finger@...inger.net, florian.c.schilhabel@...glemail.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: add comment for mutex

On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 11:51:22PM +0530, Ayush Tiwari wrote:
> This patch adds descriptive comment to mutex within the struct
> gbaudio_codec_info to clarify its intended use and to address
> checkpatch checks.

Hi Ayush-

You may be right, but you need to convince your patch reviewers
why your comment accurately describes this mutex.

That's always the ask with this kind of patch.

BTW - Don't start your commit log with 'This patch...'.

Alison

> 
> Signed-off-by: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiw0110@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
> index f3f7a7ec6be4..1f97d4fb16cd 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct gbaudio_codec_info {
>  	/* to maintain runtime stream params for each DAI */
>  	struct list_head dai_list;
>  	struct mutex lock;
> +	/* Lock to protect register access */
>  	struct mutex register_mutex;
>  };
>  
> -- 
> 2.40.1
> 
>