linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] hwspinlock: Introduce refcount

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Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 10:58:18 +0200
From: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>
To: Chris Lew <quic_clew@...cinc.com>, Bjorn Andersson
 <andersson@...nel.org>, Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] hwspinlock: Introduce refcount

On 17/05/2024 00:58, Chris Lew wrote:
> +	unsigned int refcnt;

Why int and not refcount_t ?

Have you an argument for or against use of one over another ?

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