linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] block: Drop locking annotation for limits

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Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:36:25 -0700
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To: John Garry <john.g.garry@...cle.com>, axboe@...nel.dk,
 paolo.valente@...more.it
Cc: linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 jiapeng.chong@...ux.alibaba.com, hch@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] block: Drop locking annotation for limits_lock

On 6/14/24 2:03 AM, John Garry wrote:
> Currently compiling block/blk-settings.c with C=1 gives the following
> warning:
> block/blk-settings.c:262:9: warning: context imbalance in 'queue_limits_commit_update' - wrong count at exit
> 
> request_queue.limits_lock is a mutex. Sparse locking annotation for
> mutexes are currently not supported - see [0] - so drop that locking
> annotation.

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>