linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] binder: use guards for plain mutex- and spinlock-protected sections

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Message-ID: <aHXQVzw5OFENVRR1@google.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 03:51:51 +0000
From: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>
To: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@...dex.ru>
Cc: Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Todd Kjos <tkjos@...roid.com>, Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>,
	"Tiffany Y . Yang" <ynaffit@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] binder: use guards for plain mutex- and
 spinlock-protected sections

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 10:30:54AM +0300, Dmitry Antipov wrote:
> Use 'guard(mutex)' and 'guard(spinlock)' for plain (i.e. non-scoped)
> mutex- and spinlock-protected sections, respectively, thus making
> locking a bit simpler. Briefly tested with 'stress-ng --binderfs'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@...dex.ru>
> ---
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

This looks correct. Thanks!

Acked-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>