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

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Message-ID: <aHYFdbKgcEo_buVF@google.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:38:29 +0000
From: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
To: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@...dex.ru>
Cc: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@...gle.com>, 
	"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
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>

Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>