linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] iio: imu: inv_icm42600: use guard() to release mutexes

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Message-ID: <0cdc56d2-091c-4d60-851e-788beec5e3d6@baylibre.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 09:03:14 -0500
From: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>
To: Sean Nyekjaer <sean@...nix.com>,
 Jean-Baptiste Maneyrol <jean-baptiste.maneyrol@....com>, rafael@...nel.org,
 Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>, Nuno Sá
 <nuno.sa@...log.com>, Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, Jean-Baptiste Maneyrol <jmaneyrol@...ensense.com>,
 Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/5] iio: imu: inv_icm42600: use guard() to release
 mutexes

On 9/9/25 2:11 AM, Sean Nyekjaer wrote:
> Replace explicit mutex_lock() and mutex_unlock() with the guard() macro
> for cleaner and safer mutex handling.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Nyekjaer <sean@...nix.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>

(I wouldn't mind seeing the "obvious" reference counting comments
removed either).