linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/apic: KVM: Use guard() instead of mutex

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Message-ID: <175798206914.624430.1356425451234333085.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:25:41 -0700
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, 
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, 
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org, 
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Liao Yuanhong <liaoyuanhong@...o.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/apic: KVM: Use guard() instead of mutex_lock() to
 simplify code

On Mon, 01 Sep 2025 21:18:21 +0800, Liao Yuanhong wrote:
> Using guard(mutex) instead of mutex_lock/mutex_unlock pair. Simplifies the
> error handling to just return in case of error. No need for the 'out' label
> and variable 'ret' anymore so remove it.

Applied to kvm-x86 misc, thanks!

[1/1] x86/apic: KVM: Use guard() instead of mutex_lock() to simplify code
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/50f4db196766

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