linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/7] iio: core: Add cleanup.h support for iio_device_claim

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Message-Id: <DFSTDSO5P9RC.DGCGPD10KYPG@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:31:38 -0500
From: "Kurt Borja" <kuurtb@...il.com>
To: "Andy Shevchenko" <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>, "Kurt Borja"
 <kuurtb@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/7] iio: core: Add cleanup.h support for
 iio_device_claim_*()

On Mon Jan 19, 2026 at 3:15 AM -05, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 10:44:31AM -0500, Kurt Borja wrote:
>> Add guard classes for iio_device_claim_*() conditional locks. This will
>> aid drivers write safer and cleaner code when dealing with some common
>> patterns.
>> 
>> These classes are not meant to be used directly by drivers (hence the
>> __priv__ prefix). Instead, documented wrapper macros are provided to
>> enforce the use of ACQUIRE() or guard() semantics and avoid the
>> problematic scoped guard.
>
> Acked-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>

Hi Andy,

Thank you for your feedback!

-- 
Thanks,
 ~ Kurt