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

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Message-ID: <aW3oEZ2WSp0JGl90@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:15:13 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@...il.com>
Cc: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
	Antoniu Miclaus <antoniu.miclaus@...log.com>,
	Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@...omium.org>,
	Shrikant Raskar <raskar.shree97@...il.com>,
	Per-Daniel Olsson <perdaniel.olsson@...s.com>,
	David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>,
	Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
	Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/7] iio: core: Add cleanup.h support for
 iio_device_claim_*()

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>

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko