linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] iio: magnetometer: bmc150_magn: Used guard() for mutex protection

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Message-ID: <f0dc4a8e-6833-402c-a2f9-8f344480af82@baylibre.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 19:09:47 -0600
From: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>
To: Neel Bullywon <neelb2403@...il.com>, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
 Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] iio: magnetometer: bmc150_magn: Used guard() for mutex
 protection

On 2/3/26 7:05 PM, Neel Bullywon wrote:
> Replaced the manual mutex lock/unlock calls using guard() to simplify
> the error handling and reduce goto statement usage.
> 
> By using RAII-style cleanup, it ensures the mutex is always released
> when exiting the function, regardless of the return path taken
> 
> This was compiled test only
> 
> Signed-off-by: Neel Bullywon <neelb2403@...il.com>
> ---
Reviewed-by: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>