Re: [PATCH v3] mtd: spi-nor: use guard() in spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive

Miquel Raynal <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.infradead.lists.linux-mtd,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.stable
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 11/08/2026 at 16:31:11 +08, Runyu Xiao <[email protected]> wrote:

> Commit 03e7bb864d9a ("mtd: spi-nor: use scope-based mutex cleanup
> helpers") converted the RWW start helpers to scoped mutex cleanup, but
> left spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive() using a plain mutex_lock().
>
> spi_nor_rww_start_exclusive() is used as a wait_event_killable()
> condition. When it returns false on the busy path, the raw mutex_lock()
> leaves nor->lock held and blocks the operation that must clear the RWW
> state in spi_nor_rww_end_exclusive().
>
> Use guard(mutex) here as well so this helper matches the other RWW
> start helpers and releases nor->lock on the false return path.
>
> Fixes: 03e7bb864d9a ("mtd: spi-nor: use scope-based mutex cleanup helpers")
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Runyu Xiao <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <[email protected]>

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