Re: [PATCH 0/2] staging: rtl8723bs: modernize locking with cleanup.h

Dan Carpenter <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,dev.linux.lists.linux-staging
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 11:53:45PM +0530, Samrudh Nelli wrote:
> This series modernizes the mutex locking in rtw_pwrctrl.c by utilizing 
> the guard() and scoped_guard() macros introduced in cleanup.h.
> 
> Patch 1 converts functions where the lock is held until returning.
> Patch 2 converts functions where the lock is dropped mid-execution.
> 
> Samrudh Nelli (2):
>   staging: rtl8723bs: use guard(mutex) to simplify locking
>   staging: rtl8723bs: use scoped_guard() for mid-function locking

We're not doing this sort of change to existing code unless it's part
of a bugfix.  It's just a lot of churn.

regards,
dan carpenter
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