[PATCH] iio: convert to guard(mutex)

From: Rajveer Chaudhari

Date: Fri Mar 06 2026 - 15:27:54 EST


Replace manual mutex_lock/mutex_unlock pairs with guard(mutex)
in several IIO drivers. This ensures the mutex is released on
every return path, preventing missed unlocks on error paths.

Signed-off-by: Rajveer Chaudhari <rajveer.chaudhari.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c | 7 +++----
drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c | 27 ++++++++-------------------
drivers/iio/accel/adxl372.c | 8 +++-----
drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c | 4 ++--
drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c | 4 ++--
5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c
index 9f5d4d2cb325..94c6023af487 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl313_core.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
*/

#include <linux/bitfield.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/overflow.h>
@@ -356,18 +357,16 @@ static int adxl313_read_axis(struct adxl313_data *data,
{
int ret;

- mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&data->lock);

ret = regmap_bulk_read(data->regmap,
ADXL313_REG_DATA_AXIS(chan->address),
&data->transf_buf, sizeof(data->transf_buf));
if (ret)
- goto unlock_ret;
+ return ret;

ret = le16_to_cpu(data->transf_buf);

-unlock_ret:
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return ret;
}

diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c
index 1c1d64d5cbcb..ef05178bff00 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl355_core.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@

#include <linux/bits.h>
#include <linux/bitfield.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/iio/buffer.h>
#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
#include <linux/iio/trigger.h>
@@ -263,12 +264,11 @@ static int adxl355_data_rdy_trigger_set_state(struct iio_trigger *trig,
struct adxl355_data *data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
int ret;

- mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&data->lock);
ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, ADXL355_POWER_CTL_REG,
ADXL355_POWER_CTL_DRDY_MSK,
FIELD_PREP(ADXL355_POWER_CTL_DRDY_MSK,
state ? 0 : 1));
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);

return ret;
}
@@ -409,16 +409,15 @@ static int adxl355_set_odr(struct adxl355_data *data,
{
int ret;

- mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&data->lock);

if (data->odr == odr) {
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return 0;
}

ret = adxl355_set_op_mode(data, ADXL355_STANDBY);
if (ret)
- goto err_unlock;
+ return ret;

ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, ADXL355_FILTER_REG,
ADXL355_FILTER_ODR_MSK,
@@ -433,13 +432,10 @@ static int adxl355_set_odr(struct adxl355_data *data,
if (ret)
goto err_set_opmode;

- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return 0;

err_set_opmode:
adxl355_set_op_mode(data, ADXL355_MEASUREMENT);
-err_unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return ret;
}

@@ -448,16 +444,15 @@ static int adxl355_set_hpf_3db(struct adxl355_data *data,
{
int ret;

- mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&data->lock);

if (data->hpf_3db == hpf) {
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return 0;
}

ret = adxl355_set_op_mode(data, ADXL355_STANDBY);
if (ret)
- goto err_unlock;
+ return ret;

ret = regmap_update_bits(data->regmap, ADXL355_FILTER_REG,
ADXL355_FILTER_HPF_MSK,
@@ -471,13 +466,10 @@ static int adxl355_set_hpf_3db(struct adxl355_data *data,
if (ret)
goto err_set_opmode;

- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return 0;

err_set_opmode:
adxl355_set_op_mode(data, ADXL355_MEASUREMENT);
-err_unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return ret;
}

@@ -486,11 +478,11 @@ static int adxl355_set_calibbias(struct adxl355_data *data,
{
int ret;

- mutex_lock(&data->lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&data->lock);

ret = adxl355_set_op_mode(data, ADXL355_STANDBY);
if (ret)
- goto err_unlock;
+ return ret;

put_unaligned_be16(calibbias, data->transf_buf);
ret = regmap_bulk_write(data->regmap,
@@ -505,13 +497,10 @@ static int adxl355_set_calibbias(struct adxl355_data *data,
if (ret)
goto err_set_opmode;

- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return 0;

err_set_opmode:
adxl355_set_op_mode(data, ADXL355_MEASUREMENT);
-err_unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
return ret;
}

diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl372.c b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl372.c
index 28a8793a53b6..24a79f61900d 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/adxl372.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/adxl372.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@

#include <linux/bitfield.h>
#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/irq.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
@@ -336,17 +337,14 @@ static ssize_t adxl372_write_threshold_value(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned
struct adxl372_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
int ret;

- mutex_lock(&st->threshold_m);
+ guard(mutex)(&st->threshold_m);
ret = regmap_write(st->regmap, addr, ADXL372_THRESH_VAL_H_SEL(threshold));
if (ret < 0)
- goto unlock;
+ return ret;

ret = regmap_update_bits(st->regmap, addr + 1, GENMASK(7, 5),
ADXL372_THRESH_VAL_L_SEL(threshold) << 5);

-unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&st->threshold_m);
-
return ret;
}

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
index 3582524de0b8..a2a3e3a67d79 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-device.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/kmod.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>

#include <linux/iio/sw_device.h>
#include <linux/iio/configfs.h>
@@ -84,11 +85,10 @@ struct iio_sw_device_type *iio_get_sw_device_type(const char *name)
{
struct iio_sw_device_type *dt;

- mutex_lock(&iio_device_types_lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&iio_device_types_lock);
dt = __iio_find_sw_device_type(name, strlen(name));
if (dt && !try_module_get(dt->owner))
dt = NULL;
- mutex_unlock(&iio_device_types_lock);

return dt;
}
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
index 334b6b10a784..4af601ae286c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-sw-trigger.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/kmod.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>

#include <linux/iio/sw_trigger.h>
#include <linux/iio/configfs.h>
@@ -88,11 +89,10 @@ struct iio_sw_trigger_type *iio_get_sw_trigger_type(const char *name)
{
struct iio_sw_trigger_type *t;

- mutex_lock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&iio_trigger_types_lock);
t = __iio_find_sw_trigger_type(name, strlen(name));
if (t && !try_module_get(t->owner))
t = NULL;
- mutex_unlock(&iio_trigger_types_lock);

return t;
}
--
2.53.0