[PATCH] tracing: Switch trace_recursion_record.c code over to use guard()

From: Yash Suthar

Date: Sat May 02 2026 - 13:47:59 EST


Switch mutex_lock()/mutex_unlock() to guard().
also drop the ret local variable and return directly.

Signed-off-by: Yash Suthar <yashsuthar983@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_recursion_record.c | 8 +++-----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_recursion_record.c b/kernel/trace/trace_recursion_record.c
index 784fe1fbb866..bac4bc844ccd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_recursion_record.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_recursion_record.c
@@ -180,9 +180,8 @@ static const struct seq_operations recursed_function_seq_ops = {

static int recursed_function_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
- int ret = 0;
+ guard(mutex)(&recursed_function_lock);

- mutex_lock(&recursed_function_lock);
/* If this file was opened for write, then erase contents */
if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC)) {
/* disable updating records */
@@ -194,10 +193,9 @@ static int recursed_function_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
atomic_set(&nr_records, 0);
}
if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
- ret = seq_open(file, &recursed_function_seq_ops);
- mutex_unlock(&recursed_function_lock);
+ return seq_open(file, &recursed_function_seq_ops);

- return ret;
+ return 0;
}

static ssize_t recursed_function_write(struct file *file,
--
2.43.0