Re: [PATCH] pcmcia: cs: Replace manual mutex locking with guard(mutex)

[Maxwell Doose]

On Thu, Jun 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM Dominik Brodowski
<linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Am Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 08:26:59AM -0500 schrieb Maxwell Doose:
> > Hi Dominik,
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 4, 2026 at 1:07 AM Dominik Brodowski
> > <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Am Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 01:27:12AM -0500 schrieb Maxwell Doose:
> > > > The current code uses manual mutex locking. Replace it with the RAII
> > > > guard(mutex) alongside some helpers to help condense some sections and
> > > > increase readability.
> > >
> > > As the PCMCIA subsystem is in "odd fixes" mode, I don't see real advantages
> > > for this patch.
> > >
> >
> > Ah. Is that because not enough time or PCMCIA isn't in use much
> > anymore? Or something else?
>
> Both. If there are clear improvements (or even security-relevant fixes), I'm
> happy to take patches, but otherwise PCMCIA is slowly on its way out.
>

Then I wish you and the PCMCIA subsystem the best. Thanks :)

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best regards,
max

ps: If you don't have enough time I can help, I've got some spare time :)