Re: [PATCH] drm/gem: modernize locks to use scoped_guard()

From: Thomas Zimmermann

Date: Mon Jun 22 2026 - 09:44:03 EST


Hi

Am 16.06.26 um 20:19 schrieb Biren Pandya:
Several GEM core functions manually managed mutex_lock() and
mutex_unlock() over single scopes or error paths. This adds boilerplate
and carries the risk of lock leaks if error paths are refactored.

Modernize these locks by deploying the <linux/cleanup.h> scoped_guard()
macro. This ensures that the locks are reliably dropped when the block
exits, cleanly removing goto out_unlock paths and tightening the
lifecycle.

Signed-off-by: Biren Pandya <birenpandya@xxxxxxxxx>

Compiled locally, but requires IGT validation by the DRM CI.
---
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c | 66 ++++++++++++++++++---------------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 891c3bff5ae0..d3a061d42ba7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -346,13 +346,13 @@ void drm_gem_object_handle_put_unlocked(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
* we checked for a name.
*/
- mutex_lock(&dev->object_name_lock);
- if (--obj->handle_count == 0) {
- drm_gem_object_handle_free(obj);
- drm_gem_object_exported_dma_buf_free(obj);
- final = true;
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &dev->object_name_lock) {
+ if (--obj->handle_count == 0) {
+ drm_gem_object_handle_free(obj);
+ drm_gem_object_exported_dma_buf_free(obj);
+ final = true;
+ }
}
- mutex_unlock(&dev->object_name_lock);
if (final)
drm_gem_object_put(obj);
@@ -374,11 +374,8 @@ drm_gem_object_release_handle(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
if (obj->funcs->close)
obj->funcs->close(obj, file_priv);
- mutex_lock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
-
- drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, id);
-
- mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &file_priv->prime.lock)
+ drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, id);
drm_vma_node_revoke(&obj->vma_node, file_priv);
@@ -1021,37 +1018,34 @@ int drm_gem_change_handle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,

There have been a number of revisions to this function recently and you want to make sure that you have the latest.  At least the code in v7.1 looks different from yours.

goto out;
}
- mutex_lock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
+ scoped_guard(mutex, &file_priv->prime.lock) {
+ spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);

Could this spin lock also use a guard?

Best regards
Thomas

+ ret = idr_alloc(&file_priv->object_idr, obj, handle, handle + 1,
+ GFP_NOWAIT);
+ spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
- spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);
- ret = idr_alloc(&file_priv->object_idr, obj, handle, handle + 1,
- GFP_NOWAIT);
- spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ break;
- if (ret < 0)
- goto out_unlock;
+ if (obj->dma_buf) {
+ ret = drm_prime_add_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, obj->dma_buf,
+ handle);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);
+ idr_remove(&file_priv->object_idr, handle);
+ spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
+ break;
+ }
- if (obj->dma_buf) {
- ret = drm_prime_add_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, obj->dma_buf,
- handle);
- if (ret < 0) {
- spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);
- idr_remove(&file_priv->object_idr, handle);
- spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
- goto out_unlock;
+ drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, args->handle);
}
- drm_prime_remove_buf_handle(&file_priv->prime, args->handle);
- }
-
- ret = 0;
-
- spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);
- idr_remove(&file_priv->object_idr, args->handle);
- spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
+ ret = 0;
-out_unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&file_priv->prime.lock);
+ spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);
+ idr_remove(&file_priv->object_idr, args->handle);
+ spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
+ }
out:
drm_gem_object_put(obj);

base-commit: 72c25183cac9bc584c9de21797a5883af44bcc7a

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Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)