[PATCH 2/3] null_blk: give the file-scope mutex a descriptive name
From: Zizhi Wo
Date: Mon Jul 06 2026 - 08:44:08 EST
From: Zizhi Wo <wozizhi@xxxxxxxxxx>
The file-scope lock mutex mainly serializes access to the global nullb_list
and related device setup. Rename it to "nullb_list_lock" to make its
purpose clear. No functional change.
Suggested-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Zizhi Wo <wozizhi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/block/null_blk/main.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c b/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
index eba204b27785..a775e70e16fc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/null_blk/main.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct nullb_page {
#define NULLB_PAGE_FREE (MAP_SZ - 2)
static LIST_HEAD(nullb_list);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nullb_list_lock);
static int null_major;
static DEFINE_IDA(nullb_indexes);
static struct blk_mq_tag_set tag_set;
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ static int nullb_apply_submit_queues(struct nullb_device *dev,
{
int ret;
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
ret = nullb_update_nr_hw_queues(dev, submit_queues, dev->poll_queues);
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
return ret;
}
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ static int nullb_apply_poll_queues(struct nullb_device *dev,
{
int ret;
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
ret = nullb_update_nr_hw_queues(dev, dev->submit_queues, poll_queues);
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
return ret;
}
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static ssize_t nullb_device_power_store(struct config_item *item,
return ret;
ret = count;
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
if (!dev->power && newp) {
if (test_and_set_bit(NULLB_DEV_FL_UP, &dev->flags))
goto out;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static ssize_t nullb_device_power_store(struct config_item *item,
}
out:
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
return ret;
}
@@ -707,10 +707,10 @@ nullb_group_drop_item(struct config_group *group, struct config_item *item)
struct nullb_device *dev = to_nullb_device(item);
if (test_and_clear_bit(NULLB_DEV_FL_UP, &dev->flags)) {
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
dev->power = false;
null_del_dev(dev->nullb);
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
}
nullb_del_fault_config(dev);
config_item_put(item);
@@ -2081,14 +2081,14 @@ static struct nullb *null_find_dev_by_name(const char *name)
{
struct nullb *nullb = NULL, *nb;
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
list_for_each_entry(nb, &nullb_list, list) {
if (strcmp(nb->disk_name, name) == 0) {
nullb = nb;
break;
}
}
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
return nullb;
}
@@ -2102,9 +2102,9 @@ static int null_create_dev(void)
if (!dev)
return -ENOMEM;
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
ret = null_add_dev(dev);
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
if (ret) {
null_free_dev(dev);
return ret;
@@ -2200,17 +2200,17 @@ static void __exit null_exit(void)
unregister_blkdev(null_major, "nullb");
- mutex_lock(&lock);
+ mutex_lock(&nullb_list_lock);
while (!list_empty(&nullb_list)) {
nullb = list_entry(nullb_list.next, struct nullb, list);
null_destroy_dev(nullb);
}
- mutex_unlock(&lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&nullb_list_lock);
if (tag_set.ops)
blk_mq_free_tag_set(&tag_set);
- mutex_destroy(&lock);
+ mutex_destroy(&nullb_list_lock);
}
module_init(null_init);
--
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