Re: [PATCH 0/3] regulator: unexport regulator_lock/unlock()

[Michał Mirosław]

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 06:33:30AM +0200, Michał Mirosław wrote:
> This removes regulator_lock/unlock() calls around
> regulator_notifier_call_chain() as they are redundant - drivers
> already have to guarantee regulator_dev's existence during the call.
> 
> This should make reasoing about the lock easier, as this was the only
> use outside regulator core code.
> 
> The only client that needed recursive locking from the notifier chain
> was drivers/usb/host/ohci-da8xx.c, which responds to over-current
> notification by calling regulator_disable().

I can't see the series in regulator/for-next and got no comments.
Should I resend?

As a side note: this is a step towards fixing regulator-coupling-related
locking issues.

Best Regards,
Michał Mirosław