Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] tty: serial: dz: convert atomic_* to refcount_* APIs for irq_guard

[Deepak R Varma]

On Tue, Jan 03, 2023 at 10:00:48AM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 26. 12. 22, 7:21, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > The refcount_* APIs are designed to address known issues with the
> > atomic_t APIs for reference counting. They provide following distinct
> > advantages:
> >     - protect the reference counters from overflow/underflow
> >     - avoid use-after-free errors
> >     - provide improved memory ordering guarantee schemes
> >     - neater and safer.
> > Hence, replace the atomic_* APIs by their equivalent refcount_t
> > API functions.
> >
> > This patch proposal address the following warnings generated by
> > the atomic_as_refcounter.cocci coccinelle script
> > atomic_add_return(-1, ...)
> ...
> > --- a/drivers/tty/serial/dz.c
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/serial/dz.c
> ...
> > @@ -400,18 +399,16 @@ static int dz_startup(struct uart_port *uport)
> >   	struct dz_port *dport = to_dport(uport);
> >   	struct dz_mux *mux = dport->mux;
> >   	unsigned long flags;
> > -	int irq_guard;
> >   	int ret;
> >   	u16 tmp;
> >
> > -	irq_guard = atomic_add_return(1, &mux->irq_guard);
> > -	if (irq_guard != 1)
> > +	refcount_inc(&mux->irq_guard);
> > +	if (refcount_read(&mux->irq_guard) != 1)
> >   		return 0;
> >
> > -	ret = request_irq(dport->port.irq, dz_interrupt,
> > -			  IRQF_SHARED, "dz", mux);
> > +	ret = request_irq(dport->port.irq, dz_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, "dz", mux);
>
> How is this related to the above described change?

No, it is not. My apologies. I must have joined the lines for improved readability
and forgot to revert. I will restore this in next revision based on the feedback
on the other patch of this series. OR I can include this change in the current
change log as a "while at it..." statement. Would you advise me?

Thank you,
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