Re: [PATCH 1/2] driver core: class: use lock_class_key already present in struct subsys_private

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Fri Mar 24 2023 - 09:42:20 EST


On Fri, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:01 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In commit 37e98d9bedb5 ("driver core: bus: move lock_class_key into
> dynamic structure"), we moved the lock_class_key into the internal
> structure shared by busses and classes, but only used it for buses.
>
> Move the class code to use this structure as it is already present and
> being allocated, instead of the statically allocated on-the-stack
> variable that class_create() was using as part of a macro wrapper around
> the core function call.
>
> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/base/class.c | 15 +++++++++------
> include/linux/device/class.h | 36 ++----------------------------------
> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
> index 3d65221b0dcb..dbaeb79ae917 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/class.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/class.c
> @@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ static void class_remove_groups(struct class *cls,
> return sysfs_remove_groups(&cls->p->subsys.kobj, groups);
> }
>
> -int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
> +int class_register(struct class *cls)
> {
> struct subsys_private *cp;
> + struct lock_class_key *key;
> int error;
>
> pr_debug("device class '%s': registering\n", cls->name);
> @@ -167,6 +168,8 @@ int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
> klist_init(&cp->klist_devices, klist_class_dev_get, klist_class_dev_put);
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cp->interfaces);
> kset_init(&cp->glue_dirs);
> + key = &cp->lock_key;
> + lockdep_register_key(key);
> __mutex_init(&cp->mutex, "subsys mutex", key);
> error = kobject_set_name(&cp->subsys.kobj, "%s", cls->name);
> if (error) {
> @@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ int __class_register(struct class *cls, struct lock_class_key *key)
> cls->p = NULL;
> return error;
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__class_register);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_register);
>
> void class_unregister(struct class *cls)
> {
> @@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ static void class_create_release(struct class *cls)
> }
>
> /**
> - * __class_create - create a struct class structure
> + * class_create - create a struct class structure
> * @name: pointer to a string for the name of this class.
> * @key: the lock_class_key for this class; used by mutex lock debugging
> *
> @@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ static void class_create_release(struct class *cls)
> * Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by
> * making a call to class_destroy().
> */
> -struct class *__class_create(const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key)
> +struct class *class_create(const char *name)
> {
> struct class *cls;
> int retval;
> @@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ struct class *__class_create(const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key)
> cls->name = name;
> cls->class_release = class_create_release;
>
> - retval = __class_register(cls, key);
> + retval = class_register(cls);
> if (retval)
> goto error;
>
> @@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ struct class *__class_create(const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key)
> kfree(cls);
> return ERR_PTR(retval);
> }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__class_create);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(class_create);
>
> /**
> * class_destroy - destroys a struct class structure
> diff --git a/include/linux/device/class.h b/include/linux/device/class.h
> index 75c1451fcc63..03d2f99f84c5 100644
> --- a/include/linux/device/class.h
> +++ b/include/linux/device/class.h
> @@ -82,18 +82,9 @@ struct class_dev_iter {
>
> extern struct kobject *sysfs_dev_block_kobj;
> extern struct kobject *sysfs_dev_char_kobj;
> -extern int __must_check __class_register(struct class *class,
> - struct lock_class_key *key);
> +extern int __must_check class_register(struct class *class);
> extern void class_unregister(struct class *class);
>
> -/* This is a #define to keep the compiler from merging different
> - * instances of the __key variable */
> -#define class_register(class) \
> -({ \
> - static struct lock_class_key __key; \
> - __class_register(class, &__key); \
> -})
> -
> struct class_compat;
> struct class_compat *class_compat_register(const char *name);
> void class_compat_unregister(struct class_compat *cls);
> @@ -246,30 +237,7 @@ struct class_interface {
> extern int __must_check class_interface_register(struct class_interface *);
> extern void class_interface_unregister(struct class_interface *);
>
> -extern struct class * __must_check __class_create(const char *name,
> - struct lock_class_key *key);
> +extern struct class * __must_check class_create(const char *name);
> extern void class_destroy(struct class *cls);
>
> -/* This is a #define to keep the compiler from merging different
> - * instances of the __key variable */
> -
> -/**
> - * class_create - create a struct class structure
> - * @name: pointer to a string for the name of this class.
> - *
> - * This is used to create a struct class pointer that can then be used
> - * in calls to device_create().
> - *
> - * Returns &struct class pointer on success, or ERR_PTR() on error.
> - *
> - * Note, the pointer created here is to be destroyed when finished by
> - * making a call to class_destroy().
> - */
> -#define class_create(name) \
> -({ \
> - static struct lock_class_key __key; \
> - __class_create(name, &__key); \
> -})
> -
> -
> #endif /* _DEVICE_CLASS_H_ */
> --
> 2.40.0
>