Re: [v2 04/20] pinctrl: starfive: Use scope based of_node_put() cleanups

[Markus Elfring]

>> 1. Exception handling is repeated a few times also according to memory
>> allocation failures.
>>    How do you think about to use a corresponding label like "e_nomem"
>>    so that another bit of duplicate source code can be avoided?
>
> I have no plan to rework this series for non-accepted patches. If you have
> interest and time, feel free to take it.
>>
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I became curious how the change acceptance will evolve further
also according to such a code transformation possibility.


>> 2. Will development interests grow for the usage of a statement like
>> "guard(mutex)(&sfp->mutex);"?
>
> I have no plan on this.

Other contributors might get attracted by corresponding design adjustments.
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10-rc1/source/include/linux/cleanup.h#L124

See also:
Looking at guard usage (with SmPL)
https://lore.kernel.org/cocci/2dc6a1c7-79bf-42e3-95cc-599a1e154f57@xxxxxx/
https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/cocci/2024-05/msg00090.html

Regards,
Markus