Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] drm/loongson: Introduce component framework support

From: Markus Elfring
Date: Mon Jul 29 2024 - 02:16:19 EST



> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/loongson/loongson_drv.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,298 @@

> +static int loongson_drm_freeze(struct drm_device *ddev)
> +{

> + /* unpin all of buffers in the VRAM */
> + mutex_lock(&ldrm->gem.mutex);

> + mutex_unlock(&ldrm->gem.mutex);
> +
> + lsdc_bo_evict_vram(ddev);


Under which circumstances would you become interested to apply a statement
like “guard(mutex)(&ldrm->gem.mutex);”?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10.2/source/include/linux/mutex.h#L196

Regards,
Markus