Re: [PATCH v5 3/8] cleanup.h: Introduce DEFINE_INACTIVE_GUARD and activate_guard

[Steven Rostedt]

On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:23:35 -0400
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> To cover scenarios where the scope of the guard differs from the scope
> of its activation, introduce DEFINE_INACTIVE_GUARD() and activate_guard().
> 
> Here is an example use for a conditionally activated guard variable:
> 
> void func(bool a)
> {
> 	DEFINE_INACTIVE_GUARD(preempt_notrace, myguard);
> 
> 	[...]
> 	if (a) {
> 		might_sleep();
> 		activate_guard(preempt_notrace, myguard)();
> 	}
> 	[ protected code ]
> }
> 

Hi Mathieu,

The three cleanup patches fail to apply (I believe one has already been
fixed by Ingo too). Could you have the clean up patches be a separate
series that is likely to get in, especially since it's more of a moving
target.

Thanks,

-- Steve