[PATCH v2] chardev: Switch to guard(mutex) and __free(kfree)
From: chen zhang
Date: Mon Dec 15 2025 - 06:15:11 EST
Instead of using the 'goto label; mutex_unlock()' pattern use
'guard(mutex)' which will release the mutex when it goes out of scope.
Use the __free(kfree) cleanup to replace instances of manually
calling kfree(). Also make some code path simplifications that this
allows.
Signed-off-by: chen zhang <chenzhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/char_dev.c | 17 +++++++----------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index c2ddb998f3c9..74d4bdfaa9ae 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/major.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ static struct char_device_struct *
__register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
int minorct, const char *name)
{
- struct char_device_struct *cd, *curr, *prev = NULL;
+ struct char_device_struct *cd __free(kfree) = NULL;
+ struct char_device_struct *curr, *prev = NULL;
int ret;
int i;
@@ -117,14 +119,14 @@ __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
if (cd == NULL)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- mutex_lock(&chrdevs_lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&chrdevs_lock);
if (major == 0) {
ret = find_dynamic_major();
if (ret < 0) {
pr_err("CHRDEV \"%s\" dynamic allocation region is full\n",
name);
- goto out;
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
major = ret;
}
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
if (curr->baseminor >= baseminor + minorct)
break;
- goto out;
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
cd->major = major;
@@ -160,12 +162,7 @@ __register_chrdev_region(unsigned int major, unsigned int baseminor,
prev->next = cd;
}
- mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
- return cd;
-out:
- mutex_unlock(&chrdevs_lock);
- kfree(cd);
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
+ return_ptr(cd);
}
static struct char_device_struct *
--
2.25.1