Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] iio: core: Introduce cleanup.h support for mode locks

[David Lechner]

On 1/6/26 2:06 AM, Kurt Borja wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In a recent driver review discussion [1], Andy Shevchenko suggested we
> add cleanup.h support for the lock API:
> 
> 	iio_device_claim_{direct,buffer_mode}().
> 
> Which would allow some nice code simplification in many places. Some
> examples are given as patches, but the last two are the biggest
> differences.
> 
> In this version I dropped the RFC tag, as the general feeling is to go
> through with this after some modifications. Main one is the addition of
> IIO_DEV_ACQUIRE_{BUFFER,CLAIM}_MODE() wrappers to avoid drivers using
> the guard classes directly. I also added comments on the forbidden ways
> to use this API but I definitely still take suggestions on this.
> 
> For now I dropped iio_device_claim_buffer_mode() rename, as this point
> is still being discussed. My suggestion based on the RFC discussion is
> to do it, but in a separate patch (using coccinelle) and while we're at
> it rename the whole API like this:
> 
> 	iio_dev_mode_lock()
> 	iio_dev_mode_direct_trylock()
> 	iio_dev_mode_buffer_trylock()
> 	iio_dev_mode_unlock()
> 
> Let me know what you think and thanks for taking a look!
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
Like Jonathan, I just had a few minor suggestions, but overall:

Reviewed-by: David Lechner <dlechner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>