Re: (subset) [PATCH v3 00/14] Remove redundant rcu_read_lock/unlock() in spin_lock

From: Jeff Johnson

Date: Thu Apr 30 2026 - 17:32:01 EST



On Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:47:21 +0800, pengdonglin wrote:
> Since commit a8bb74acd8efe ("rcu: Consolidate RCU-sched update-side function definitions")
> there is no difference between rcu_read_lock(), rcu_read_lock_bh() and
> rcu_read_lock_sched() in terms of RCU read section and the relevant grace
> period. That means that spin_lock(), which implies rcu_read_lock_sched(),
> also implies rcu_read_lock().
>
> There is no need no explicitly start a RCU read section if one has already
> been started implicitly by spin_lock().
>
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[14/14] wifi: ath9k: Remove redundant rcu_read_lock/unlock() in spin_lock
commit: c4f518736472c8cfbf1d304e01c631babd2bbf34

Best regards,
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Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>