Re: [PATCH] fbmem: fix copy_from/to_user() with mutex held

From: Stefan Richter
Date: Mon Jan 19 2009 - 03:07:10 EST


Stefan Richter wrote:
> Andrea Righi wrote:
>> +struct fb_info *get_fb_info(struct fb_info *info)
>> +__acquires(&info->lock)
>> +{
>> + mutex_lock(&info->lock);
>> + if (!info->fbops) {
>> + mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
>> + return NULL;
>> + }
>> + return info;
>> +}
>> +
>> +void put_fb_info(struct fb_info *info)
>> +__releases(&info->lock)
>> +{
>> + mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
>> +}
>> +
>
> These are IMO bad function names.

PS: The return value of the mutex_lock wrapper is also bad. A bool or
int would IMO be clearer, similar to the return value of mutex_trylock.
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Stefan Richter
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