Re: [PATCH] staging: greybus: add comment for mutex

From: Alison Schofield
Date: Wed Mar 13 2024 - 22:32:33 EST


On Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 11:51:22PM +0530, Ayush Tiwari wrote:
> This patch adds descriptive comment to mutex within the struct
> gbaudio_codec_info to clarify its intended use and to address
> checkpatch checks.

Hi Ayush-

You may be right, but you need to convince your patch reviewers
why your comment accurately describes this mutex.

That's always the ask with this kind of patch.

BTW - Don't start your commit log with 'This patch...'.

Alison

>
> Signed-off-by: Ayush Tiwari <ayushtiw0110@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
> index f3f7a7ec6be4..1f97d4fb16cd 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct gbaudio_codec_info {
> /* to maintain runtime stream params for each DAI */
> struct list_head dai_list;
> struct mutex lock;
> + /* Lock to protect register access */
> struct mutex register_mutex;
> };
>
> --
> 2.40.1
>
>