[Linaro-mm-sig] [PATCH 4/4] dma-buf: Move code out of mutex-protected section in dma_buf_attach()

Chris Wilson chris at chris-wilson.co.uk
Thu Jan 26 12:11:57 UTC 2012


On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:27:25 +0100, Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart at ideasonboard.com> wrote:
> Some fields can be set without mutex protection. Initialize them before
> locking the mutex.

struct mutex lock is described as

 /* mutex to serialize list manipulation and other ops */

maybe now is a good time to be a little more descriptive in what that
mutex is meant to protect and sprinkle enforcement throughout the code
as a means of documentation.
-Chris

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Chris Wilson, Intel Open Source Technology Centre



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