Re: [RFC 0/5] devlink: add an explicit locking API

From
Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>
Date
2021-11-02 07:44:35
Reply to
Edwin Peer, 2021-11-01
On Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 01:04:03PM -0700, Edwin Peer wrote:
On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:23 AM Leon Romanovsky [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
The average driver author doesn't know locking well and won't be able to
use devlink reference counting correctly.
I think this problem largely only exists to the extent that locking
and lifecycle requirements are poorly documented. :P
I'm talking about general locking concepts that are perfectly documented
and still people do crazy things with it. :)
Regards,
Edwin Peer
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