Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] lockdep: add lockdep_assert_not_held()

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Mar 01 2021 - 03:29:35 EST


On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 02:16:12PM -0700, Shuah Khan wrote:
> On 2/26/21 2:07 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 10:52:13AM -0700, Shuah Khan wrote:
> > > + /* avoid false negative lockdep_assert_not_held()
> > > + * and lockdep_assert_held()
> > > + */
> >
> > That's a coding style fail.
> >
>
> Checkpatch didn't complain.

Documentation/CodingStyle

(or whatever unreadable rst crap it is today :-( )

and:

https://lkml.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFyQYJerovMsSoSKS7PessZBr4vNp-3QUUwhqk4A4_jcbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

> What's your preference? Does the following work for you?
>
> /*
> * avoid false negative lockdep_assert_not_held()
> * and lockdep_assert_held()
> */

Yep (ideally even with a Capital and full stop).