[PATCH v6 0/3] locking/mutex: Mark devm_mutex_init() as __must_check

From: Thomas Weißschuh
Date: Mon Jun 09 2025 - 16:39:50 EST


devm_mutex_init() can fail. Make sure everybody checks the return value.
All patches should go through the mutex tree together.

It would be great if this could go in through a single tree at once.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Changes in v6:
- Rebase on v6.16-rc1
- Pick up review tag from Bartosz
- Fix up spi-nxp-fspi
- Fix up leds-lp8860
- Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250505-must_check-devm_mutex_init-v5-1-92fa4b793c6e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v5:
- Pick up review tag from Andy
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250407-must_check-devm_mutex_init-v4-1-587bacc9f6b3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v4:
- Drop already applied leds-1202 driver patch
- Rebase on v6.15-rc1
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250208-must_check-devm_mutex_init-v3-0-245e417dcc9e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v3:
- Introduce and use helper macro __mutex_init_ret()
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250204-must_check-devm_mutex_init-v2-0-7b6271c4b7e6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Changes in v2:
- Rebase on 6.14-rc1
- Fix up leds-1202 driver
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241202-must_check-devm_mutex_init-v1-1-e60eb97b8c72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Thomas Weißschuh (3):
spi: spi-nxp-fspi: check return value of devm_mutex_init()
leds: lp8860: Check return value of devm_mutex_init()
locking/mutex: Mark devm_mutex_init() as __must_check

drivers/leds/leds-lp8860.c | 4 +++-
drivers/spi/spi-nxp-fspi.c | 4 +++-
include/linux/mutex.h | 11 +++++++----
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 19272b37aa4f83ca52bdf9c16d5d81bdd1354494
change-id: 20241031-must_check-devm_mutex_init-cac583bda8fe

Best regards,
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Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>