Re: [PATCH v7 3/3] locking/mutex: Mark devm_mutex_init() as __must_check
From: Boqun Feng
Date: Tue Jun 17 2025 - 13:32:47 EST
On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 07:08:14PM +0200, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> devm_mutex_init() can fail. With CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y the mutex will be
> marked as unusable and trigger errors on usage.
> Enforce all callers check the return value through the compiler.
>
> As devm_mutex_init() itself is a macro, it can not be annotated
> directly. Annotate __devm_mutex_init() instead.
> Unfortunately __must_check/warn_unused_result don't propagate through
> statement expression. So move the statement expression into the argument
> list of the call to __devm_mutex_init() through a helper macro.
>
Given it's Peter's suggestion [1] for __mutex_init_ret(), I think a
Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
should be added here. No need for a new version just for that. If patch
#1 got some reviews, I would queue this in my lockdep-for-tip branch.
Hopefully these will land v6.17.
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250204090106.GP7145@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Regards,
Boqun
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/mutex.h | 11 +++++++----
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mutex.h b/include/linux/mutex.h
> index a039fa8c17807c700d3b61193feac0418cad1243..00afd341d293ddfcc0a427b576efdce044955e38 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mutex.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mutex.h
> @@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ do { \
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
>
> -int __devm_mutex_init(struct device *dev, struct mutex *lock);
> +int __must_check __devm_mutex_init(struct device *dev, struct mutex *lock);
>
> #else
>
> -static inline int __devm_mutex_init(struct device *dev, struct mutex *lock)
> +static inline int __must_check __devm_mutex_init(struct device *dev, struct mutex *lock)
> {
> /*
> * When CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES is off mutex_destroy() is just a nop so
> @@ -141,14 +141,17 @@ static inline int __devm_mutex_init(struct device *dev, struct mutex *lock)
>
> #endif
>
> -#define devm_mutex_init(dev, mutex) \
> +#define __mutex_init_ret(mutex) \
> ({ \
> typeof(mutex) mutex_ = (mutex); \
> \
> mutex_init(mutex_); \
> - __devm_mutex_init(dev, mutex_); \
> + mutex_; \
> })
>
> +#define devm_mutex_init(dev, mutex) \
> + __devm_mutex_init(dev, __mutex_init_ret(mutex))
> +
> /*
> * See kernel/locking/mutex.c for detailed documentation of these APIs.
> * Also see Documentation/locking/mutex-design.rst.
>
> --
> 2.50.0
>