Re: [PATCH v3 13/15] perf: Use scoped_guard() for mmap_mutex in perf_mmap()

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 07:42:41AM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:

> > +	scoped_guard (mutex, &event->mmap_mutex) {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * This relies on __pmu_detach_event() taking mmap_mutex after marking
> > +		 * the event REVOKED. Either we observe the state, or __pmu_detach_event()
> > +		 * will detach the rb created here.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (event->state <= PERF_EVENT_STATE_REVOKED) {
> > +			ret = -ENODEV;
> > +			break;
> 
> I don't absolutely love this break-for-what-is-not-obviously-a-for-loop
> formulation (I know scoped_guard in practice _is_ a for loop, but obviously
> that's hidden by macro), but I guess hey it's C, and we have to do what we
> have to do :)

Right, don't love it either, but the alternative was a goto and that's
arguably worse, so meh.

> > +		}
> >
> > +		if (vma->vm_pgoff == 0)
> > +			ret = perf_mmap_rb(vma, event, nr_pages);
> > +		else
> > +			ret = perf_mmap_aux(vma, event, nr_pages);
> >  	}
> >
> >  	if (ret)
> >  		return ret;
> >
> >
> >