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Hi, Linus,

On 12.09.2023 12:05, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 11:03 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 10:55 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
> 
>>> For new code try to use <linux/cleanup.h>.
>>> Or if you prefer take a sweep and introduce scoped guards
>>> everywhere (for spinlocks, mutexes..).
>>
>> Hmmm, <linux/cleanup.h> is only available in v6.5 and later.
>> I don't know whether the CiP machinery is planning to backport
>> <linux/cleanup.h> to e.g. v6.1 LTS...
> 
> Only for new code! (for-v6.7+)

Would you prefer <linux/cleanup.h> even if the new code just uses the
already existing spinlocks, mutexes? Or only for new code that introduces
new spinlocks, mutexes?

Thank you,
Claudiu Beznea

> 
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij