Sparse reports a warning at lec_priv_walk() and lec_seq_stop() warning: context imbalance in lec_priv_walk() - unexpected unlock warning: context imbalance in lec_seq_stop() - unexpected unlock
The root cause is the missing annotation at lec_priv_walk() and lec_seq_stop() To fix this, __acquire() and __release() annotations are added in case conditions are not met. This only instruct Sparse to shutdown the warning Add the __acquire(&priv->lec_arp_lock) Add __release(&priv->lec_arp_lock) annotation Add __releases(&state->locked->lec_arp_lock) annotation Add __release(&state->locked->lec_arp_lock) annotation Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.oct...@gmail.com> --- Changes since v2 - merge patch No 6 and No 4 into one net/atm/lec.c | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c index 25fa3a7b72bd..7947abb17af2 100644 --- a/net/atm/lec.c +++ b/net/atm/lec.c @@ -886,12 +886,18 @@ static void *lec_priv_walk(struct lec_state *state, loff_t *l, if (!state->locked) { state->locked = priv; spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lec_arp_lock, state->flags); + } else { + /* annotation for sparse */ + __acquire(&priv->lec_arp_lock); } if (!lec_arp_walk(state, l, priv) && !lec_misc_walk(state, l, priv)) { spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lec_arp_lock, state->flags); state->locked = NULL; /* Partial state reset for the next time we get called */ state->arp_table = state->misc_table = 0; + } else { + /* annotation for sparse */ + __release(&priv->lec_arp_lock); } return state->locked; } @@ -940,6 +946,7 @@ static void *lec_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos) } static void lec_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v) + __releases(&state->locked->lec_arp_lock) { struct lec_state *state = seq->private; @@ -947,6 +954,9 @@ static void lec_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v) spin_unlock_irqrestore(&state->locked->lec_arp_lock, state->flags); dev_put(state->dev); + } else { + /* annotation for sparse */ + __release(&state->locked->lec_arp_lock); } } -- 2.25.3