Re: [PATCH] fbmem: fix copy_from/to_user() with mutex held

[Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>]

Stefan Richter wrote:
> Andrea Righi wrote:
>> +struct fb_info *get_fb_info(struct fb_info *info)
>> +__acquires(&info->lock)
>> +{
>> +	mutex_lock(&info->lock);
>> +	if (!info->fbops) {
>> +		mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
>> +		return NULL;
>> +	}
>> +	return info;
>> +}
>> +
>> +void put_fb_info(struct fb_info *info)
>> +__releases(&info->lock)
>> +{
>> +	mutex_unlock(&info->lock);
>> +}
>> +
> 
> These are IMO bad function names.

PS:  The return value of the mutex_lock wrapper is also bad.  A bool or
int would IMO be clearer, similar to the return value of mutex_trylock.
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