Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Fix device_lock deadlock on two probe() paths

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On Fri, Aug 18, 2023 at 07:50:18PM +0100, Robin Murphy wrote:

> > There is a difference between knowingly introducing new lockdep warnings
> > into upstream and letting warnings discovered upstream rot for a while.
> 
> Furthermore I'd say it's one thing to have deadlocks or warnings slip in as
> part of some functional change, but quite another when the change is solely
> reworking the locking in an attempt to make it better. This is clearly not
> better.

Exactly what isn't better? We now print a warning when pre-existing
locking rules are violated. That is the only issue here.

Jason



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