Sparse reports a warning at close_pdeo() warning: context imbalance in close_pdeo() - unexpected unlock The root cause is the missing annotation at close_pdeo() Add the missing __releases(&pde->pde_unload_lock) annotation Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/proc/inode.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c index 6da18316d209..1f33cb7a6c47 100644 --- a/fs/proc/inode.c +++ b/fs/proc/inode.c @@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ static void unuse_pde(struct proc_dir_entry *pde) /* pde is locked on entry, unlocked on exit */ static void close_pdeo(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct pde_opener *pdeo) + __releases(&pde->pde_unload_lock) { /* * close() (proc_reg_release()) can't delete an entry and proceed: -- 2.24.1