Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] mm/memory_hotplug: Make unregister_memory_block_under_nodes() never fail

[Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 12:22 AM David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> >>  drivers/base/node.c  | 18 +++++-------------
> >>  include/linux/node.h |  5 ++---
> >>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
> >> index 04fdfa99b8bc..9be88fd05147 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/base/node.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/base/node.c
> >> @@ -803,20 +803,14 @@ int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, void *arg)
> >>
> >>  /*
> >>   * Unregister memory block device under all nodes that it spans.
> >> + * Has to be called with mem_sysfs_mutex held (due to unlinked_nodes).
> >
> > Given this comment can bitrot relative to the implementation lets
> > instead add an explicit:
> >
> >     lockdep_assert_held(&mem_sysfs_mutex);
>
> That would require to make the mutex non-static. Is that what you
> suggest, or any other alternative?

If the concern is other code paths taking the lock when they shouldn't
then you could make a public "lockdep_assert_mem_sysfs_held()" to do
the same, but I otherwise think the benefit of inline lock validation
is worth the price of adding a new non-static symbol.