Sparse reports a warning at put_map()() warning: context imbalance in put_map() - unexpected unlock The root cause is the missing annotation at put_map() Add the missing __releases(&object_map_lock) annotation Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> --- mm/slub.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c index 3c6d348afcf9..c273d0f32b8f 100644 --- a/mm/slub.c +++ b/mm/slub.c @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static unsigned long *get_map(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page) return object_map; } -static void put_map(unsigned long *map) +static void put_map(unsigned long *map) __releases(&object_map_lock) { VM_BUG_ON(map != object_map); lockdep_assert_held(&object_map_lock); -- 2.24.1