The patch titled Subject: test_firmware: remove unnecessary test_fw_mutex in test_dev_config_show_xxx has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is test_firmware-remove-unnecessary-test_fw_mutex-in-test_dev_config_show_xxx.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/test_firmware-remove-unnecessary-test_fw_mutex-in-test_dev_config_show_xxx.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/test_firmware-remove-unnecessary-test_fw_mutex-in-test_dev_config_show_xxx.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Scott Branden <scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: test_firmware: remove unnecessary test_fw_mutex in test_dev_config_show_xxx Remove unnecessary use of test_fw_mutex in test_dev_config_show_xxx functions that show simple bool, int, and u8. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200415002517.4328-1-scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- lib/test_firmware.c | 26 +++----------------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) --- a/lib/test_firmware.c~test_firmware-remove-unnecessary-test_fw_mutex-in-test_dev_config_show_xxx +++ a/lib/test_firmware.c @@ -310,27 +310,13 @@ static int test_dev_config_update_bool(c return ret; } -static ssize_t -test_dev_config_show_bool(char *buf, - bool config) +static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_bool(char *buf, bool val) { - bool val; - - mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex); - val = config; - mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex); - return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", val); } -static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_int(char *buf, int cfg) +static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_int(char *buf, int val) { - int val; - - mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex); - val = cfg; - mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex); - return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", val); } @@ -354,14 +340,8 @@ static int test_dev_config_update_u8(con return size; } -static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_u8(char *buf, u8 cfg) +static ssize_t test_dev_config_show_u8(char *buf, u8 val) { - u8 val; - - mutex_lock(&test_fw_mutex); - val = cfg; - mutex_unlock(&test_fw_mutex); - return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", val); } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx are test_firmware-remove-unnecessary-test_fw_mutex-in-test_dev_config_show_xxx.patch