Sparse reports warning at rcu_nocb_bypass_lock() |warning: context imbalance in rcu_nocb_bypass_lock() - wrong count at exit To fix this, an __acquires(&rdp->nocb_bypass_lock) is added. Given that rcu_nocb_bypass_lock() does actually call raw_spin_lock(&rdp->nocb_bypass_lock) in case raw_spin_trylock(&rdp->nocb_bypass_lock) fails. This not only fixes the warning but also improves on the readability of the code. Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@xxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h index fa08d55f7040..7689e649b674 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h @@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ module_param(nocb_nobypass_lim_per_jiffy, int, 0); * flag the contention. */ static void rcu_nocb_bypass_lock(struct rcu_data *rdp) + __acquires(&rdp->nocb_bypass_lock) { lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled(); if (raw_spin_trylock(&rdp->nocb_bypass_lock)) -- 2.24.1