[Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH S81-V3 4/9] i40evf: release bit locks in reverse order
Bowers, AndrewX
andrewx.bowers at intel.com
Tue Oct 31 19:05:10 UTC 2017
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> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces at osuosl.org] On
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> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH S81-V3 4/9] i40evf: release bit locks in
> reverse order
>
> From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller at intel.com>
>
> Although not strictly necessary, it is customary to reverse the order in which
> we release locks that we acquire. This helps preserve lock ordering during
> future refactors, which can help avoid potential deadlock situations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller at intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers at intel.com>
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