[PATCH V3 05/14] i3c: Make dev->desc locking assumptions explicit

Mukesh Savaliya mukesh.savaliya at oss.qualcomm.com
Tue Aug 4 11:08:04 PDT 2026



On 8/4/2026 7:08 PM, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> i3c_device_get_info() takes the bus normal-use lock before accessing
> dev->desc. Under that lock, the descriptor pointer is guaranteed to be
> valid for the duration of the access.
> 
> Remove the unnecessary NULL check on dev->desc so the code more clearly
> reflects the locking rules and expected descriptor lifetime.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter at intel.com>
> ---
> 
> 
> Changes in V3:
> 
> 	New patch
> 
> 
>   drivers/i3c/device.c | 3 +--
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/device.c b/drivers/i3c/device.c
> index a3778282e84c..5e6df6de0283 100644

Acked-by: Mukesh Savaliya <mukesh.savaliya at oss.qualcomm.com>




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