| Message ID | 20210105012224.1681573-1-kuba@kernel.org |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [net,v2] docs: net: fix documentation on .ndo_get_stats | expand |
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:22:24 -0800 > Fix calling context. > > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Applied, thanks.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst index 5a85fcc80c76..e65665c5ab50 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst @@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ struct net_device synchronization rules Context: process ndo_get_stats: - Synchronization: dev_base_lock rwlock. - Context: nominally process, but don't sleep inside an rwlock + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore, dev_base_lock rwlock, or RCU. + Context: atomic (can't sleep under rwlock or RCU) ndo_start_xmit: Synchronization: __netif_tx_lock spinlock.
Fix calling context. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> --- Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)