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docs: net: fix documentation on .ndo_get_stats
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Jakub Kicinski
<kuba@kernel.org>
Tue, 5 Jan 2021 01:22:24 +0000
(17:22 -0800)
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David S. Miller
<davem@davemloft.net>
Wed, 6 Jan 2021 00:41:51 +0000
(16:41 -0800)
Fix calling context.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
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a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
index 5a85fcc80c7653b6e9c1d9c4741dfc112c4d486f..e65665c5ab5016393a2d71a56ddf83703aeaece2 100644
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--- a/
Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
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Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
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-64,8
+64,8
@@
ndo_do_ioctl:
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.