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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst index ed1284c6f078..90bc3f51eda9 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst @@ -94,16 +94,10 @@ primitives, but I'll pretend they don't exist. Locking in the Linux Kernel =========================== -If I could give you one piece of advice: never sleep with anyone crazier -than yourself. But if I had to give you advice on locking: **keep it -simple**. +If I could give you one piece of advice on locking: **keep it simple**. Be reluctant to introduce new locks. -Strangely enough, this last one is the exact reverse of my advice when -you **have** slept with someone crazier than yourself. And you should -think about getting a big dog. - Two Main Types of Kernel Locks: Spinlocks and Mutexes ----------------------------------------------------- @@ -1406,7 +1400,7 @@ bh half will be running at any time. Hardware Interrupt / Hardware IRQ - Hardware interrupt request. in_irq() returns true in a + Hardware interrupt request. in_hardirq() returns true in a hardware interrupt handler. Interrupt Context @@ -1418,7 +1412,7 @@ SMP (``CONFIG_SMP=y``). Software Interrupt / softirq - Software interrupt handler. in_irq() returns false; + Software interrupt handler. in_hardirq() returns false; in_softirq() returns true. Tasklets and softirqs both fall into the category of 'software interrupts'. |