Reword and clarify better about the rwsem non-owner release issue. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20200321212144.GA6475@xxxxxxxxxx/ Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst b/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst index 6f2c0f5b041e..656dce72f11f 100644 --- a/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst +++ b/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ implementations to provide priority inheritance for all lock types except the truly spinning ones. Priority inheritance on ownerless locks is obviously impossible. -For now the rwsem non-owner release excludes code which utilizes it from -being used on PREEMPT_RT enabled kernels. In same cases this can be -mitigated by disabling portions of the code, in other cases the complete -functionality has to be disabled until a workable solution has been found. +For now, a PREEMPT_RT kernel just disables code sections that perform a +non-owner release of an rwsem. In some cases, parts of the code are disabled. +In other cases, the complete functionality has to be disabled until a workable +solution has been found. -- 2.25.1.696.g5e7596f4ac-goog
