Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> writes:
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:43:10 +0100
> Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Add initial documentation.
>
> ...time to add a a couple of nits...:)
...time
Is that valid RST?
>> +++ b/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst
>> @@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
>> +.. _kernel_hacking_locktypes:
>> +
>
> So ... I vaguely remember that some Thomas guy added a document saying we
> should be putting SPDX tags on our files? :)
Never met him or heard about that.
>> +
>> +The preferred solution is to use :c:func:`spin_lock_irq()` or
>> +:c:func:`spin_lock_irqsave()` and their unlock counterparts.
>
> We don't need (and shouldn't use) :c:func: anymore; just saying
> spin_lock_irq() will cause the Right Things to happen.
Good to know. Will fix.
Thanks,
tglx
