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2023-01-11docs: locking: Discourage from calling disable_irq() in atomicAlexander Sverdlin1-2/+2
Correct the example in the documentation so that disable_irq() is not being called in atomic context. disable_irq() calls sleeping synchronize_irq(), it's not allowed to call them in atomic context. Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@siemens.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87k02wbs2n.ffs@tglx/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221212163715.830315-1-alexander.sverdlin@siemens.com
2022-11-24timers: Update the documentation to reflect on the new timer_shutdown() APISteven Rostedt (Google)1-0/+5
In order to make sure that a timer is not re-armed after it is stopped before freeing, a new shutdown state is added to the timer code. The API timer_shutdown_sync() and timer_shutdown() must be called before the object that holds the timer can be freed. Update the documentation to reflect this new workflow. [ tglx: Updated to the new semantics and updated the zh_CN version ] Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@linutronix.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221110064147.712934793@goodmis.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221123201625.375284489@linutronix.de
2022-11-24Documentation: Replace del_timer/del_timer_sync()Thomas Gleixner1-6/+5
Adjust to the new preferred function names. Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@linutronix.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221123201625.075320635@linutronix.de
2022-11-24Documentation: Remove bogus claim about del_timer_sync()Thomas Gleixner1-2/+1
del_timer_sync() does not return the number of times it tried to delete the timer which rearms itself. It's clearly documented: The function returns whether it has deactivated a pending timer or not. This part of the documentation is from 2003 where del_timer_sync() really returned the number of deletion attempts for unknown reasons. The code was rewritten in 2005, but the documentation was not updated. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@linutronix.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221123201624.452282769@linutronix.de
2022-04-05Documentation: kernel-hacking: minor edits for styleKonstantin Ryabitsev1-4/+1
Rusty's kernel-hacking guides provide important information, however they are written in a narrative style that some readers may interpret as off-putting. Since the goal is to make kernel documentation accessible to as many new developers as possible, it's best to avoid the turns of phrase that require a specific cultural context to properly understand. Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2022-01-27docs: fix typo in Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rstTakahiro Itazuri1-1/+1
Change copy_from_user*( to copy_from_user() . Signed-off-by: Takahiro Itazuri <itazur@amazon.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220124081447.34066-1-itazur@amazon.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2021-10-19docs: futex: Fix kernel-doc referencesAndré Almeida1-1/+13
Since the futex code was restructured, there's no futex.c file anymore and the implementation is split in various files. Point kernel-doc references to the new files. Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@collabora.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20211012135549.14451-1-andrealmeid@collabora.com
2021-09-04docs: kernel-hacking: Remove inappropriate textAlyssa Rosenzweig1-7/+1
Remove inappropriate sexual (and ableist) text from the locking documentation, aligning it with the kernel code-of-conduct. As the text was unrelated to locking, this change streamlines the document and improves readability. Signed-off-by: Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@rosenzweig.io> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210903151826.6300-1-alyssa@rosenzweig.io Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2021-08-24Documentation: in_irq() cleanupChangbin Du1-2/+2
Replace the obsolete and ambiguos macro in_irq() with new macro in_hardirq(). Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210814014831.53083-1-changbin.du@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2021-02-11docs: kernel-hacking: be more civilBhaskar Chowdhury1-1/+1
Remove the f-bomb from locking.rst. Let's have a moment of silence, though, as we mark the passing of the last of Rusty's once plentiful profanities in this venerable document. Signed-off-by: Bhaskar Chowdhury <unixbhaskar@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210205115951.1276526-1-unixbhaskar@gmail.com [jc: rewrote changelog] Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2021-01-01docs: Fix reST markup when linking to sectionsNícolas F. R. A. Prado1-4/+4
During the process of converting the documentation to reST, some links were converted using the following wrong syntax (and sometimes using %20 instead of spaces): `Display text <#section-name-in-html>`__ This syntax isn't valid according to the docutils' spec [1], but more importantly, it is specific to HTML, since it uses '#' to link to an HTML anchor. The right syntax would instead use a docutils hyperlink reference as the embedded URI to point to the section [2], that is: `Display text <Section Name_>`__ This syntax works in both HTML and PDF. The LaTeX toolchain doesn't mind the HTML anchor syntax when generating the pdf documentation (make pdfdocs), that is, the build succeeds but the links don't work, but that syntax causes errors when trying to build using the not-yet-merged rst2pdf: ValueError: format not resolved, probably missing URL scheme or undefined destination target for 'Forcing%20Quiescent%20States' So, use the correct syntax in order to have it work in all different output formats. [1]: https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#reference-names [2]: https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#embedded-uris-and-aliases Fixes: ccc9971e2147 ("docs: rcu: convert some articles from html to ReST") Fixes: c8cce10a62aa ("docs: Fix the reference labels in Locking.rst") Fixes: e548cdeffcd8 ("docs-rst: convert kernel-locking to ReST") Fixes: 7ddedebb03b7 ("ALSA: doc: ReSTize writing-an-alsa-driver document") Signed-off-by: Nícolas F. R. A. Prado <nfraprado@protonmail.com> Reviewed-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201228144537.135353-1-nfraprado@protonmail.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2020-03-21docs: locking: Drop :c:func: throughoutStephen Boyd1-88/+88
The kernel doc tooling knows how to do this itself so drop this markup throughout this file to simplify. Suggested-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <swboyd@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200318174133.160206-3-swboyd@chromium.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2020-03-21docs: locking: Add 'need' to hardirq sectionStephen Boyd1-1/+1
Add the missing word to make this sentence read properly. Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <swboyd@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200318174133.160206-2-swboyd@chromium.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-07-15docs: locking: convert docs to ReST and rename to *.rstMauro Carvalho Chehab1-1/+1
Convert the locking documents to ReST and add them to the kernel development book where it belongs. Most of the stuff here is just to make Sphinx to properly parse the text file, as they're already in good shape, not requiring massive changes in order to be parsed. The conversion is actually: - add blank lines and identation in order to identify paragraphs; - fix tables markups; - add some lists markups; - mark literal blocks; - adjust title markups. At its new index.rst, let's add a :orphan: while this is not linked to the main index.rst file, in order to avoid build warnings. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> Acked-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it>
2019-06-20docs: stop suggesting strlcpyStephen Kitt1-3/+3
Since strlcpy is deprecated, the documentation shouldn't suggest using it. This patch fixes the examples to use strscpy instead. It also uses sizeof instead of underlying constants as far as possible, to simplify future changes to the corresponding data structures. Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <steve@sk2.org> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Acked-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2018-07-27doc:it_IT: translation for kernel-hackingFederico Vaga1-0/+2
This patch includes the kernel-hacking translation in Italian (both hacking.rst and locking.rst). It adds also the anchors for the english kernel-hacking documents. Signed-off-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2018-07-27docs: Fix the reference labels in Locking.rstJonathan Corbet1-2/+2
Two jump tags were misspelled, leading to non-working cross-reference links. Reported-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2017-05-16locking.rst: Update some ReST markupsMauro Carvalho Chehab1-8/+8
Correct a few minor issues with ReST notation used on this file (produced by an automatic tool). Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2017-05-16locking.rst: add captions to two tablesMauro Carvalho Chehab1-34/+36
Those tables have a "caption" at the end, but ReST actually expects it on a different way. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2017-05-16locking.rst: reformat locking tableMauro Carvalho Chehab1-23/+14
Use a different markup for this table, in order to make it smaller when seeing in text mode. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2017-05-16docs-rst: convert kernel-locking to ReSTMauro Carvalho Chehab1-0/+1453
Use pandoc to convert documentation to ReST by calling Documentation/sphinx/tmplcvt script. - Manually adjust tables with got broken by conversion Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>