linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Improve mutex documentation

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Date:   Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:57:16 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>, tj@...nel.org,
        cl@...ux.com, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Improve mutex documentation

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 04:58:12AM -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 01:56:31PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > My memory is weak and our documentation is awful.  What does
> > mutex_lock_killable() actually do and how does it differ from
> > mutex_lock_interruptible()?
> 
> From: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>
> 
> Add kernel-doc for mutex_lock_killable() and mutex_lock_io().  Reword the
> kernel-doc for mutex_lock_interruptible().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>

Thanks Matthew!