linux-kernel - [PATCH] docs: lockdep-design: correct the notation for writer

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Date:   Fri, 21 May 2021 14:29:54 +0800
From:   Xiongwei Song <sxwjean@...com>
To:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, will@...nel.org,
        longman@...hat.com, boqun.feng@...il.com, corbet@....net
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Xiongwei Song <sxwjean@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] docs: lockdep-design: correct the notation for writer

From: Xiongwei Song <sxwjean@...il.com>

The block condition matrix is using 'E' as the writer noation here, so it
would be better to use 'E' as the reminder rather than 'W'.

Signed-off-by: Xiongwei Song <sxwjean@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst b/Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst
index 9f3cfca..c3b923a 100644
--- a/Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst
+++ b/Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Block condition matrix, Y means the row blocks the column, and N means otherwise
 	| R | Y | Y | N |
 	+---+---+---+---+
 
-	(W: writers, r: non-recursive readers, R: recursive readers)
+	(E: writers, r: non-recursive readers, R: recursive readers)
 
 
 acquired recursively. Unlike non-recursive read locks, recursive read locks
-- 
2.7.4