linux-kernel - [PATCH] docs: fix typo in Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst

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Date:   Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:14:47 +0900
From:   Takahiro Itazuri <itazur@...zon.com>
To:     <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <trivial@...nel.org>,
        Takahiro Itazuri <zulinx86@...il.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Takahiro Itazuri <itazur@...zon.com>
Subject: [PATCH] docs: fix typo in Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst

Change copy_from_user*( to copy_from_user() .

Signed-off-by: Takahiro Itazuri <itazur@...zon.com>
---
 Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
index e6cd40663ea5..4cbd50edf277 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Pete Zaitcev gives the following summary:
 
 -  If you are in a process context (any syscall) and want to lock other
    process out, use a mutex. You can take a mutex and sleep
-   (``copy_from_user*(`` or ``kmalloc(x,GFP_KERNEL)``).
+   (``copy_from_user()`` or ``kmalloc(x,GFP_KERNEL)``).
 
 -  Otherwise (== data can be touched in an interrupt), use
    spin_lock_irqsave() and
-- 
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