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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
index 3c0a5ba614d..847cedb238f 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ dev->get_stats:
Context: nominally process, but don't sleep inside an rwlock
dev->hard_start_xmit:
- Synchronization: dev->xmit_lock spinlock.
+ Synchronization: netif_tx_lock spinlock.
When the driver sets NETIF_F_LLTX in dev->features this will be
- called without holding xmit_lock. In this case the driver
+ called without holding netif_tx_lock. In this case the driver
has to lock by itself when needed. It is recommended to use a try lock
for this and return -1 when the spin lock fails.
The locking there should also properly protect against
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ dev->hard_start_xmit:
Only valid when NETIF_F_LLTX is set.
dev->tx_timeout:
- Synchronization: dev->xmit_lock spinlock.
+ Synchronization: netif_tx_lock spinlock.
Context: BHs disabled
Notes: netif_queue_stopped() is guaranteed true
dev->set_multicast_list:
- Synchronization: dev->xmit_lock spinlock.
+ Synchronization: netif_tx_lock spinlock.
Context: BHs disabled
dev->poll: