Re: [RFC PATCH] docs/mm: add VMA locks documentation

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Mon Nov 04 2024 - 10:22:05 EST


On Mon, Nov 04, 2024 at 02:17:36PM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 02, 2024 at 11:00:20AM +0200, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > > +
> > > +The table specifies which write locks must be held to write to the field.
> > > +
> > > +.. list-table::
> > > + :widths: 20 10 22 5 20
> > > + :header-rows: 1
> >
> > And use .. table here as well, e.g
>
> Hm this one is a little less clearly worth it because not only will that take me
> ages but it'll be quite difficult to read in a sensible editor. I can if you
> insist though?

With spaces it will look just fine in a text editor and IMHO better than
list-table, but I don't insist.

> > .. table::
> >
> > ======== ======== ========================== ================== ==========
> > Field Config Description Unstable RCU read? Write lock
> > ======== ======== ========================== ================== ==========
> > vm_start Inclusive start virtual mmap write,
> > address of range VMA VMA write
> > describes
> >
> > vm_end Exclusive end virtual mmap write,
> > address of range VMA VMA write
> > describes
> >
> > vm_rcu vma_lock RCU list head, in union N/A N/A
> > with vma_start, vma_end.
> > RCU implementation detail
> > ======== ======== ========================== ================== ==========

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Sincerely yours,
Mike.