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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst index f87bb55b4afe..7ebb6c36482d 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Network Devices, the Kernel, and You! Introduction ============ The following is a random collection of documentation regarding -network devices. +network devices. It is intended for driver developers. struct net_device lifetime rules ================================ @@ -387,12 +387,14 @@ For device drivers that implement shaping or queue management APIs, some of the notifiers (``enum netdev_cmd``) are running under the netdev instance lock. +The following netdev notifiers are always run under the instance lock: +* ``NETDEV_XDP_FEAT_CHANGE`` + For devices with locked ops, currently only the following notifiers are running under the lock: * ``NETDEV_CHANGE`` * ``NETDEV_REGISTER`` * ``NETDEV_UP`` -* ``NETDEV_XDP_FEAT_CHANGE`` The following notifiers are running without the lock: * ``NETDEV_UNREGISTER`` |