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In some cases it could happen that nicvf_send_msg_to_pf() could be called concurrently for the same NIC VF, and thus re-writing mailbox contents and breaking messaging sequence with PF by re-writing NICVF data. This commit is to implement mutex for NICVF to protect mailbox registers and NICVF messaging control data from concurrent access. Signed-off-by: Vadim Lomovtsev <vlomovtsev@marvell.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.