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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
index 17774b1f7587..b70c2c4eb147 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
@@ -29,43 +29,45 @@ In a normal program, you can increment a counter like so:
This is what they would expect to happen:
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| Instance 1 | Instance 2 |
-+====================================+====================================+
-| read very_important_count (5) | |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| add 1 (6) | |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| write very_important_count (6) | |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| | read very_important_count (6) |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| | add 1 (7) |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| | write very_important_count (7) |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-
-Table: Expected Results
+
+.. table:: Expected Results
+
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | Instance 1 | Instance 2 |
+ +====================================+====================================+
+ | read very_important_count (5) | |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | add 1 (6) | |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | write very_important_count (6) | |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | | read very_important_count (6) |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | | add 1 (7) |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | | write very_important_count (7) |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
This is what might happen:
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| Instance 1 | Instance 2 |
-+====================================+====================================+
-| read very_important_count (5) | |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| | read very_important_count (5) |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| add 1 (6) | |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| | add 1 (6) |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| write very_important_count (6) | |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-| | write very_important_count (6) |
-+------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
-
-Table: Possible Results
+.. table:: Possible Results
+
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | Instance 1 | Instance 2 |
+ +====================================+====================================+
+ | read very_important_count (5) | |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | | read very_important_count (5) |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | add 1 (6) | |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | | add 1 (6) |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | write very_important_count (6) | |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+ | | write very_important_count (6) |
+ +------------------------------------+------------------------------------+
+
Race Conditions and Critical Regions
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