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@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ new APIs prefixed by ``devl_*``. The older APIs handle all the locking
in devlink core, but don't allow registration of most sub-objects once
the main devlink object is itself registered. The newer ``devl_*`` APIs assume
the devlink instance lock is already held. Drivers can take the instance
-lock by calling ``devl_lock()``. It is also held in most of the callbacks.
-Eventually all callbacks will be invoked under the devlink instance lock,
-refer to the use of the ``DEVLINK_NL_FLAG_NO_LOCK`` flag in devlink core
-to find out which callbacks are not converted, yet.
+lock by calling ``devl_lock()``. It is also held all callbacks of devlink
+netlink commands.
Drivers are encouraged to use the devlink instance lock for their own needs.