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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst | 4 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst index 52e52a1b603d..2884ad243b54 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst @@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ netlink commands. Drivers are encouraged to use the devlink instance lock for their own needs. +Drivers need to be cautious when taking devlink instance lock and +taking RTNL lock at the same time. Devlink instance lock needs to be taken +first, only after that RTNL lock could be taken. + Nested instances ---------------- |