From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2021 01:22:24 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: docs: net: fix documentation on .ndo_get_stats
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docs: net: fix documentation on .ndo_get_stats

Fix calling context.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
index 5a85fcc80c765..e65665c5ab501 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ ndo_do_ioctl:
 	Context: process
 
 ndo_get_stats:
-	Synchronization: dev_base_lock rwlock.
-	Context: nominally process, but don't sleep inside an rwlock
+	Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore, dev_base_lock rwlock, or RCU.
+	Context: atomic (can't sleep under rwlock or RCU)
 
 ndo_start_xmit:
 	Synchronization: __netif_tx_lock spinlock.