From: Alyssa Rosenzweig Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 15:18:26 +0000 (-0400) Subject: docs: kernel-hacking: Remove inappropriate text X-Git-Url: http://git.maquefel.me/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=abf36fe0be7d;p=linux.git docs: kernel-hacking: Remove inappropriate text Remove inappropriate sexual (and ableist) text from the locking documentation, aligning it with the kernel code-of-conduct. As the text was unrelated to locking, this change streamlines the document and improves readability. Signed-off-by: Alyssa Rosenzweig Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210903151826.6300-1-alyssa@rosenzweig.io Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst index 94232ed1d5926..90bc3f51eda97 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst @@ -94,16 +94,10 @@ primitives, but I'll pretend they don't exist. Locking in the Linux Kernel =========================== -If I could give you one piece of advice: never sleep with anyone crazier -than yourself. But if I had to give you advice on locking: **keep it -simple**. +If I could give you one piece of advice on locking: **keep it simple**. Be reluctant to introduce new locks. -Strangely enough, this last one is the exact reverse of my advice when -you **have** slept with someone crazier than yourself. And you should -think about getting a big dog. - Two Main Types of Kernel Locks: Spinlocks and Mutexes -----------------------------------------------------