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diff --git a/Documentation/mutex-design.txt b/Documentation/mutex-design.txt index 38c10fd..1dfe62c 100644 --- a/Documentation/mutex-design.txt +++ b/Documentation/mutex-design.txt @@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ using mutexes at the moment, please let me know if you find any. ] Implementation of mutexes ------------------------- -'struct mutex' is the new mutex type, defined in include/linux/mutex.h -and implemented in kernel/mutex.c. It is a counter-based mutex with a -spinlock and a wait-list. The counter has 3 states: 1 for "unlocked", -0 for "locked" and negative numbers (usually -1) for "locked, potential -waiters queued". +'struct mutex' is the new mutex type, defined in include/linux/mutex.h and +implemented in kernel/locking/mutex.c. It is a counter-based mutex with a +spinlock and a wait-list. The counter has 3 states: 1 for "unlocked", 0 for +"locked" and negative numbers (usually -1) for "locked, potential waiters +queued". the APIs of 'struct mutex' have been streamlined: |
