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Originally, we used the signal->lock as a means of following the previous link in its timeline and peeking at the previous fence. However, we have replaced the explicit serialisation with a series of very careful probes that anticipate the links being deleted and the fences recycled before we are able to acquire a strong reference to it. We do not need the signal->lock crutch anymore, nor want the contention. Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@intel.com> Link: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/msgid/20210114135612.13210-2-chris@chris-wilson.co.uk
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.