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vmw_fifo_ping_host() disables preemption around a test and a register write via vmw_write(). The write function acquires a spinlock_t typed lock which is not allowed in a preempt_disable()ed section on PREEMPT_RT. This has been reported in the bugzilla. It has been explained by Thomas Hellstrom that this preempt_disable()ed section is not required for correctness. Remove the preempt_disable() section. Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206591 Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/0b5e1c65d89951de993deab06d1d197b40fd67aa.camel@vmware.com Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
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.