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diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst index 122b0e124656..eb0596734e55 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/false-sharing.rst @@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ the hotspot switches to a new place. Miscellaneous ============= -One open issue is that kernel has an optional data structure +One open issue is that the kernel has an optional data structure randomization mechanism, which also randomizes the situation of cache -line sharing of data members. +line sharing among data members. .. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_sharing diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst index 1717348a4404..0042776a9e17 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst +++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ Defined in ``include/linux/export.h`` Similar to :c:func:`EXPORT_SYMBOL()` except that the symbols exported by :c:func:`EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()` can only be seen by -modules with a :c:func:`MODULE_LICENSE()` that specifies a GPL +modules with a :c:func:`MODULE_LICENSE()` that specifies a GPLv2 compatible license. It implies that the function is considered an internal implementation issue, and not really an interface. Some maintainers and developers may however require EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() |