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Peter Anvin" , kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, loongarch@lists.linux.dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On Wed, May 27, 2026, Ackerley Tng wrote: > Ackerley Tng (12): > Documentation: KVM: Elaborate comment on kvm_usage_lock > Documentation: KVM: Consolidate notes about cpu_read_lock() and kvm_lock > Documentation: KVM: Consolidate notes about kvm->slots_lock and irq_lock > Documentation: KVM: Turn - into bullet point > Documentation: KVM: Explain what rule the exception section is meant for > Documentation: KVM: Have actual headings for exceptions > Documentation: KVM: Drop mention of kvm->lock in SRCU documentation > Documentation: KVM: Add example for kvm->srcu in relation to mutex/lock > Documentation: KVM: Document synchronization for managing guest faults > KVM: guest_memfd: Clarify comment about gmem.file vs kvm->srcu > KVM: mmu: Point users of host_pfn_mapping_level() to docs > Documentation: KVM: Focus acquisition order section on preventing deadlocks Please split these up into standalone patches or small series of patches that are logically related at a finer granularity. "Here's a pile of KVM documentation updates" is not a reasonable level of granularity.