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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
index 5057e4d9dcd1..318605de83f3 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ prototypes::
int (*readpage)(struct file *, struct page *);
int (*writepages)(struct address_space *, struct writeback_control *);
int (*set_page_dirty)(struct page *page);
+ void (*readahead)(struct readahead_control *);
int (*readpages)(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
struct list_head *pages, unsigned nr_pages);
int (*write_begin)(struct file *, struct address_space *mapping,
@@ -271,7 +272,8 @@ writepage: yes, unlocks (see below)
readpage: yes, unlocks
writepages:
set_page_dirty no
-readpages:
+readahead: yes, unlocks
+readpages: no
write_begin: locks the page exclusive
write_end: yes, unlocks exclusive
bmap:
@@ -295,6 +297,8 @@ the request handler (/dev/loop).
->readpage() unlocks the page, either synchronously or via I/O
completion.
+->readahead() unlocks the pages that I/O is attempted on like ->readpage().
+
->readpages() populates the pagecache with the passed pages and starts
I/O against them. They come unlocked upon I/O completion.
@@ -425,6 +429,7 @@ prototypes::
int (*lm_grant)(struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *, int);
void (*lm_break)(struct file_lock *); /* break_lease callback */
int (*lm_change)(struct file_lock **, int);
+ bool (*lm_breaker_owns_lease)(struct file_lock *);
locking rules:
@@ -435,6 +440,7 @@ lm_notify: yes yes no
lm_grant: no no no
lm_break: yes no no
lm_change yes no no
+lm_breaker_owns_lease: no no no
========== ============= ================= =========
buffer_head
@@ -611,7 +617,7 @@ prototypes::
locking rules:
============= ======== ===========================
-ops mmap_sem PageLocked(page)
+ops mmap_lock PageLocked(page)
============= ======== ===========================
open: yes
close: yes