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+This file explains the locking and exclusion scheme used in the PCCARD
+and PCMCIA subsystems.
+
+
+A) Overview, Locking Hierarchy:
+===============================
+
+pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem        - protects only the list of sockets
+- skt_mutex                     - serializes card insert / ejection
+  - ops_mutex                   - serializes socket operation
+
+
+B) Exclusion
+============
+
+The following functions and callbacks to struct pcmcia_socket must
+be called with "skt_mutex" held:
+
+        socket_detect_change()
+        send_event()
+        socket_reset()
+        socket_shutdown()
+        socket_setup()
+        socket_remove()
+        socket_insert()
+        socket_early_resume()
+        socket_late_resume()
+        socket_resume()
+        socket_suspend()
+
+        struct pcmcia_callback  *callback
+
+The following functions and callbacks to struct pcmcia_socket must
+be called with "ops_mutex" held:
+
+        socket_reset()
+        socket_setup()
+
+        struct pccard_operations *ops
+
+Note that send_event() and struct pcmcia_callback *callback must not be
+called with "ops_mutex" held.
+
+
+C) Protection
+=============
+
+1. Global Data:
+---------------
+struct list_head        pcmcia_socket_list;
+
+protected by pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem;
+
+
+2. Per-Socket Data:
+-------------------
+The resource_ops are on their own to provide proper locking.
+
+The "main" struct pcmcia_socket is protected as follows (read-only fields
+or single-use fields not mentioned):
+
+- by pcmcia_socket_list_rwsem:
+        struct list_head        socket_list;
+
+- by thread_lock:
+        unsigned int            thread_events;
+
+- by skt_mutex:
+        u_int                   suspended_state;
+        void                    (*tune_bridge);
+        struct pcmcia_callback  *callback;
+        int                     resume_status;
+
+- by ops_mutex:
+        socket_state_t          socket;
+        u_int                   state;
+        u_short                 lock_count;
+        pccard_mem_map          cis_mem;
+        void __iomem            *cis_virt;
+        struct { }              irq;
+        io_window_t             io[];
+        pccard_mem_map          win[];
+        struct list_head        cis_cache;
+        size_t                  fake_cis_len;
+        u8                      *fake_cis;
+        u_int                   irq_mask;
+        void                    (*zoom_video);
+        int                     (*power_hook);
+        u8                      resource...;
+        struct list_head        devices_list;
+        u8                      device_count;
+        struct                  pcmcia_state;