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+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ The acquisition orders for mutexes are as follows:
- kvm->slots_lock is taken outside kvm->irq_lock, though acquiring
them together is quite rare.
-For spinlocks, kvm_lock is taken outside kvm->mmu_lock. Everything
-else is a leaf: no other lock is taken inside the critical sections.
+On x86, vcpu->mutex is taken outside kvm->arch.hyperv.hv_lock.
+
+For spinlocks, kvm_lock is taken outside kvm->mmu_lock.
+
+Everything else is a leaf: no other lock is taken inside the critical
+sections.
2: Exception
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