Now that ipc_rcu_alloc() and ipc_rcu_free() are removed, document when it is valid to use ipc_getref() and ipc_putref().
Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manf...@colorfullife.com> --- ipc/util.h | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h index 77336c2b..c692010 100644 --- a/ipc/util.h +++ b/ipc/util.h @@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ int ipcperms(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp, short flg); * Objects are reference counted, they start with reference count 1. * getref increases the refcount, the putref call that reduces the recount * to 0 schedules the rcu destruction. Caller must guarantee locking. + * + * refcount is initialized by ipc_addid(), before that point call_rcu() + * must be used. */ int ipc_rcu_getref(struct kern_ipc_perm *ptr); void ipc_rcu_putref(struct kern_ipc_perm *ptr, -- 2.9.3
