On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:56:20AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mcken...@linaro.org>
>
> Commit 1217ed1b (rcu: permit rcu_read_unlock() to be called while holding
> runqueue locks) made rcu_initiate_boost() restore irq state when releasing
> the rcu_node structure's ->lock, but failed to update the header comment
> accordingly. This commit therefore brings the header comment up to date.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mcken...@linaro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <j...@joshtriplett.org>
> ---
> kernel/rcutree_plugin.h | 6 +++---
> 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
> index c930a47..3ea60c9 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
> @@ -1193,9 +1193,9 @@ static int rcu_boost_kthread(void *arg)
> * kthread to start boosting them. If there is an expedited grace
> * period in progress, it is always time to boost.
> *
> - * The caller must hold rnp->lock, which this function releases,
> - * but irqs remain disabled. The ->boost_kthread_task is immortal,
> - * so we don't need to worry about it going away.
> + * The caller must hold rnp->lock, which this function releases.
> + * The ->boost_kthread_task is immortal, so we don't need to worry
> + * about it going away.
> */
> static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
> {
> --
> 1.7.8
>
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