Merge branch 'char-misc-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc into fpga-dfl-for-5.4

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 0e28270b0fd8..aad6be5c0af0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2204,6 +2204,12 @@ int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 	acpi_gpe_apply_masked_gpes();
 	acpi_update_all_gpes();
 
+	/*
+	 * Although we call __add_memory() that is documented to require the
+	 * device_hotplug_lock, it is not necessary here because this is an
+	 * early code when userspace or any other code path cannot trigger
+	 * hotplug/hotunplug operations.
+	 */
 	mutex_lock(&acpi_scan_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Enumerate devices in the ACPI namespace.