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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/srcu.h | 15 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h index 08339eb8a01c..abaddd7e6ddf 100644 --- a/include/linux/srcu.h +++ b/include/linux/srcu.h @@ -232,13 +232,14 @@ static inline int srcu_read_lock_held(const struct srcu_struct *ssp) * a mutex that is held elsewhere while calling synchronize_srcu() or * synchronize_srcu_expedited(). * - * The return value from srcu_read_lock() must be passed unaltered - * to the matching srcu_read_unlock(). Note that srcu_read_lock() and - * the matching srcu_read_unlock() must occur in the same context, for - * example, it is illegal to invoke srcu_read_unlock() in an irq handler - * if the matching srcu_read_lock() was invoked in process context. Or, - * for that matter to invoke srcu_read_unlock() from one task and the - * matching srcu_read_lock() from another. + * The return value from srcu_read_lock() is guaranteed to be + * non-negative. This value must be passed unaltered to the matching + * srcu_read_unlock(). Note that srcu_read_lock() and the matching + * srcu_read_unlock() must occur in the same context, for example, it is + * illegal to invoke srcu_read_unlock() in an irq handler if the matching + * srcu_read_lock() was invoked in process context. Or, for that matter to + * invoke srcu_read_unlock() from one task and the matching srcu_read_lock() + * from another. */ static inline int srcu_read_lock(struct srcu_struct *ssp) __acquires(ssp) { |