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authorJeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>2018-08-08 12:54:09 -0400
committerJeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>2018-08-08 12:59:06 -0400
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locks: remove misleading obsolete comment
The spinlock handling in this file has changed significantly since this comment was written, and the file_lock_lock is no more. In addition, this overall comment no longer applies. Deleting an entry now requires both locks. Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 6138a9bcd924..11a4d698aba8 100644
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@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ static DEFINE_HASHTABLE(blocked_hash, BLOCKED_HASH_BITS);
* we often hold the flc_lock as well. In certain cases, when reading the fields
* protected by this lock, we can skip acquiring it iff we already hold the
* flc_lock.
- *
- * In particular, adding an entry to the fl_block list requires that you hold
- * both the flc_lock and the blocked_lock_lock (acquired in that order).
- * Deleting an entry from the list however only requires the file_lock_lock.
*/
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(blocked_lock_lock);