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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/locking')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/locking/rwsem.c | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c index 2340b6d90ec6..c6d17aee4209 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c +++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ /* * The least significant 2 bits of the owner value has the following * meanings when set. - * - Bit 0: RWSEM_READER_OWNED - The rwsem is owned by readers + * - Bit 0: RWSEM_READER_OWNED - rwsem may be owned by readers (just a hint) * - Bit 1: RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE - Cannot spin on a reader-owned lock * * When the rwsem is reader-owned and a spinning writer has timed out, @@ -1002,8 +1002,8 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, unsigned int stat /* * To prevent a constant stream of readers from starving a sleeping - * waiter, don't attempt optimistic lock stealing if the lock is - * currently owned by readers. + * writer, don't attempt optimistic lock stealing if the lock is + * very likely owned by readers. */ if ((atomic_long_read(&sem->owner) & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) && (rcnt > 1) && !(count & RWSEM_WRITER_LOCKED)) |