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diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 922e8b6fb422..1ab4f920f109 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ struct pernet_operations {
* have to keep in mind all other pernet_operations and
* to introduce a locking, if they share common resources.
*
+ * The only time they are called with exclusive lock is
+ * from register_pernet_subsys(), unregister_pernet_subsys()
+ * register_pernet_device() and unregister_pernet_device().
+ *
* Exit methods using blocking RCU primitives, such as
* synchronize_rcu(), should be implemented via exit_batch.
* Then, destruction of a group of net requires single