Re: [PATCH 2/3] rcu: Remove stale comment in tree.c

From: josh
Date: Wed Jul 16 2014 - 19:32:40 EST


On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 09:29:18AM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> On 07/16/2014 08:47 AM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 06:57:59PM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> >>
> >> On 07/15/2014 06:53 PM, josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 06:31:48PM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> >>>> This commit removes a stale comment in rcu/tree.c.
> >>>> FYI, an updated comment exists a few lines below this.
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> In general, when removing a stale comment, I'd suggest explaining why
> >>> the comment is stale. Was code removed without removing the
> >>> corresponding comment, or was code changed such that the comment no
> >>> longer applies, or...?
> >>
> >> I guess it was left out when code was moved around previously. And I did mention that an updated comment is there a few lines below.
> >>
> >> For reference this is the new comment which is below the old comment, they mean the same :)
> >>
> >> /* Remove the outgoing CPU from the masks in the rcu_node hierarchy. */
> >
> > Indeed that is the case.
> >
> > Please update the commit log with this explanation and resend.
> >
> > Thanx, Paul
> >
>
> Please find the updated patch below.
>
> --
> Pranith
>
> From: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 16:01:05 -0400
> Subject: [PATCH 2/3] rcu: Remove stale comment in tree.c
>
> This commit removes a stale comment in rcu/tree.c which was left out when some
> code was moved around previously.
>
> For reference, the following updated comment exists a few lines below this which
> means the same.
>
> /* Remove the outgoing CPU from the masks in the rcu_node hierarchy. */
>
> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 --
> 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index a1abaa8..e67246e 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -2211,8 +2211,6 @@ static void rcu_cleanup_dead_cpu(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp)
> /* Adjust any no-longer-needed kthreads. */
> rcu_boost_kthread_setaffinity(rnp, -1);
>
> - /* Remove the dead CPU from the bitmasks in the rcu_node hierarchy. */
> -
> /* Exclude any attempts to start a new grace period. */
> mutex_lock(&rsp->onoff_mutex);
> raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rsp->orphan_lock, flags);
> --
> 1.9.1
>
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