[PATCH] swait: annotate swait's special use
From: Luis R. Rodriguez
Date: Mon Jun 26 2017 - 20:06:10 EST
Before kernel hipsters start thinking swait is the cool thing to do.
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/swait.h | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/swait.h b/include/linux/swait.h
index 4a4e180d0a35..14fcf23cece4 100644
--- a/include/linux/swait.h
+++ b/include/linux/swait.h
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
*
* As a side effect of this; the data structures are slimmer.
*
- * One would recommend using this wait queue where possible.
+ * NOTE: swait is for cases of extreme memory considerations and some very
+ * special realtime issues, where it saves a couple of bytes in structures that
+ * need close packing. As such its very special-use. Consider using regular
+ * waits queues from wait.h instead *first*.
*/
struct task_struct;
--
2.11.0