[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 07/15] rtnetlink: Update now-misleading smp_read_barrier_depends() comment
From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon Oct 09 2017 - 20:23:59 EST
Now that READ_ONCE() implies smp_read_barrier_depends(), update the
rtnl_dereference() header comment accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevic@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/rtnetlink.h | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 765f7b915475..107720d6b978 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ static inline bool lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void)
* @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
*
* Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit
- * both the smp_read_barrier_depends() and the READ_ONCE(), because
- * caller holds RTNL.
+ * the READ_ONCE(), because caller holds RTNL.
*/
#define rtnl_dereference(p) \
rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
--
2.5.2