[PATCH tip/core/rcu 18/21] genetlink: Remove smp_read_barrier_depends() from comment

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Fri Dec 01 2017 - 14:56:45 EST


Now that smp_read_barrier_depends() has been de-emphasized, the less
said about it, the better.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Kate Stewart <kstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/genetlink.h | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/genetlink.h b/include/linux/genetlink.h
index ecc2928e8046..bc738504ab4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/genetlink.h
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ extern wait_queue_head_t genl_sk_destructing_waitq;
* @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 genl mutex.
+ * the READ_ONCE(), because caller holds genl mutex.
*/
#define genl_dereference(p) \
rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
--
2.5.2