[PATCH 48/49] x86/alternatives: Update the comments in smp_text_poke_batch_process()

[Ingo Molnar]

 - Capitalize 'INT3' consistently,

 - make it clear that 'sync cores' means an SMP sync to all CPUs,

 - fix typos and spelling.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 6de97646b4d6..a855db342c6a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -2561,24 +2561,24 @@ noinstr int smp_text_poke_int3_trap_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 /**
  * smp_text_poke_batch_process() -- update instructions on live kernel on SMP
- * @text_poke_array.vec:		vector of instructions to patch
+ * @text_poke_array.vec: vector of instructions to patch
  * @text_poke_array.nr_entries:	number of entries in the vector
  *
- * Modify multi-byte instruction by using int3 breakpoint on SMP.
- * We completely avoid stop_machine() here, and achieve the
- * synchronization using int3 breakpoint.
+ * Modify multi-byte instructions by using INT3 breakpoints on SMP.
+ * We completely avoid using stop_machine() here, and achieve the
+ * synchronization using INT3 breakpoints and SMP cross-calls.
  *
  * The way it is done:
  *	- For each entry in the vector:
- *		- add a int3 trap to the address that will be patched
- *	- sync cores
+ *		- add an INT3 trap to the address that will be patched
+ *	- SMP sync all CPUs
  *	- For each entry in the vector:
  *		- update all but the first byte of the patched range
- *	- sync cores
+ *	- SMP sync all CPUs
  *	- For each entry in the vector:
- *		- replace the first byte (int3) by the first byte of
+ *		- replace the first byte (INT3) by the first byte of the
  *		  replacing opcode
- *	- sync cores
+ *	- SMP sync all CPUs
  */
 static void smp_text_poke_batch_process(void)
 {
@@ -2606,13 +2606,13 @@ static void smp_text_poke_batch_process(void)
 	cond_resched();
 
 	/*
-	 * Corresponding read barrier in int3 notifier for making sure the
+	 * Corresponding read barrier in INT3 notifier for making sure the
 	 * text_poke_array.nr_entries and handler are correctly ordered wrt. patching.
 	 */
 	smp_wmb();
 
 	/*
-	 * First step: add a int3 trap to the address that will be patched.
+	 * First step: add a INT3 trap to the address that will be patched.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < text_poke_array.nr_entries; i++) {
 		text_poke_array.vec[i].old = *(u8 *)text_poke_addr(&text_poke_array.vec[i]);
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ static void smp_text_poke_batch_process(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Third step: replace the first byte (int3) by the first byte of
+	 * Third step: replace the first byte (INT3) by the first byte of the
 	 * replacing opcode.
 	 */
 	for (do_sync = 0, i = 0; i < text_poke_array.nr_entries; i++) {
-- 
2.45.2