[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 07/15] rtnetlink: Update now-misleading smp_read_barrier_depends() comment

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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




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