Add comments indicating the requirements and use of the insert_lock and
remove_lock in the VISORCHANNEL_Tag structure.
Signed-off-by: Bryan Thompson <bryan.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c
index 1568b95..1ce25c2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ struct VISORCHANNEL_Tag {
struct channel_header chan_hdr;
uuid_le guid;
ulong size;
- BOOL needs_lock;
- spinlock_t insert_lock;
- spinlock_t remove_lock;
+ BOOL needs_lock; /* channel creator knows if more than one
+ * thread will be inserting or removing */
+ spinlock_t insert_lock; /* protect head writes in chan_hdr */
+ spinlock_t remove_lock; /* protect tail writes in chan_hdr */
struct {
struct signal_queue_header req_queue;
--
1.7.9.5
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