The spinlock handling in this file has changed significantly since this comment was written, and the file_lock_lock is no more. In addition, this overall comment no longer applies. Deleting an entry now requires both locks. Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/locks.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c index 6138a9bcd924..11a4d698aba8 100644 --- a/fs/locks.c +++ b/fs/locks.c @@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ static DEFINE_HASHTABLE(blocked_hash, BLOCKED_HASH_BITS); * we often hold the flc_lock as well. In certain cases, when reading the fields * protected by this lock, we can skip acquiring it iff we already hold the * flc_lock. - * - * In particular, adding an entry to the fl_block list requires that you hold - * both the flc_lock and the blocked_lock_lock (acquired in that order). - * Deleting an entry from the list however only requires the file_lock_lock. */ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(blocked_lock_lock); -- 2.17.1
