[PATCH v1 7/7] fs: update documentation of get_write_access() and friends

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As VM_DENYWRITE does no longer exists, let's spring-clean the
documentation of get_write_access() and friends.

Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/fs.h | 19 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 640574294216..e0dc3e96ed72 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3055,15 +3055,20 @@ static inline void file_end_write(struct file *file)
 }
 
 /*
+ * This is used for regular files where some users -- especially the
+ * currently executed binary in a process, previously handled via
+ * VM_DENYWRITE -- cannot handle concurrent write (and maybe mmap
+ * read-write shared) accesses.
+ *
  * get_write_access() gets write permission for a file.
  * put_write_access() releases this write permission.
- * This is used for regular files.
- * We cannot support write (and maybe mmap read-write shared) accesses and
- * MAP_DENYWRITE mmappings simultaneously. The i_writecount field of an inode
- * can have the following values:
- * 0: no writers, no VM_DENYWRITE mappings
- * < 0: (-i_writecount) vm_area_structs with VM_DENYWRITE set exist
- * > 0: (i_writecount) users are writing to the file.
+ * deny_write_access() denies write access to a file.
+ * allow_write_access() re-enables write access to a file.
+ *
+ * The i_writecount field of an inode can have the following values:
+ * 0: no write access, no denied write access
+ * < 0: (-i_writecount) users that denied write access to the file.
+ * > 0: (i_writecount) users that have write access to the file.
  *
  * Normally we operate on that counter with atomic_{inc,dec} and it's safe
  * except for the cases where we don't hold i_writecount yet. Then we need to
-- 
2.31.1





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