linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/6] rhashtable: remove incorrect comment on r{hl, hash}table_walk

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Date:   Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:47:01 +1000
From:   NeilBrown <neilb@...e.com>
To:     Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] rhashtable: remove incorrect comment on r{hl,
 hash}table_walk_enter()

Neither rhashtable_walk_enter() or rhltable_walk_enter() sleep, so
remove the comments which suggest that they do.

Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@...e.com>
---
 include/linux/rhashtable.h |    3 ---
 lib/rhashtable.c           |    3 ---
 2 files changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rhashtable.h b/include/linux/rhashtable.h
index 87d443a5b11d..b01d88e196c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/rhashtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/rhashtable.h
@@ -1268,9 +1268,6 @@ static inline int rhashtable_walk_init(struct rhashtable *ht,
  * For a completely stable walk you should construct your own data
  * structure outside the hash table.
  *
- * This function may sleep so you must not call it from interrupt
- * context or with spin locks held.
- *
  * You must call rhashtable_walk_exit after this function returns.
  */
 static inline void rhltable_walk_enter(struct rhltable *hlt,
diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index 2b2b79974b61..19db8e563c40 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -668,9 +668,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rhashtable_insert_slow);
  * For a completely stable walk you should construct your own data
  * structure outside the hash table.
  *
- * This function may sleep so you must not call it from interrupt
- * context or with spin locks held.
- *
  * You must call rhashtable_walk_exit after this function returns.
  */
 void rhashtable_walk_enter(struct rhashtable *ht, struct rhashtable_iter *iter)