linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] rcu: Remove stale comment in tree.c

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2014 05:47:29 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
Cc:	josh@...htriplett.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	"open list:READ-COPY UPDATE..." <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] rcu: Remove stale comment in tree.c

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 06:57:59PM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> 
> On 07/15/2014 06:53 PM, josh@...htriplett.org wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 06:31:48PM -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> >> This commit removes a stale comment in rcu/tree.c.
> >> FYI, an updated comment exists a few lines below this.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <bobby.prani@...il.com>
> > In general, when removing a stale comment, I'd suggest explaining why
> > the comment is stale.  Was code removed without removing the
> > corresponding comment, or was code changed such that the comment no
> > longer applies, or...?
> 
> I guess it was left out when code was moved around previously. And I did mention that an updated comment is there a few lines below.
> 
> For reference this is the new comment which is below the old comment, they mean the same :)
> 
>     /* Remove the outgoing CPU from the masks in the rcu_node hierarchy. */

Indeed that is the case.

Please update the commit log with this explanation and resend.

								Thanx, Paul

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