linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 12/13] rcu: Catch up rcu_report_qs

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Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:12:49 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
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	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 12/13] rcu: Catch up rcu_report_qs_rdp() comment with reality

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d5a6d2f0cbf4..39f9c73d33c5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2354,12 +2354,7 @@ static void rcu_report_unblock_qs_rnp(struct rcu_state *rsp,
 
 /*
  * Record a quiescent state for the specified CPU to that CPU's rcu_data
- * structure.  This must be either called from the specified CPU, or
- * called when the specified CPU is known to be offline (and when it is
- * also known that no other CPU is concurrently trying to help the offline
- * CPU).  The lastcomp argument is used to make sure we are still in the
- * grace period of interest.  We don't want to end the current grace period
- * based on quiescent states detected in an earlier grace period!
+ * structure.  This must be called from the specified CPU.
  */
 static void
 rcu_report_qs_rdp(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
-- 
2.5.2