linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/7] rcu: Remove obsolete comment from __call

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Date:   Mon, 14 Nov 2016 08:57:09 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        dvhart@...ux.intel.com, fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
        bobby.prani@...il.com,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/7] rcu: Remove obsolete comment from __call_rcu()

The __call_rcu() comment about opportunistically noting grace period
beginnings and endings is obsolete.  RCU still does such opportunistic
noting, but in __call_rcu_core() rather than __call_rcu(), and there
already is an appropriate comment in __call_rcu_core().  This commit
therefore removes the obsolete comment.

Reported-by: Michalis Kokologiannakis <mixaskok@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d52780024f9f..865af187498e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3131,13 +3131,6 @@ __call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, rcu_callback_t func,
 	}
 	head->func = func;
 	head->next = NULL;
-
-	/*
-	 * Opportunistically note grace-period endings and beginnings.
-	 * Note that we might see a beginning right after we see an
-	 * end, but never vice versa, since this CPU has to pass through
-	 * a quiescent state betweentimes.
-	 */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdp = this_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda);
 
-- 
2.5.2