linux-kernel - [PATCH] mm: fix outdated incorrect code comments for handle_mm

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Message-ID: <20241213031820.778342-1-alexjlzheng@tencent.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:18:20 +0800
From: Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@...il.com>
To: akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@...cent.com>
Subject: [PATCH] mm: fix outdated incorrect code comments for handle_mm_fault()

Signed-off-by: Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@...cent.com>
---
 mm/memory.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index d9af83dd86bb..d7342a726845 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -6159,7 +6159,8 @@ static vm_fault_t sanitize_fault_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 
 /*
- * By the time we get here, we already hold the mm semaphore
+ * By the time we get here, we already hold either the VMA lock or the
+ * mmap_Lock (FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK tells you which).
  *
  * The mmap_lock may have been released depending on flags and our
  * return value.  See filemap_fault() and __folio_lock_or_retry().
-- 
2.41.1