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authorRobert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>2010-10-01 10:54:17 +0400
committerRobert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>2010-10-01 10:54:17 +0400
commitef70fcc0cd5d98f5e2df82c9e598b47f351d4f66 (patch)
treeb801ba4d7ebb1155df68d530df49444ffa6252cc /include/linux/mutex.h
parent4cbe75be5c6ae86bdc7daec864eeb2dfd66f48bb (diff)
parent98d943b02f6f1b57787ff1aa6f34d019a407e3ee (diff)
downloadlinux-ef70fcc0cd5d98f5e2df82c9e598b47f351d4f66.tar.xz
Merge branch 'oprofile/urgent' into oprofile/core
Conflicts: arch/arm/oprofile/common.c Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
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diff --git a/include/linux/mutex.h b/include/linux/mutex.h
index 878cab4f5fcc..f363bc8fdc74 100644
--- a/include/linux/mutex.h
+++ b/include/linux/mutex.h
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ struct mutex_waiter {
# include <linux/mutex-debug.h>
#else
# define __DEBUG_MUTEX_INITIALIZER(lockname)
+/**
+ * mutex_init - initialize the mutex
+ * @mutex: the mutex to be initialized
+ *
+ * Initialize the mutex to unlocked state.
+ *
+ * It is not allowed to initialize an already locked mutex.
+ */
# define mutex_init(mutex) \
do { \
static struct lock_class_key __key; \