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-rw-r--r--include/linux/seqlock.h17
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index 235cbc65fd71..2f7bb92b4c9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ static inline int do_read_seqcount_retry(const seqcount_t *s, unsigned start)
/**
* raw_write_seqcount_begin() - start a seqcount_t write section w/o lockdep
* @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
+ *
+ * Context: check write_seqcount_begin()
*/
#define raw_write_seqcount_begin(s) \
do { \
@@ -475,6 +477,8 @@ static inline void do_raw_write_seqcount_begin(seqcount_t *s)
/**
* raw_write_seqcount_end() - end a seqcount_t write section w/o lockdep
* @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
+ *
+ * Context: check write_seqcount_end()
*/
#define raw_write_seqcount_end(s) \
do { \
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ static inline void do_raw_write_seqcount_end(seqcount_t *s)
* @subclass: lockdep nesting level
*
* See Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst
+ * Context: check write_seqcount_begin()
*/
#define write_seqcount_begin_nested(s, subclass) \
do { \
@@ -519,11 +524,10 @@ static inline void do_write_seqcount_begin_nested(seqcount_t *s, int subclass)
* write_seqcount_begin() - start a seqcount_t write side critical section
* @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
*
- * write_seqcount_begin opens a write side critical section of the given
- * seqcount_t.
- *
- * Context: seqcount_t write side critical sections must be serialized and
- * non-preemptible. If readers can be invoked from hardirq or softirq
+ * Context: sequence counter write side sections must be serialized and
+ * non-preemptible. Preemption will be automatically disabled if and
+ * only if the seqcount write serialization lock is associated, and
+ * preemptible. If readers can be invoked from hardirq or softirq
* context, interrupts or bottom halves must be respectively disabled.
*/
#define write_seqcount_begin(s) \
@@ -545,7 +549,8 @@ static inline void do_write_seqcount_begin(seqcount_t *s)
* write_seqcount_end() - end a seqcount_t write side critical section
* @s: Pointer to seqcount_t or any of the seqcount_LOCKNAME_t variants
*
- * The write section must've been opened with write_seqcount_begin().
+ * Context: Preemption will be automatically re-enabled if and only if
+ * the seqcount write serialization lock is associated, and preemptible.
*/
#define write_seqcount_end(s) \
do { \