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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/blkdev.h | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h index 31b1b635c710..3e66ad016a23 100644 --- a/include/linux/blkdev.h +++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h @@ -561,10 +561,12 @@ struct request_queue { struct list_head flush_list; /* - * Protects against I/O scheduler switching, specifically when - * updating q->elevator. To ensure proper locking order during - * an elevator update, first freeze the queue, then acquire - * ->elevator_lock. + * Protects against I/O scheduler switching, particularly when + * updating q->elevator. Since the elevator update code path may + * also modify q->nr_requests, this lock also protects the sysfs + * attribute nr_requests. + * To ensure proper locking order during an elevator update, first + * freeze the queue, then acquire ->elevator_lock. */ struct mutex elevator_lock; |