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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index b562d9b6a702..05f11302443b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -81,13 +81,14 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags {
* @stop_initiator: initiator of a session stop
* @tx_stop: TX DelBA frame when stopping
*
- * This structure is protected by RCU and the per-station
- * spinlock. Assignments to the array holding it must hold
- * the spinlock, only the TX path can access it under RCU
- * lock-free if, and only if, the state has the flag
- * %HT_AGG_STATE_OPERATIONAL set. Otherwise, the TX path
- * must also acquire the spinlock and re-check the state,
- * see comments in the tx code touching it.
+ * This structure's lifetime is managed by RCU, assignments to
+ * the array holding it must hold the aggregation mutex.
+ *
+ * The TX path can access it under RCU lock-free if, and
+ * only if, the state has the flag %HT_AGG_STATE_OPERATIONAL
+ * set. Otherwise, the TX path must also acquire the spinlock
+ * and re-check the state, see comments in the tx code
+ * touching it.
*/
struct tid_ampdu_tx {
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
@@ -115,15 +116,13 @@ struct tid_ampdu_tx {
* @rcu_head: RCU head used for freeing this struct
* @reorder_lock: serializes access to reorder buffer, see below.
*
- * This structure is protected by RCU and the per-station
- * spinlock. Assignments to the array holding it must hold
- * the spinlock.
+ * This structure's lifetime is managed by RCU, assignments to
+ * the array holding it must hold the aggregation mutex.
*
- * The @reorder_lock is used to protect the variables and
- * arrays such as @reorder_buf, @reorder_time, @head_seq_num,
- * @stored_mpdu_num and @reorder_time from being corrupted by
- * concurrent access of the RX path and the expired frame
- * release timer.
+ * The @reorder_lock is used to protect the members of this
+ * struct, except for @timeout, @buf_size and @dialog_token,
+ * which are constant across the lifetime of the struct (the
+ * dialog token being used only for debugging).
*/
struct tid_ampdu_rx {
struct rcu_head rcu_head;