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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/idr.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/idr.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b/include/linux/idr.h index 3ade03e5c7af..b235ed987021 100644 --- a/include/linux/idr.h +++ b/include/linux/idr.h @@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ void ida_destroy(struct ida *ida); * * Allocate an ID between 0 and %INT_MAX, inclusive. * - * Context: Any context. + * Context: Any context. It is safe to call this function without + * locking in your code. * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated, * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs. */ @@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ static inline int ida_alloc(struct ida *ida, gfp_t gfp) * * Allocate an ID between @min and %INT_MAX, inclusive. * - * Context: Any context. + * Context: Any context. It is safe to call this function without + * locking in your code. * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated, * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs. */ @@ -297,7 +299,8 @@ static inline int ida_alloc_min(struct ida *ida, unsigned int min, gfp_t gfp) * * Allocate an ID between 0 and @max, inclusive. * - * Context: Any context. + * Context: Any context. It is safe to call this function without + * locking in your code. * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated, * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs. */ |