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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/cgroup.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/cgroup.h | 17 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/cgroup.h b/include/linux/cgroup.h index d3f5fba2c159..c90eaa803440 100644 --- a/include/linux/cgroup.h +++ b/include/linux/cgroup.h @@ -500,21 +500,8 @@ struct cgroup_subsys { const char *name; /* - * Protects sibling/children links of cgroups in this - * hierarchy, plus protects which hierarchy (or none) the - * subsystem is a part of (i.e. root/sibling). To avoid - * potential deadlocks, the following operations should not be - * undertaken while holding any hierarchy_mutex: - * - * - allocating memory - * - initiating hotplug events - */ - struct mutex hierarchy_mutex; - struct lock_class_key subsys_key; - - /* * Link to parent, and list entry in parent's children. - * Protected by this->hierarchy_mutex and cgroup_lock() + * Protected by cgroup_lock() */ struct cgroupfs_root *root; struct list_head sibling; @@ -602,7 +589,7 @@ int cgroup_attach_task_all(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *); * the lifetime of cgroup_subsys_state is subsys's matter. * * Looking up and scanning function should be called under rcu_read_lock(). - * Taking cgroup_mutex()/hierarchy_mutex() is not necessary for following calls. + * Taking cgroup_mutex is not necessary for following calls. * But the css returned by this routine can be "not populated yet" or "being * destroyed". The caller should check css and cgroup's status. */ |