Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes...

[pandora-kernel.git] / kernel / futex.c

diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 6b50a02..eef8cd2 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -883,7 +883,12 @@ retry_private:
 out_unlock:
        double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
 
-       /* drop_futex_key_refs() must be called outside the spinlocks. */
+       /*
+        * drop_futex_key_refs() must be called outside the spinlocks. During
+        * the requeue we moved futex_q's from the hash bucket at key1 to the
+        * one at key2 and updated their key pointer.  We no longer need to
+        * hold the references to key1.
+        */
        while (--drop_count >= 0)
                drop_futex_key_refs(&key1);