+ llist-make-locking-comments-consistent.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

The patch titled
     Subject: llist: make locking comments consistent
has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     llist-make-locking-comments-consistent.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/llist-make-locking-comments-consistent.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-nonmm-unstable branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: Philipp Stanner <phasta@kernel.org>
Subject: llist: make locking comments consistent
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:49:19 +0200

llist's locking requirement table has a legend which claims that all
operations not needing a lock a marked with '-', whereas in truth for some
table entries just a whitespace is used.

Add the '-' to all appropriate places.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260507094918.23910-2-phasta@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Philipp Stanner <phasta@kernel.org>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Cc: "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 include/linux/llist.h |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/llist.h~llist-make-locking-comments-consistent
+++ a/include/linux/llist.h
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  *
  *           |   add    | del_first |  del_all
  * add       |    -     |     -     |     -
- * del_first |          |     L     |     L
- * del_all   |          |           |     -
+ * del_first |    -     |     L     |     L
+ * del_all   |    -     |     -     |     -
  *
  * Where, a particular row's operation can happen concurrently with a column's
  * operation, with "-" being no lock needed, while "L" being lock is needed.
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from phasta@kernel.org are

llist-make-locking-comments-consistent.patch