Merge branch 'fixes' of git://git.alsa-project.org/alsa-kernel into for-linus

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/preempt.h b/include/linux/preempt.h
index 72b1a10a59b6..2e681d9555bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/preempt.h
+++ b/include/linux/preempt.h
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ struct preempt_notifier;
  * @sched_out: we've just been preempted
  *    notifier: struct preempt_notifier for the task being preempted
  *    next: the task that's kicking us out
+ *
+ * Please note that sched_in and out are called under different
+ * contexts.  sched_out is called with rq lock held and irq disabled
+ * while sched_in is called without rq lock and irq enabled.  This
+ * difference is intentional and depended upon by its users.
  */
 struct preempt_ops {
         void (*sched_in)(struct preempt_notifier *notifier, int cpu);