1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 3019b92e6917..5696d38cc71d 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -791,10 +791,9 @@ static int wake_futex_pi(u32 __user *uaddr, u32 uval, struct futex_q *this)
         new_owner = rt_mutex_next_owner(&pi_state->pi_mutex);
 
         /*
-         * This happens when we have stolen the lock and the original
-         * pending owner did not enqueue itself back on the rt_mutex.
-         * Thats not a tragedy. We know that way, that a lock waiter
-         * is on the fly. We make the futex_q waiter the pending owner.
+         * It is possible that the next waiter (the one that brought
+         * this owner to the kernel) timed out and is no longer
+         * waiting on the lock.
          */
         if (!new_owner)
                 new_owner = this->task;