1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd/revoke.c b/fs/jbd/revoke.c
index 1b1a06e1c836..da6cd9bdaabc 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/revoke.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/revoke.c
@@ -55,6 +55,25 @@
  *                      need do nothing.
  * RevokeValid set, Revoked set:
  *                      buffer has been revoked.
+ *
+ * Locking rules:
+ * We keep two hash tables of revoke records. One hashtable belongs to the
+ * running transaction (is pointed to by journal->j_revoke), the other one
+ * belongs to the committing transaction. Accesses to the second hash table
+ * happen only from the kjournald and no other thread touches this table.  Also
+ * journal_switch_revoke_table() which switches which hashtable belongs to the
+ * running and which to the committing transaction is called only from
+ * kjournald. Therefore we need no locks when accessing the hashtable belonging
+ * to the committing transaction.
+ *
+ * All users operating on the hash table belonging to the running transaction
+ * have a handle to the transaction. Therefore they are safe from kjournald
+ * switching hash tables under them. For operations on the lists of entries in
+ * the hash table j_revoke_lock is used.
+ *
+ * Finally, also replay code uses the hash tables but at this moment noone else
+ * can touch them (filesystem isn't mounted yet) and hence no locking is
+ * needed.
  */
 
 #ifndef __KERNEL__
@@ -403,8 +422,6 @@ int journal_revoke(handle_t *handle, unsigned long blocknr,
  * the second time we would still have a pending revoke to cancel.  So,
  * do not trust the Revoked bit on buffers unless RevokeValid is also
  * set.
- *
- * The caller must have the journal locked.
  */
 int journal_cancel_revoke(handle_t *handle, struct journal_head *jh)
 {
@@ -482,10 +499,7 @@ void journal_switch_revoke_table(journal_t *journal)
 /*
  * Write revoke records to the journal for all entries in the current
  * revoke hash, deleting the entries as we go.
- *
- * Called with the journal lock held.
  */
-
 void journal_write_revoke_records(journal_t *journal,
                                   transaction_t *transaction, int write_op)
 {