1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index c804121601b0..ed2ce995475c 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ static void page_cache_pipe_buf_release(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
         buf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_LRU;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check whether the contents of buf is OK to access. Since the content
+ * is a page cache page, IO may be in flight.
+ */
 static int page_cache_pipe_buf_confirm(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
                                        struct pipe_buffer *buf)
 {