1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 6d2089a1bce7..ee6d8b8abef5 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -371,6 +371,12 @@ static inline void close_files(struct files_struct * files)
         struct fdtable *fdt;
 
         j = 0;
+
+        /*
+         * It is safe to dereference the fd table without RCU or
+         * ->file_lock because this is the last reference to the
+         * files structure.
+         */
         fdt = files_fdtable(files);
         for (;;) {
                 unsigned long set;