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-rw-r--r--kernel/time/timer.c14
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 4a4fd567fb26..cc2d23e6ff61 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1251,18 +1251,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
*
* Note: For !irqsafe timers, you must not hold locks that are held in
* interrupt context while calling this function. Even if the lock has
- * nothing to do with the timer in question. Here's why:
+ * nothing to do with the timer in question. Here's why::
*
* CPU0 CPU1
* ---- ----
- * <SOFTIRQ>
- * call_timer_fn();
- * base->running_timer = mytimer;
- * spin_lock_irq(somelock);
+ * <SOFTIRQ>
+ * call_timer_fn();
+ * base->running_timer = mytimer;
+ * spin_lock_irq(somelock);
* <IRQ>
* spin_lock(somelock);
- * del_timer_sync(mytimer);
- * while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
+ * del_timer_sync(mytimer);
+ * while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
*
* Now del_timer_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
* The interrupt on the other CPU is waiting to grab somelock but