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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
index e20eb95429a8..f2149066fe5d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@
#endif
/*
- * Most of the CPU's IRQ-state tracing is done from assembly code; we
- * have to call a C function so call a wrapper that saves all the
- * C-clobbered registers.
+ * These are calls to C code, so the caller must be prepared for volatiles to
+ * be clobbered.
*/
#define TRACE_ENABLE_INTS TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_on)
#define TRACE_DISABLE_INTS TRACE_WITH_FRAME_BUFFER(trace_hardirqs_off)
@@ -42,6 +41,9 @@
/*
* This is used by assembly code to soft-disable interrupts first and
* reconcile irq state.
+ *
+ * NB: This may call C code, so the caller must be prepared for volatiles to
+ * be clobbered.
*/
#define RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(__rA, __rB) \
lbz __rA,PACASOFTIRQEN(r13); \
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