posix-timers: Clarify posix_timer_rearm() comment

Yet another incomprehensible piece of art.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230425183313.724863461@linutronix.de

diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index c8b0f52e5eb6f363c8b67fd1a1e3c0b52bf1337d..d8d2169408f4ad25bbdb03354ae09948a1afaa05 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -275,15 +275,9 @@ static void common_hrtimer_rearm(struct k_itimer *timr)
 }
 
 /*
- * This function is exported for use by the signal deliver code.  It is
- * called just prior to the info block being released and passes that
- * block to us.  It's function is to update the overrun entry AND to
- * restart the timer.  It should only be called if the timer is to be
- * restarted (i.e. we have flagged this in the sys_private entry of the
- * info block).
- *
- * To protect against the timer going away while the interrupt is queued,
- * we require that the it_requeue_pending flag be set.
+ * This function is called from the signal delivery code if
+ * info->si_sys_private is not zero, which indicates that the timer has to
+ * be rearmed. Restart the timer and update info::si_overrun.
  */
 void posixtimer_rearm(struct kernel_siginfo *info)
 {