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-rw-r--r--include/linux/jump_label.h7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/jump_label.h b/include/linux/jump_label.h
index a7f90117cf7d..28e04a33535a 100644
--- a/include/linux/jump_label.h
+++ b/include/linux/jump_label.h
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ extern bool static_key_initialized;
struct static_key {
atomic_t enabled;
/*
+ * Note:
+ * To make anonymous unions work with old compilers, the static
+ * initialization of them requires brackets. This creates a dependency
+ * on the order of the struct with the initializers. If any fields
+ * are added, STATIC_KEY_INIT_TRUE and STATIC_KEY_INIT_FALSE may need
+ * to be modified.
+ *
* bit 0 => 1 if key is initially true
* 0 if initially false
* bit 1 => 1 if points to struct static_key_mod