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-rw-r--r--include/linux/firewire.h5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/firewire.h b/include/linux/firewire.h
index a1e0cb4526c9..cbe59a18162e 100644
--- a/include/linux/firewire.h
+++ b/include/linux/firewire.h
@@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ union fw_transaction_callback {
};
/*
- * This callback handles an inbound request subaction. It is called in
- * RCU read-side context, therefore must not sleep.
+ * This callback handles an inbound request subaction. If the request subaction is initiated from
+ * the local node (e.g. by unit driver), the execution context depends on the initiator and is
+ * unspecified. Otherwise, it runs in workqueue context.
*
* The callback should not initiate outbound request subactions directly.
* Otherwise there is a danger of recursion of inbound and outbound