2 files changed, 14 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
index ace9dec050b1..a8df874f3e88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ static inline bool __chk_range_not_ok(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size, un
  * @addr: User space pointer to start of block to check
  * @size: Size of block to check
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * Checks if a pointer to a block of memory in user space is valid.
  *
@@ -145,7 +146,8 @@ __typeof__(__builtin_choose_expr(sizeof(x) > sizeof(0UL), 0ULL, 0UL))
  * @x:   Variable to store result.
  * @ptr: Source address, in user space.
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * This macro copies a single simple variable from user space to kernel
  * space.  It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
@@ -240,7 +242,8 @@ extern void __put_user_8(void);
  * @x:   Value to copy to user space.
  * @ptr: Destination address, in user space.
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * This macro copies a single simple value from kernel space to user
  * space.  It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
@@ -455,7 +458,8 @@ struct __large_struct { unsigned long buf[100]; };
  * @x:   Variable to store result.
  * @ptr: Source address, in user space.
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * This macro copies a single simple variable from user space to kernel
  * space.  It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
@@ -479,7 +483,8 @@ struct __large_struct { unsigned long buf[100]; };
  * @x:   Value to copy to user space.
  * @ptr: Destination address, in user space.
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * This macro copies a single simple value from kernel space to user
  * space.  It supports simple types like char and int, but not larger
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h
index 3c03a5de64d3..7c8ad3451988 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_32.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ __copy_to_user_inatomic(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
  * @from: Source address, in kernel space.
  * @n:    Number of bytes to copy.
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * Copy data from kernel space to user space.  Caller must check
  * the specified block with access_ok() before calling this function.
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ __copy_from_user_inatomic(void *to, const void __user *from, unsigned long n)
  * @from: Source address, in user space.
  * @n:    Number of bytes to copy.
  *
- * Context: User context only.  This function may sleep.
+ * Context: User context only. This function may sleep if pagefaults are
+ *          enabled.
  *
  * Copy data from user space to kernel space.  Caller must check
  * the specified block with access_ok() before calling this function.