Author: jah
Date: Sat Jan 14 19:35:36 2017
New Revision: 312191
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/312191

Log:
  Add comment explaining relative order of sched_unpin() and mtx_unlock().
  
  Suggested by: alc
  MFC after:    1 week

Modified:
  head/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c

Modified: head/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
==============================================================================
--- head/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c   Sat Jan 14 18:04:12 2017        (r312190)
+++ head/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c   Sat Jan 14 19:35:36 2017        (r312191)
@@ -4216,6 +4216,12 @@ pmap_zero_page(vm_page_t m)
        invlcaddr(pc->pc_cmap_addr2);
        pagezero(pc->pc_cmap_addr2);
        *cmap_pte2 = 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Unpin the thread before releasing the lock.  Otherwise the thread
+        * could be rescheduled while still bound to the current CPU, only
+        * to unpin itself immediately upon resuming execution.
+        */
        sched_unpin();
        mtx_unlock(&pc->pc_cmap_lock);
 }
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