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@@ -97,13 +97,11 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
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unsigned char replaced[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
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/*
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- * Note: Due to modules and __init, code can
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- * disappear and change, we need to protect against faulting
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- * as well as code changing. We do this by using the
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- * probe_kernel_* functions.
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- *
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- * No real locking needed, this code is run through
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- * kstop_machine, or before SMP starts.
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+ * Note:
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+ * We are paranoid about modifying text, as if a bug was to happen, it
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+ * could cause us to read or write to someplace that could cause harm.
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+ * Carefully read and modify the code with probe_kernel_*(), and make
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+ * sure what we read is what we expected it to be before modifying it.
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*/
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if (!do_check)
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