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diff --git a/kernel/task_work.c b/kernel/task_work.c
index ae058893913c..15b087286bea 100644
--- a/kernel/task_work.c
+++ b/kernel/task_work.c
@@ -37,23 +37,28 @@ static void task_work_notify_signal(struct task_struct *task)
* task_work_add - ask the @task to execute @work->func()
* @task: the task which should run the callback
* @work: the callback to run
- * @notify: send the notification if true
+ * @notify: how to notify the targeted task
*
- * Queue @work for task_work_run() below and notify the @task if @notify.
- * Fails if the @task is exiting/exited and thus it can't process this @work.
- * Otherwise @work->func() will be called when the @task returns from kernel
- * mode or exits.
+ * Queue @work for task_work_run() below and notify the @task if @notify
+ * is @TWA_RESUME or @TWA_SIGNAL. @TWA_SIGNAL works like signals, in that the
+ * it will interrupt the targeted task and run the task_work. @TWA_RESUME
+ * work is run only when the task exits the kernel and returns to user mode,
+ * or before entering guest mode. Fails if the @task is exiting/exited and thus
+ * it can't process this @work. Otherwise @work->func() will be called when the
+ * @task goes through one of the aforementioned transitions, or exits.
*
- * This is like the signal handler which runs in kernel mode, but it doesn't
- * try to wake up the @task.
+ * If the targeted task is exiting, then an error is returned and the work item
+ * is not queued. It's up to the caller to arrange for an alternative mechanism
+ * in that case.
*
- * Note: there is no ordering guarantee on works queued here.
+ * Note: there is no ordering guarantee on works queued here. The task_work
+ * list is LIFO.
*
* RETURNS:
* 0 if succeeds or -ESRCH.
*/
-int
-task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct callback_head *work, int notify)
+int task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct callback_head *work,
+ enum task_work_notify_mode notify)
{
struct callback_head *head;
@@ -65,12 +70,17 @@ task_work_add(struct task_struct *task, struct callback_head *work, int notify)
} while (cmpxchg(&task->task_works, head, work) != head);
switch (notify) {
+ case TWA_NONE:
+ break;
case TWA_RESUME:
set_notify_resume(task);
break;
case TWA_SIGNAL:
task_work_notify_signal(task);
break;
+ default:
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+ break;
}
return 0;