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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rbtree.c b/lib/rbtree.c
index eb8a19fee110..1f8b112a7c35 100644
--- a/lib/rbtree.c
+++ b/lib/rbtree.c
@@ -296,11 +296,26 @@ ____rb_erase_color(struct rb_node *parent, struct rb_root *root,
*
* (p) (p)
* / \ / \
- * N S --> N Sl
+ * N S --> N sl
* / \ \
- * sl Sr s
+ * sl Sr S
* \
* Sr
+ *
+ * Note: p might be red, and then both
+ * p and sl are red after rotation(which
+ * breaks property 4). This is fixed in
+ * Case 4 (in __rb_rotate_set_parents()
+ * which set sl the color of p
+ * and set p RB_BLACK)
+ *
+ * (p) (sl)
+ * / \ / \
+ * N sl --> P S
+ * \ / \
+ * S N Sr
+ * \
+ * Sr
*/
tmp1 = tmp2->rb_right;
WRITE_ONCE(sibling->rb_left, tmp1);
@@ -365,7 +380,7 @@ ____rb_erase_color(struct rb_node *parent, struct rb_root *root,
}
break;
}
- /* Case 3 - right rotate at sibling */
+ /* Case 3 - left rotate at sibling */
tmp1 = tmp2->rb_left;
WRITE_ONCE(sibling->rb_right, tmp1);
WRITE_ONCE(tmp2->rb_left, sibling);
@@ -377,7 +392,7 @@ ____rb_erase_color(struct rb_node *parent, struct rb_root *root,
tmp1 = sibling;
sibling = tmp2;
}
- /* Case 4 - left rotate at parent + color flips */
+ /* Case 4 - right rotate at parent + color flips */
tmp2 = sibling->rb_right;
WRITE_ONCE(parent->rb_left, tmp2);
WRITE_ONCE(sibling->rb_right, parent);