hrtimer: Document hrtimer_forward[_now]() proper

Document the calling context conditions.
Signed-off-by: NThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Acked-by: NPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20150413210035.178751779@linutronix.deSigned-off-by: NThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

include/linux/hrtimer.h

@@ -418,7 +418,22 @@ static inline int hrtimer_callback_running(struct hrtimer *timer)
 extern u64
 hrtimer_forward(struct hrtimer *timer, ktime_t now, ktime_t interval);
 
-/* Forward a hrtimer so it expires after the hrtimer's current now */
+/**
+ * hrtimer_forward_now - forward the timer expiry so it expires after now
+ * @timer:	hrtimer to forward
+ * @interval:	the interval to forward
+ *
+ * Forward the timer expiry so it will expire after the current time
+ * of the hrtimer clock base. Returns the number of overruns.
+ *
+ * Can be safely called from the callback function of @timer. If
+ * called from other contexts @timer must neither be enqueued nor
+ * running the callback and the caller needs to take care of
+ * serialization.
+ *
+ * Note: This only updates the timer expiry value and does not requeue
+ * the timer.
+ */
 static inline u64 hrtimer_forward_now(struct hrtimer *timer,
 				      ktime_t interval)
 {

kernel/time/hrtimer.c

@@ -801,6 +801,14 @@ void unlock_hrtimer_base(const struct hrtimer *timer, unsigned long *flags)
  *
  * Forward the timer expiry so it will expire in the future.
  * Returns the number of overruns.
+ *
+ * Can be safely called from the callback function of @timer. If
+ * called from other contexts @timer must neither be enqueued nor
+ * running the callback and the caller needs to take care of
+ * serialization.
+ *
+ * Note: This only updates the timer expiry value and does not requeue
+ * the timer.
  */
 u64 hrtimer_forward(struct hrtimer *timer, ktime_t now, ktime_t interval)
 {