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diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 9e6e1356e6bb..0b40791b9e70 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -700,10 +700,14 @@ void do_exit(long code)
 
 	exit_signals(tsk);  /* sets PF_EXITING */
 	/*
-	 * tsk->flags are checked in the futex code to protect against
-	 * an exiting task cleaning up the robust pi futexes.
+	 * Ensure that all new tsk->pi_lock acquisitions must observe
+	 * PF_EXITING. Serializes against futex.c:attach_to_pi_owner().
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that we must observe the pi_state in exit_mm() ->
+	 * mm_release() -> exit_pi_state_list().
+	 */
 	raw_spin_unlock_wait(&tsk->pi_lock);
 
 	if (unlikely(in_atomic())) {