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diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h
index f31a15044c24..a8418e1379eb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ typedef struct {
unsigned long asce;
unsigned long asce_limit;
unsigned long vdso_base;
- /* The mmu context allocates 4K page tables. */
+ /*
+ * The following bitfields need a down_write on the mm
+ * semaphore when they are written to. As they are only
+ * written once, they can be read without a lock.
+ *
+ * The mmu context allocates 4K page tables.
+ */
unsigned int alloc_pgste:1;
/* The mmu context uses extended page tables. */
unsigned int has_pgste:1;