1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index bdd8df9e1691..16840a689ba4 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -798,10 +798,18 @@ asmlinkage unsigned long sys_alarm(unsigned int seconds)
  * The Alpha uses getxpid, getxuid, and getxgid instead.  Maybe this
  * should be moved into arch/i386 instead?
  */
- 
+
+/**
+ * sys_getpid - return the thread group id of the current process
+ *
+ * Note, despite the name, this returns the tgid not the pid.  The tgid and
+ * the pid are identical unless CLONE_THREAD was specified on clone() in
+ * which case the tgid is the same in all threads of the same group.
+ *
+ * This is SMP safe as current->tgid does not change.
+ */
 asmlinkage long sys_getpid(void)
 {
-	/* This is SMP safe - current->pid doesn't change */
 	return current->tgid;
 }