diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 51352e1..4108889 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -154,12 +154,15 @@
 #define SEMOPM_FAST	64  /* ~ 372 bytes on stack */
 
 /*
- * linked list protection:
+ * Locking:
  *	sem_undo.id_next,
+ *	sem_array.complex_count,
  *	sem_array.pending{_alter,_cont},
- *	sem_array.sem_undo: sem_lock() for read/write
+ *	sem_array.sem_undo: global sem_lock() for read/write
  *	sem_undo.proc_next: only "current" is allowed to read/write that field.
  *	
+ *	sem_array.sem_base[i].pending_{const,alter}:
+ *		global or semaphore sem_lock() for read/write
  */
 
 #define sc_semmsl	sem_ctls[0]
@@ -536,12 +539,19 @@
 	return ipcget(ns, &sem_ids(ns), &sem_ops, &sem_params);
 }
 
-/*
- * Determine whether a sequence of semaphore operations would succeed
- * all at once. Return 0 if yes, 1 if need to sleep, else return error code.
+/** perform_atomic_semop - Perform (if possible) a semaphore operation
+ * @sma: semaphore array
+ * @sops: array with operations that should be checked
+ * @nsems: number of sops
+ * @un: undo array
+ * @pid: pid that did the change
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the operation was possible.
+ * Returns 1 if the operation is impossible, the caller must sleep.
+ * Negative values are error codes.
  */
 
-static int try_atomic_semop (struct sem_array * sma, struct sembuf * sops,
+static int perform_atomic_semop(struct sem_array *sma, struct sembuf *sops,
 			     int nsops, struct sem_undo *un, int pid)
 {
 	int result, sem_op;
@@ -724,8 +734,8 @@
 		q = container_of(walk, struct sem_queue, list);
 		walk = walk->next;
 
-		error = try_atomic_semop(sma, q->sops, q->nsops,
-						q->undo, q->pid);
+		error = perform_atomic_semop(sma, q->sops, q->nsops,
+						 q->undo, q->pid);
 
 		if (error <= 0) {
 			/* operation completed, remove from queue & wakeup */
@@ -838,7 +848,7 @@
 		if (semnum != -1 && sma->sem_base[semnum].semval == 0)
 			break;
 
-		error = try_atomic_semop(sma, q->sops, q->nsops,
+		error = perform_atomic_semop(sma, q->sops, q->nsops,
 					 q->undo, q->pid);
 
 		/* Does q->sleeper still need to sleep? */
@@ -1686,7 +1696,6 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(semtimedop, int, semid, struct sembuf __user *, tsops,
 		unsigned, nsops, const struct timespec __user *, timeout)
 {
@@ -1784,7 +1793,8 @@
 	if (un && un->semid == -1)
 		goto out_unlock_free;
 
-	error = try_atomic_semop (sma, sops, nsops, un, task_tgid_vnr(current));
+	error = perform_atomic_semop(sma, sops, nsops, un,
+					task_tgid_vnr(current));
 	if (error <= 0) {
 		if (alter && error == 0)
 			do_smart_update(sma, sops, nsops, 1, &tasks);