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diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 9e8b4f030c1c..c9f3569a76c7 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ static void oom_kill_process(struct oom_control *oc, const char *message)
/*
* If the task is already exiting, don't alarm the sysadmin or kill
- * its children or threads, just set TIF_MEMDIE so it can die quickly
+ * its children or threads, just give it access to memory reserves
+ * so it can die quickly
*/
task_lock(p);
if (task_will_free_mem(p)) {
@@ -889,9 +890,9 @@ static void oom_kill_process(struct oom_control *oc, const char *message)
count_memcg_event_mm(mm, OOM_KILL);
/*
- * We should send SIGKILL before setting TIF_MEMDIE in order to prevent
- * the OOM victim from depleting the memory reserves from the user
- * space under its control.
+ * We should send SIGKILL before granting access to memory reserves
+ * in order to prevent the OOM victim from depleting the memory
+ * reserves from the user space under its control.
*/
do_send_sig_info(SIGKILL, SEND_SIG_FORCED, victim, true);
mark_oom_victim(victim);