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diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index 0d36750..ee918bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
#ifdef __KERNEL__
/*
* Ptrace flags
+ *
+ * The owner ship rules for task->ptrace which holds the ptrace
+ * flags is simple. When a task is running it owns it's task->ptrace
+ * flags. When the a task is stopped the ptracer owns task->ptrace.
*/
#define PT_PTRACED 0x00000001
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