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diff --git a/include/qemu/job.h b/include/qemu/job.h
index 6e67b69..c105b31 100644
--- a/include/qemu/job.h
+++ b/include/qemu/job.h
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ typedef struct Job {
* Callbacks and other information about a Job driver.
*/
struct JobDriver {
+
+ /*
+ * These fields are initialized when this object is created,
+ * and are never changed afterwards
+ */
+
/** Derived Job struct size */
size_t instance_size;
@@ -184,9 +190,18 @@ struct JobDriver {
* aborted. If it returns zero, the job moves into the WAITING state. If it
* is the last job to complete in its transaction, all jobs in the
* transaction move from WAITING to PENDING.
+ *
+ * This callback must be run in the job's context.
*/
int coroutine_fn (*run)(Job *job, Error **errp);
+ /*
+ * Functions run without regard to the BQL that may run in any
+ * arbitrary thread. These functions do not need to be thread-safe
+ * because the caller ensures that they are invoked from one
+ * thread at time.
+ */
+
/**
* If the callback is not NULL, it will be invoked when the job transitions
* into the paused state. Paused jobs must not perform any asynchronous
@@ -201,6 +216,13 @@ struct JobDriver {
*/
void coroutine_fn (*resume)(Job *job);
+ /*
+ * Global state (GS) API. These functions run under the BQL.
+ *
+ * See include/block/block-global-state.h for more information about
+ * the GS API.
+ */
+
/**
* Called when the job is resumed by the user (i.e. user_paused becomes
* false). .user_resume is called before .resume.