[patch] sync_bitops: fix wrong comments [Bug 10247]

[patch] sync_bitops: fix wrong comments [Bug 10247]

[Matti Linnanvuori]

From: Matti Linnanvuori mattilinnanvuori@yahoo.com

Fix wrong function name and references to non-x86 architectures.

Signed-off-by: Matti Linnanvuori mattilinnanvuori@yahoo.com

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--- a/include/asm-x86/sync_bitops.h 2008-03-16 11:34:59.934699500 +0200
+++ b/include/asm-x86/sync_bitops.h 2008-03-16 11:36:35.866059500 +0200
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
  * This function is atomic and may not be reordered.  See __set_bit()
  * if you do not require the atomic guarantees.
  *
- * Note: there are no guarantees that this function will not be reordered
- * on non-x86 architectures, so if you are writing portable code,
- * make sure not to rely on its reordering guarantees.
- *
  * Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not
  * restricted to acting on a single-word quantity.
  */
@@ -61,8 +57,7 @@ static inline void sync_clear_bit(int nr
  * @nr: Bit to change
  * @addr: Address to start counting from
  *
- * change_bit() is atomic and may not be reordered. It may be
- * reordered on other architectures than x86.
+ * sync_change_bit() is atomic and may not be reordered.
  * Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not
  * restricted to acting on a single-word quantity.
  */
@@ -80,7 +75,6 @@ static inline void sync_change_bit(int n
  * @addr: Address to count from
  *
  * This operation is atomic and cannot be reordered.
- * It may be reordered on other architectures than x86.
  * It also implies a memory barrier.
  */
 static inline int sync_test_and_set_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long * addr)
@@ -99,7 +93,6 @@ static inline int sync_test_and_set_bit(
  * @addr: Address to count from
  *
  * This operation is atomic and cannot be reordered.
- * It can be reorderdered on other architectures other than x86.
  * It also implies a memory barrier.
  */
 static inline int sync_test_and_clear_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long * addr)


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Re: [patch] sync_bitops: fix wrong comments [Bug 10247]

[Ingo Molnar]

* Matti Linnanvuori <mattilinnanvuori@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Fix wrong function name and references to non-x86 architectures.

thanks, applied.

	Ingo