Re: [PATCH] mm: fix comment formatting in asm-generic/pgtable.h:__ptep_modify_prot_

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Mon Jun 02 2008 - 19:46:19 EST


On Monday 02 June 2008 23:02:34 Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/asm-generic/pgtable.h | 14 +++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> ===================================================================
> --- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
> @@ -201,9 +201,11 @@
> unsigned long addr,
> pte_t *ptep)
> {
> - /* Get the current pte state, but zero it out to make it
> - non-present, preventing the hardware from asynchronously
> - updating it. */
> + /*
> + * Get the current pte state, but zero it out to make it
> + * non-present, preventing the hardware from asynchronously
> + * updating it.
> + */

Since there is debate over whether winged comments are a feature, I'm not sure
this can be termed a "fix".

> {
> - /* The pte is non-present, so there's no hardware state to
> - preserve. */
> + /*
> + * The pte is non-present, so there's no hardware state to
> + * preserve.
> + */
> set_pte_at(mm, addr, ptep, pte);
> }

This will fit in one line, no?

Rusty.
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