netdev - Re: [PATCH 06/40] proc: introduce proc_create_single{,

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Date:   Tue, 15 May 2018 15:58:49 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/40] proc: introduce proc_create_single{,_data}

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 11:45:50AM +1000, Finn Thain wrote:
> >  
> > -/*
> > - * /proc/nubus stuff
> > - */
> > -
> 
> I don't think that the introduction of proc_create_single{,_data} alters 
> the value of that comment. That comment and similar comments in the same 
> file do have a purpose, which is to keep separate the /proc/nubus 
> implementation is kept separate from the /proc/bus/nubus/devices 
> implementation and so on.

Added back.