linux-kernel - [PATCH] aoe: document the behavior of /dev/etherd/err

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Message-Id: <1198701352-14778-1-git-send-email-ecashin@coraid.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:35:52 -0500
From:	"Ed L. Cashin" <ecashin@...aid.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Ed L. Cashin" <ecashin@...aid.com>
Subject: [PATCH] aoe: document the behavior of /dev/etherd/err


Signed-off-by: Ed L. Cashin <ecashin@...aid.com>
---
 drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c |    4 ++++
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
index 2620073..871f284 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoechr.c
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ struct ErrMsg {
 	char *msg;
 };
 
+/* A ring buffer of error messages, to be read through
+ * "/dev/etherd/err".  When no messages are present,
+ * readers will block waiting for messages to appear.
+ */
 static struct ErrMsg emsgs[NMSG];
 static int emsgs_head_idx, emsgs_tail_idx;
 static struct semaphore emsgs_sema;
-- 
1.5.3.4

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