linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][TRIVIAL] r8169.c : fix misleading comment

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Date:	Thu, 22 May 2008 10:08:26 +0200
From:	Emmanuel Colbus <emmanuel.colbus@....net>
To:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][TRIVIAL] r8169.c : fix misleading comment

Francois Romieu wrote:
> Emmanuel Colbus <emmanuel.colbus@....net> :
>   
>> Calling "PCI base addr 1" something that can actually lie at 
>> PCI_BASE_ADDR_2 is misleading. Patch follows.
>>
>> signed-off-by : emmanuel colbus <emmanuel.colbus@....net>
>>     
>
> I do not approve:
> - the patch does not follow the comment style of the driver
> - the comment should be removed, not silly augmented
>
>   
OK, makes sense. Second version :



This comment is misleading, since the region it refers to can actually 
be PCI_BASE_ADDR_2. Remove it.

signed-off-by : emmanuel colbus <emmanuel.colbus@....net>
---

diff -Naur drivers/net/r8169.c.old drivers/net/r8169.c
--- drivers/net/r8169.c.old     2008-05-22 09:55:51.000000000 +0200
+++ drivers/net/r8169.c 2008-05-22 09:55:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -1632,7 +1632,6 @@
        if (rc < 0)
                goto err_out_disable_2;
 
-       /* make sure PCI base addr 1 is MMIO */
        if (!(pci_resource_flags(pdev, region) & IORESOURCE_MEM)) {
                if (netif_msg_probe(tp)) {
                        dev_err(&pdev->dev,

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