linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] bsearch: prevent overflow when computing middle comparison element

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Message-Id: <201010051002.21609.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:02:20 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	matt mooney <mfm@...eddisk.com>
Cc:	André Goddard Rosa <andre.goddard@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@...fmail.co.uk>,
	Tim Abbott <tabbott@...lice.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] bsearch: prevent overflow when computing middle comparison element

On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:20:12 pm matt mooney wrote:
> > + * bsearch - binary search an array of elements
> > + * @key: pointer to item being searched for
> > + * @base: pointer to data to sort
> 
> The comment for "@base" seems wrong. It appears that it should say "pointer to
> sorted data" or "pointer to search data" instead.

Thanks, fixed:

+ * @base: pointer to first element to search

Cheers,
Rusty.
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