linux-kernel - Re: irq/manage.c wrong comment( ? )

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Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:28:20 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	anish kumar <anish198519851985@...il.com>
cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: irq/manage.c wrong comment( ? )

On Sun, 21 Oct 2012, anish kumar wrote:

> ping...

Oh well.

> On Sat, 2012-10-13 at 00:32 +0900, anish kumar wrote:?
> > Hello tglx,
> > 
> > I just found the below inconsistency while going through the code.
> > 
> > 
> > kernel/irq/manage.c
> > 
> >     if (new->flags & IRQF_ONESHOT) {
> >         /*
> >          * The thread_mask for the action is or'ed to
> >          * desc->thread_active to indicate that the
> >          * IRQF_ONESHOT thread handler has been woken, but not
> >          * yet finished. The bit is cleared when a thread
> >          * completes. When all threads of a shared interr
> > 
> > Shouldn't this "desc->thread_active" be desc->threads_active ??

That's obvious, right? Please send a proper patch if you think it's
really that important.

Thanks,

	tglx
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