linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/9] random: fix comment on proc_do

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Message-ID: <20131113080726.GP16018@ringworld.MIT.EDU>
Date:	Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:07:26 -0500
From:	Greg Price <price@....EDU>
To:	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] random: fix comment on proc_do_uuid

There's only one function here now, as uuid_strategy is long gone.
Also make the bit about "If accesses via ..." clearer.

Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Signed-off-by: Greg Price <price@....edu>
---
 drivers/char/random.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index ed72be5..e11ee4e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1516,13 +1516,13 @@ static int max_write_thresh = INPUT_POOL_WORDS * 32;
 static char sysctl_bootid[16];
 
 /*
- * These functions is used to return both the bootid UUID, and random
+ * This function is used to return both the bootid UUID, and random
  * UUID.  The difference is in whether table->data is NULL; if it is,
  * then a new UUID is generated and returned to the user.
  *
- * If the user accesses this via the proc interface, it will be returned
- * as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format.  If accesses via the
- * sysctl system call, it is returned as 16 bytes of binary data.
+ * If the user accesses this via the proc interface, the UUID will be
+ * returned as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format; if via the
+ * sysctl system call, as 16 bytes of binary data.
  */
 static int proc_do_uuid(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
-- 
1.8.3.2

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