linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 20/20] arch: Rewrite generic atomic support

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Message-ID: <20140508152401.GA5177@ravnborg.org>
Date:	Thu, 8 May 2014 17:24:01 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	mingo@...nel.org, will.deacon@....com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 20/20] arch: Rewrite generic atomic support

>  
> -/**
> - * atomic_add_return - add integer to atomic variable
> - * @i: integer value to add
> - * @v: pointer of type atomic_t
> - *
> - * Atomically adds @i to @v and returns the result
> - */
For people not starign at kernel code every days these sparse comments
is a help. If anything they should be improved rather than deleted.

	Sam
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