linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 19/25] sched: Use bool function return values of true/false not 1/0

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Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:17:34 -0700
From:	Jason Low <jason.low2@...com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/25] sched: Use bool function return values of
 true/false not 1/0

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:46 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

>   *     try_wait_for_completion - try to decrement a completion without blocking
>   *     @x:     completion structure
>   *
> - *     Return: 0 if a decrement cannot be done without blocking
> - *              1 if a decrement succeeded.
> + *     Return: true if a decrement cannot be done without blocking
> + *             false if a decrement succeeded.

Hi Joe,

The boolean logic was reversed in this comment. The function should be
returning false if a decrement cannot be done without blocking, and
true if a decrement succeeded.
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