linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pci-error-recover: doc cleanup

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Message-ID: <20161208070539.0f00ce71@lwn.net>
Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2016 07:05:39 -0700
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:     <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linasvepstas@...il.com>,
        <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pci-error-recover: doc cleanup

On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:16:14 +0800
Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com> wrote:

>  The platform resets the link, and then calls the link_reset() callback
>  on all affected device drivers.  This is a PCI-Express specific state
> -and is done whenever a non-fatal error has been detected that can be
> +and is done whenever a fatal error has been detected that can be
>  "solved" by resetting the link. This call informs the driver of the

As far as I can tell, the original text was correct here; why do you
think this change needs to be made?

Thanks,

jon