linux-kernel - [PATCH] bitfield.h: remove 32bit from FIELD

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Message-Id: <1505921975-23379-1-git-send-email-yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:39:35 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH] bitfield.h: remove 32bit from FIELD_GET comment block

I do not see anything that restricts this macro to 32 bit width.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
---

 include/linux/bitfield.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bitfield.h b/include/linux/bitfield.h
index 9e16b33..1030651 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitfield.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitfield.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 /**
  * FIELD_GET() - extract a bitfield element
  * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position
- * @_reg:  32bit value of entire bitfield
+ * @_reg:  value of entire bitfield
  *
  * FIELD_GET() extracts the field specified by @_mask from the
  * bitfield passed in as @_reg by masking and shifting it down.
-- 
2.7.4