linux-kernel - [PATCH] asm-generic/sembuf: Update architecture related information in comment

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Date:   Wed, 20 May 2020 15:53:08 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] asm-generic/sembuf: Update architecture related information in comment

The structure came originally from x86_32 but is used by most of the
architectures now. Update the comment which says it is for x86 only.

Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
---
 include/uapi/asm-generic/sembuf.h | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/sembuf.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/sembuf.h
index 0e709bd3d730..f54e48fc91ae 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/sembuf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/sembuf.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <asm/ipcbuf.h>
 
 /*
- * The semid64_ds structure for x86 architecture.
- * Note extra padding because this structure is passed back and forth
- * between kernel and user space.
+ * The semid64_ds structure for most architectures (though it came from x86_32
+ * originally). Note extra padding because this structure is passed back and
+ * forth between kernel and user space.
  *
  * semid64_ds was originally meant to be architecture specific, but
  * everyone just ended up making identical copies without specific
-- 
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