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

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Message-ID: <20200713094538.ix5g5bt6ss55kwrn@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:15:38 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] asm-generic/sembuf: Update architecture related
 information in comment

On 20-05-20, 15:53, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> 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

Arnd, Ping.

-- 
viresh