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Date:	Thu, 7 Jun 2012 02:23:37 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: Update kernel-doc for __alloc_skb()

__alloc_skb() now extends tailroom to allow the use of padding added
by the heap allocator.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
---
 net/core/skbuff.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 016694d..1d74cea 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ static void skb_under_panic(struct sk_buff *skb, int sz, void *here)
  *	@node: numa node to allocate memory on
  *
  *	Allocate a new &sk_buff. The returned buffer has no headroom and a
- *	tail room of size bytes. The object has a reference count of one.
- *	The return is the buffer. On a failure the return is %NULL.
+ *	tail room of at least size bytes. The object has a reference count
+ *	of one. The return is the buffer. On a failure the return is %NULL.
  *
  *	Buffers may only be allocated from interrupts using a @gfp_mask of
  *	%GFP_ATOMIC.
-- 
1.7.7.6


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Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.

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