Commit 3041a069 authored by Stephen Hemminger's avatar Stephen Hemminger Committed by David S. Miller
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[NET]: dev.c comment fixes 



Noticed that dev_alloc_name() comment was incorrect, and more spellung
errors.

Signed-off-by: default avatarStephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent 4d0c5911

net/core/dev.c

+11 −9
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@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ 
 *             sure which should go first, but I bet it won't make much

 *             difference if we are running VLANs.  The good news is that

 *             this protocol won't be in the list unless compiled in, so

 *             the average user (w/out VLANs) will not be adversly affected.

 *             the average user (w/out VLANs) will not be adversely affected.

 *             --BLG

 *

 *		0800	IP
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static struct list_head ptype_base[16]; /* 16 way hashed list */ 
static struct list_head ptype_all;		/* Taps */



/*

 * The @dev_base list is protected by @dev_base_lock and the rtln

 * The @dev_base list is protected by @dev_base_lock and the rtnl

 * semaphore.

 *

 * Pure readers hold dev_base_lock for reading.
@@ -641,10 +641,12 @@ int dev_valid_name(const char *name) 
 *	@name: name format string

 *

 *	Passed a format string - eg "lt%d" it will try and find a suitable

 *	id. Not efficient for many devices, not called a lot. The caller

 *	must hold the dev_base or rtnl lock while allocating the name and

 *	adding the device in order to avoid duplicates. Returns the number

 *	of the unit assigned or a negative errno code.

 *	id. It scans list of devices to build up a free map, then chooses

 *	the first empty slot. The caller must hold the dev_base or rtnl lock

 *	while allocating the name and adding the device in order to avoid

 *	duplicates.

 *	Limited to bits_per_byte * page size devices (ie 32K on most platforms).

 *	Returns the number of the unit assigned or a negative errno code.

 */



int dev_alloc_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *name)
@@ -744,7 +746,7 @@ int dev_change_name(struct net_device *dev, char *newname) 
}



/**

 *	netdev_features_change - device changes fatures

 *	netdev_features_change - device changes features

 *	@dev: device to cause notification

 *

 *	Called to indicate a device has changed features.
@@ -2196,7 +2198,7 @@ int netdev_set_master(struct net_device *slave, struct net_device *master) 
 *	@dev: device

 *	@inc: modifier

 *

 *	Add or remove promsicuity from a device. While the count in the device

 *	Add or remove promiscuity from a device. While the count in the device

 *	remains above zero the interface remains promiscuous. Once it hits zero

 *	the device reverts back to normal filtering operation. A negative inc

 *	value is used to drop promiscuity on the device.
@@ -3122,7 +3124,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_netdev); 
void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)

{

#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS

	/*  Compatiablity with error handling in drivers */

	/*  Compatibility with error handling in drivers */

	if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED) {

		kfree((char *)dev - dev->padded);

		return;