[tip:x86/setup] x86, setup: fix comment in the "glove box" code

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Commit-ID:  cf9972a921470b0a2da7906104bcd540b20e33bf
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/cf9972a921470b0a2da7906104bcd540b20e33bf
Author:     H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:24:05 -0700
Committer:  H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:24:05 -0700

x86, setup: fix comment in the "glove box" code

Impact: Comment change only

The glove box is about avoiding problems with *registers* being
touched, not *memory*.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>


---
 arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S b/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S
index 22b4b3e..5077937 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/bioscall.S
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 /*
  * "Glove box" for BIOS calls.  Avoids the constant problems with BIOSes
- * touching memory they shouldn't be.
+ * touching registers they shouldn't be.
  */
 
 	.code16
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