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types.h: move misplaced comment
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typesh-move-misplaced-comment.patch
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Subject: types.h: move misplaced comment
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
This comment landed in the wrong palce.
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/types.h | 20 ++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff -puN include/linux/types.h~typesh-move-misplaced-comment include/linux/types.h
--- a/include/linux/types.h~typesh-move-misplaced-comment
+++ a/include/linux/types.h
@@ -121,15 +121,7 @@ typedef __u64 u_int64_t;
typedef __s64 int64_t;
#endif
-/*
- * aligned_u64 should be used in defining kernel<->userspace ABIs to avoid
- * common 32/64-bit compat problems.
- * 64-bit values align to 4-byte boundaries on x86_32 (and possibly other
- * architectures) and to 8-byte boundaries on 64-bit architetures. The new
- * aligned_64 type enforces 8-byte alignment so that structs containing
- * aligned_64 values have the same alignment on 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
- * No conversions are necessary between 32-bit user-space and a 64-bit kernel.
- */
+/* this is a special 64bit data type that is 8-byte aligned */
#define aligned_u64 __u64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
#define aligned_be64 __be64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
#define aligned_le64 __le64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
@@ -186,7 +178,15 @@ typedef __u64 __bitwise __be64;
typedef __u16 __bitwise __sum16;
typedef __u32 __bitwise __wsum;
-/* this is a special 64bit data type that is 8-byte aligned */
+/*
+ * aligned_u64 should be used in defining kernel<->userspace ABIs to avoid
+ * common 32/64-bit compat problems.
+ * 64-bit values align to 4-byte boundaries on x86_32 (and possibly other
+ * architectures) and to 8-byte boundaries on 64-bit architetures. The new
+ * aligned_64 type enforces 8-byte alignment so that structs containing
+ * aligned_64 values have the same alignment on 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
+ * No conversions are necessary between 32-bit user-space and a 64-bit kernel.
+ */
#define __aligned_u64 __u64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
#define __aligned_be64 __be64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
#define __aligned_le64 __le64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
typesh-define-__aligned_u64-and-expose-to-userspace.patch
typesh-move-misplaced-comment.patch
linux-next.patch
next-remove-localversion.patch
fs-inodec-work-around-bug.patch
arch-x86-kernel-entry_64s-fix-build-with-gas-2161.patch
arch-x86-kernel-entry_32s-i386-too.patch
i-need-old-gcc.patch
arch-alpha-kernel-systblss-remove-debug-check.patch
mm-vmap-area-cache.patch
arch-mips-include-asm-fcntlh-needs-typesh.patch
gcc-46-btrfs-clean-up-unused-variables-bugs.patch
drivers-gpu-drm-radeon-atomc-fix-warning.patch
drivers-media-video-cx23885-cx23885-corec-fix-cx23885_dev_checkrevision.patch
fs-notify-fanotify-fanotify_userc-fix-warnings.patch
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leds-add-led-trigger-for-input-subsystem-led-events-checkpatch-fixes.patch
backlight-add-low-threshold-to-pwm-backlight.patch
serial8250-ratelimit-too-much-work-error-fix.patch
serial8250-ratelimit-too-much-work-error-fix-fix.patch
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