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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-03-17 23:44:31 -0700
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2008-03-17 23:44:31 -0700
commit2f633928cbba8a5858bb39b11e7219a41b0fbef5 (patch)
tree9a82f4b7f2c3afe4b0208d8e44ea61bae90a7d22 /include/linux/virtio.h
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parentbde4f8fa8db2abd5ac9c542d76012d0fedab050f (diff)
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Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
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diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
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--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ struct virtqueue
* vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
* @enable_cb: restart callbacks after disable_cb.
* vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- * This returns "false" (and doesn't re-enable) if there are pending
- * buffers in the queue, to avoid a race.
+ * This re-enables callbacks; it returns "false" if there are pending
+ * buffers in the queue, to detect a possible race between the driver
+ * checking for more work, and enabling callbacks.
*
* Locking rules are straightforward: the driver is responsible for
* locking. No two operations may be invoked simultaneously.
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