From: Greg Price Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 19:58:16 +0000 (-0500) Subject: random: fix comment on proc_do_uuid X-Git-Tag: firefly_0821_release~176^2~4142^2~14 X-Git-Url: http://demsky.eecs.uci.edu/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f22052b2025b78475a60dbe01b66b3120f4faefa;p=firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git random: fix comment on proc_do_uuid There's only one function here now, as uuid_strategy is long gone. Also make the bit about "If accesses via ..." clearer. Signed-off-by: Greg Price Signed-off-by: "Theodore Ts'o" --- diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c index b8e44e25bc36..f0eea5fdc1b7 100644 --- a/drivers/char/random.c +++ b/drivers/char/random.c @@ -1512,13 +1512,13 @@ static int max_write_thresh = INPUT_POOL_WORDS * 32; static char sysctl_bootid[16]; /* - * These functions is used to return both the bootid UUID, and random + * This function is used to return both the bootid UUID, and random * UUID. The difference is in whether table->data is NULL; if it is, * then a new UUID is generated and returned to the user. * - * If the user accesses this via the proc interface, it will be returned - * as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format. If accesses via the - * sysctl system call, it is returned as 16 bytes of binary data. + * If the user accesses this via the proc interface, the UUID will be + * returned as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format; if via the + * sysctl system call, as 16 bytes of binary data. */ static int proc_do_uuid(struct ctl_table *table, int write, void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)