Merge patch series "RISC-V: Probe for misaligned access speed"

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / Documentation / riscv / hwprobe.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/hwprobe.rst b/Documentation/riscv/hwprobe.rst
index 20eff9650da959dc1e38d756c6e49ebd0d7ae191..a52996b22f75d3e8fea1064313cf36abcd878cf3 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/riscv/hwprobe.rst
+++ b/Documentation/riscv/hwprobe.rst
@@ -87,13 +87,12 @@ The following keys are defined:
     emulated via software, either in or below the kernel.  These accesses are
     always extremely slow.
 
-  * :c:macro:`RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_SLOW`: Misaligned accesses are supported
-    in hardware, but are slower than the corresponding aligned accesses
-    sequences.
+  * :c:macro:`RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_SLOW`: Misaligned accesses are slower
+    than equivalent byte accesses.  Misaligned accesses may be supported
+    directly in hardware, or trapped and emulated by software.
 
-  * :c:macro:`RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_FAST`: Misaligned accesses are supported
-    in hardware and are faster than the corresponding aligned accesses
-    sequences.
+  * :c:macro:`RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_FAST`: Misaligned accesses are faster
+    than equivalent byte accesses.
 
   * :c:macro:`RISCV_HWPROBE_MISALIGNED_UNSUPPORTED`: Misaligned accesses are
     not supported at all and will generate a misaligned address fault.