[PATCH] serial: fix comments in 8250.c

[sfrench/cifs-2.6.git] / drivers / serial / 8250.c

diff --git a/drivers/serial/8250.c b/drivers/serial/8250.c
index 201c3b9924f4d4e034b16ce9019aa4ad3b966e9f..218b69372c0b758db197e0ad8a1aef312b598f57 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/serial/8250.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/8250.c
@@ -1065,8 +1065,10 @@ receive_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up, int *status, struct pt_regs *regs)
                                tty_flip_buffer_push(tty);
                                spin_lock(&up->port.lock);
                        }
-                       /* If this failed then we will throw away the
-                          bytes but must do so to clear interrupts */
+                       /*
+                        * If this failed then we will throw away the
+                        * bytes but must do so to clear interrupts
+                        */
                }
                ch = serial_inp(up, UART_RX);
                flag = TTY_NORMAL;
@@ -1106,7 +1108,7 @@ receive_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up, int *status, struct pt_regs *regs)
                                up->port.icount.overrun++;
 
                        /*
-                        * Mask off conditions which should be ingored.
+                        * Mask off conditions which should be ignored.
                         */
                        lsr &= up->port.read_status_mask;
 
@@ -2570,6 +2572,9 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV_MAJOR(TTY_MAJOR);
  *     If this fails an error is returned.
  *
  *     On success the port is ready to use and the line number is returned.
+ *
+ *     Note: this function is deprecated - use serial8250_register_port
+ *     instead.
  */
 int register_serial(struct serial_struct *req)
 {
@@ -2624,6 +2629,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_serial);
  *
  *     Remove one serial port.  This may not be called from interrupt
  *     context.  We hand the port back to our local PM control.
+ *
+ *     Note: this function is deprecated - use serial8250_unregister_port
+ *     instead.
  */
 void unregister_serial(int line)
 {