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Subject[PATCH v2] div64.h: Fix description of do_div parameter
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Contrary to the description, the first parameter (n) should not be
passed as a pointer, but directly as an lvalue. This is possible because
do_div is a macro.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@gmx.net>
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
---

v2:
- add Geert Uytterhoeven's R-b

v1:
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190225140355.4335-1-j.neuschaefer@gmx.net/
---
include/asm-generic/div64.h | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/div64.h b/include/asm-generic/div64.h
index dc9726fdac8f..b2a9c74efa55 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/div64.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/div64.h
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@

/**
* do_div - returns 2 values: calculate remainder and update new dividend
- * @n: pointer to uint64_t dividend (will be updated)
+ * @n: uint64_t dividend (will be updated)
* @base: uint32_t divisor
*
* Summary:
- * ``uint32_t remainder = *n % base;``
- * ``*n = *n / base;``
+ * ``uint32_t remainder = n % base;``
+ * ``n = n / base;``
*
* Return: (uint32_t)remainder
*
--
2.20.1
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