1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 79ee26ef509..e2b9fa2c917 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5323,13 +5323,13 @@ static void netdev_stats_to_stats64(struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64,
  *      @dev: device to get statistics from
  *      @storage: place to store stats
  *
- *      Get network statistics from device. The device driver may provide
- *      its own method by setting dev->netdev_ops->get_stats64 or
- *      dev->netdev_ops->get_stats; otherwise the internal statistics
- *      structure is used.
+ *      Get network statistics from device. Return @storage.
+ *      The device driver may provide its own method by setting
+ *      dev->netdev_ops->get_stats64 or dev->netdev_ops->get_stats;
+ *      otherwise the internal statistics structure is used.
  */
-const struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
-                                              struct rtnl_link_stats64 *storage)
+struct rtnl_link_stats64 *dev_get_stats(struct net_device *dev,
+                                        struct rtnl_link_stats64 *storage)
 {
         const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;