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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
index d393e8f0210..6d95832db06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@
254 * device. A queue maps to only one (selectable by driver) Tx DMA channel, 254 * device. A queue maps to only one (selectable by driver) Tx DMA channel,
255 * but one DMA channel may take input from several queues. 255 * but one DMA channel may take input from several queues.
256 * 256 *
257 * Tx DMA channels have dedicated purposes. For 4965, they are used as follows: 257 * Tx DMA channels have dedicated purposes. For 4965, they are used as follows
258 * (cf. default_queue_to_tx_fifo in iwl-4965.c):
258 * 259 *
259 * 0 -- EDCA BK (background) frames, lowest priority 260 * 0 -- EDCA BK (background) frames, lowest priority
260 * 1 -- EDCA BE (best effort) frames, normal priority 261 * 1 -- EDCA BE (best effort) frames, normal priority
@@ -265,9 +266,21 @@
265 * 6 -- HCCA long frames 266 * 6 -- HCCA long frames
266 * 7 -- not used by driver (device-internal only) 267 * 7 -- not used by driver (device-internal only)
267 * 268 *
269 * For 5000 series and up, they are used slightly differently
270 * (cf. iwl5000_default_queue_to_tx_fifo in iwl-5000.c):
271 *
272 * 0 -- EDCA BK (background) frames, lowest priority
273 * 1 -- EDCA BE (best effort) frames, normal priority
274 * 2 -- EDCA VI (video) frames, higher priority
275 * 3 -- EDCA VO (voice) and management frames, highest priority
276 * 4 -- (TBD)
277 * 5 -- HCCA short frames
278 * 6 -- HCCA long frames
279 * 7 -- Commands
280 *
268 * Driver should normally map queues 0-6 to Tx DMA/FIFO channels 0-6. 281 * Driver should normally map queues 0-6 to Tx DMA/FIFO channels 0-6.
269 * In addition, driver can map queues 7-15 to Tx DMA/FIFO channels 0-3 to 282 * In addition, driver can map the remaining queues to Tx DMA/FIFO
270 * support 11n aggregation via EDCA DMA channels. 283 * channels 0-3 to support 11n aggregation via EDCA DMA channels.
271 * 284 *
272 * The driver sets up each queue to work in one of two modes: 285 * The driver sets up each queue to work in one of two modes:
273 * 286 *