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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2011-01-26 16:49:30 -0500
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2011-01-26 16:49:30 -0500
commitb4e69ac670d71b5748dc81e536b2cb103489badd (patch)
tree26a04ba5d950657132fd6acb4e0ef17d0bcabe93 /lib
parent144ce879b057c760194d808c90826cd96308f423 (diff)
parent7cc2edb83447775a34ed3bf9d29d8295a434b523 (diff)
Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
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diff --git a/lib/textsearch.c b/lib/textsearch.c
index d608331b3e47..e0cc0146ae62 100644
--- a/lib/textsearch.c
+++ b/lib/textsearch.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
13 * 13 *
14 * INTRODUCTION 14 * INTRODUCTION
15 * 15 *
16 * The textsearch infrastructure provides text searching facitilies for 16 * The textsearch infrastructure provides text searching facilities for
17 * both linear and non-linear data. Individual search algorithms are 17 * both linear and non-linear data. Individual search algorithms are
18 * implemented in modules and chosen by the user. 18 * implemented in modules and chosen by the user.
19 * 19 *
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
43 * to the algorithm to store persistent variables. 43 * to the algorithm to store persistent variables.
44 * (4) Core eventually resets the search offset and forwards the find() 44 * (4) Core eventually resets the search offset and forwards the find()
45 * request to the algorithm. 45 * request to the algorithm.
46 * (5) Algorithm calls get_next_block() provided by the user continously 46 * (5) Algorithm calls get_next_block() provided by the user continuously
47 * to fetch the data to be searched in block by block. 47 * to fetch the data to be searched in block by block.
48 * (6) Algorithm invokes finish() after the last call to get_next_block 48 * (6) Algorithm invokes finish() after the last call to get_next_block
49 * to clean up any leftovers from get_next_block. (Optional) 49 * to clean up any leftovers from get_next_block. (Optional)
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@
58 * the pattern to look for and flags. As a flag, you can set TS_IGNORECASE 58 * the pattern to look for and flags. As a flag, you can set TS_IGNORECASE
59 * to perform case insensitive matching. But it might slow down 59 * to perform case insensitive matching. But it might slow down
60 * performance of algorithm, so you should use it at own your risk. 60 * performance of algorithm, so you should use it at own your risk.
61 * The returned configuration may then be used for an arbitary 61 * The returned configuration may then be used for an arbitrary
62 * amount of times and even in parallel as long as a separate struct 62 * amount of times and even in parallel as long as a separate struct
63 * ts_state variable is provided to every instance. 63 * ts_state variable is provided to every instance.
64 * 64 *
65 * The actual search is performed by either calling textsearch_find_- 65 * The actual search is performed by either calling textsearch_find_-
66 * continuous() for linear data or by providing an own get_next_block() 66 * continuous() for linear data or by providing an own get_next_block()
67 * implementation and calling textsearch_find(). Both functions return 67 * implementation and calling textsearch_find(). Both functions return
68 * the position of the first occurrence of the patern or UINT_MAX if 68 * the position of the first occurrence of the pattern or UINT_MAX if
69 * no match was found. Subsequent occurences can be found by calling 69 * no match was found. Subsequent occurrences can be found by calling
70 * textsearch_next() regardless of the linearity of the data. 70 * textsearch_next() regardless of the linearity of the data.
71 * 71 *
72 * Once you're done using a configuration it must be given back via 72 * Once you're done using a configuration it must be given back via