svn commit: r247871 - head/usr.sbin/bhyve

[Peter Grehan]

>On 03/06/13 15:16, David Malone wrote:
>>> +	/*
>>> +	 * We're just computing (a-b) in GF(216).
>> 
>>> +	ndesc = (unsigned)*hq->hq_avail_idx - (unsigned)hq->hq_cur_aidx;
>> 
>> I think the comment here is wrong? Subtraction (and addition) in
>> GF(2^16) is just xor of 16 bit numbers. You seem to actually be
>> working in Z(2^16), where subtraction is normal subtraction mod
>> 65536.
>
>Given that there's no such thing as GF(216) due to 216 = 2^3 * 3^3 not
>being a prime power, the comment is definitely wrong. ;-)

 Any suggestions for better wording ? I submitted the comment block unchanged from the patch.

later,

Peter.

later,

Peter.