Merge branch 'riscv' into riscv

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/bio.c b/kernel/bio.c
index a1074f2..60d91a6 100644
--- a/kernel/bio.c
+++ b/kernel/bio.c
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ struct {
   struct buf buf[NBUF];
 
   // Linked list of all buffers, through prev/next.
-  // head.next is most recently used.
+  // Sorted by how recently the buffer was used.
+  // head.next is most recent, head.prev is least.
   struct buf head;
 } bcache;
 
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ bget(uint dev, uint blockno)
     }
   }
 
-  // Not cached; recycle an unused buffer.
+  // Not cached.
+  // Recycle the least recently used (LRU) unused buffer.
   for(b = bcache.head.prev; b != &bcache.head; b = b->prev){
     if(b->refcnt == 0) {
       b->dev = dev;
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ bwrite(struct buf *b)
 }
 
 // Release a locked buffer.
-// Move to the head of the MRU list.
+// Move to the head of the most-recently-used list.
 void
 brelse(struct buf *b)
 {