e1000e: cosmetic cleanup of comments

Update comments to conform to the preferred style for networking code as
described in ./Documentation/CodingStyle and checked for in the recently
added checkpatch NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE test.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index e3a7b07..9763365 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 
 *******************************************************************************/
 
-/*
- * 82562G 10/100 Network Connection
+/* 82562G 10/100 Network Connection
  * 82562G-2 10/100 Network Connection
  * 82562GT 10/100 Network Connection
  * 82562GT-2 10/100 Network Connection
@@ -354,8 +353,7 @@
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * In case the PHY needs to be in mdio slow mode,
+	/* In case the PHY needs to be in mdio slow mode,
 	 * set slow mode and try to get the PHY id again.
 	 */
 	hw->phy.ops.release(hw);
@@ -386,8 +384,7 @@
 		return ret_val;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * The MAC-PHY interconnect may be in SMBus mode.  If the PHY is
+	/* The MAC-PHY interconnect may be in SMBus mode.  If the PHY is
 	 * inaccessible and resetting the PHY is not blocked, toggle the
 	 * LANPHYPC Value bit to force the interconnect to PCIe mode.
 	 */
@@ -396,8 +393,7 @@
 		if (e1000_phy_is_accessible_pchlan(hw))
 			break;
 
-		/*
-		 * Before toggling LANPHYPC, see if PHY is accessible by
+		/* Before toggling LANPHYPC, see if PHY is accessible by
 		 * forcing MAC to SMBus mode first.
 		 */
 		mac_reg = er32(CTRL_EXT);
@@ -406,8 +402,7 @@
 
 		/* fall-through */
 	case e1000_pch2lan:
-		/*
-		 * Gate automatic PHY configuration by hardware on
+		/* Gate automatic PHY configuration by hardware on
 		 * non-managed 82579
 		 */
 		if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_pch2lan) &&
@@ -474,8 +469,7 @@
 
 	hw->phy.ops.release(hw);
 
-	/*
-	 * Reset the PHY before any access to it.  Doing so, ensures
+	/* Reset the PHY before any access to it.  Doing so, ensures
 	 * that the PHY is in a known good state before we read/write
 	 * PHY registers.  The generic reset is sufficient here,
 	 * because we haven't determined the PHY type yet.
@@ -536,8 +530,7 @@
 			/* fall-through */
 		case e1000_pch2lan:
 		case e1000_pch_lpt:
-			/*
-			 * In case the PHY needs to be in mdio slow mode,
+			/* In case the PHY needs to be in mdio slow mode,
 			 * set slow mode and try to get the PHY id again.
 			 */
 			ret_val = e1000_set_mdio_slow_mode_hv(hw);
@@ -593,8 +586,7 @@
 	phy->ops.power_up               = e1000_power_up_phy_copper;
 	phy->ops.power_down             = e1000_power_down_phy_copper_ich8lan;
 
-	/*
-	 * We may need to do this twice - once for IGP and if that fails,
+	/* We may need to do this twice - once for IGP and if that fails,
 	 * we'll set BM func pointers and try again
 	 */
 	ret_val = e1000e_determine_phy_address(hw);
@@ -679,8 +671,7 @@
 
 	gfpreg = er32flash(ICH_FLASH_GFPREG);
 
-	/*
-	 * sector_X_addr is a "sector"-aligned address (4096 bytes)
+	/* sector_X_addr is a "sector"-aligned address (4096 bytes)
 	 * Add 1 to sector_end_addr since this sector is included in
 	 * the overall size.
 	 */
@@ -690,8 +681,7 @@
 	/* flash_base_addr is byte-aligned */
 	nvm->flash_base_addr = sector_base_addr << FLASH_SECTOR_ADDR_SHIFT;
 
-	/*
-	 * find total size of the NVM, then cut in half since the total
+	/* find total size of the NVM, then cut in half since the total
 	 * size represents two separate NVM banks.
 	 */
 	nvm->flash_bank_size = (sector_end_addr - sector_base_addr)
@@ -788,8 +778,7 @@
 	if (mac->type == e1000_ich8lan)
 		e1000e_set_kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_ich8lan(hw, true);
 
-	/*
-	 * Gate automatic PHY configuration by hardware on managed
+	/* Gate automatic PHY configuration by hardware on managed
 	 * 82579 and i217
 	 */
 	if ((mac->type == e1000_pch2lan || mac->type == e1000_pch_lpt) &&
@@ -840,8 +829,7 @@
 			goto release;
 		e1e_rphy_locked(hw, I82579_EMI_DATA, &dev_spec->eee_lp_ability);
 
-		/*
-		 * EEE is not supported in 100Half, so ignore partner's EEE
+		/* EEE is not supported in 100Half, so ignore partner's EEE
 		 * in 100 ability if full-duplex is not advertised.
 		 */
 		e1e_rphy_locked(hw, PHY_LP_ABILITY, &phy_reg);
@@ -869,8 +857,7 @@
 	bool link;
 	u16 phy_reg;
 
-	/*
-	 * We only want to go out to the PHY registers to see if Auto-Neg
+	/* We only want to go out to the PHY registers to see if Auto-Neg
 	 * has completed and/or if our link status has changed.  The
 	 * get_link_status flag is set upon receiving a Link Status
 	 * Change or Rx Sequence Error interrupt.
@@ -878,8 +865,7 @@
 	if (!mac->get_link_status)
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * First we want to see if the MII Status Register reports
+	/* First we want to see if the MII Status Register reports
 	 * link.  If so, then we want to get the current speed/duplex
 	 * of the PHY.
 	 */
@@ -914,8 +900,7 @@
 				return ret_val;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Workaround for PCHx parts in half-duplex:
+		/* Workaround for PCHx parts in half-duplex:
 		 * Set the number of preambles removed from the packet
 		 * when it is passed from the PHY to the MAC to prevent
 		 * the MAC from misinterpreting the packet type.
@@ -932,8 +917,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Check if there was DownShift, must be checked
+	/* Check if there was DownShift, must be checked
 	 * immediately after link-up
 	 */
 	e1000e_check_downshift(hw);
@@ -943,22 +927,19 @@
 	if (ret_val)
 		return ret_val;
 
-	/*
-	 * If we are forcing speed/duplex, then we simply return since
+	/* If we are forcing speed/duplex, then we simply return since
 	 * we have already determined whether we have link or not.
 	 */
 	if (!mac->autoneg)
 		return -E1000_ERR_CONFIG;
 
-	/*
-	 * Auto-Neg is enabled.  Auto Speed Detection takes care
+	/* Auto-Neg is enabled.  Auto Speed Detection takes care
 	 * of MAC speed/duplex configuration.  So we only need to
 	 * configure Collision Distance in the MAC.
 	 */
 	mac->ops.config_collision_dist(hw);
 
-	/*
-	 * Configure Flow Control now that Auto-Neg has completed.
+	/* Configure Flow Control now that Auto-Neg has completed.
 	 * First, we need to restore the desired flow control
 	 * settings because we may have had to re-autoneg with a
 	 * different link partner.
@@ -1000,8 +981,7 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable Jumbo Frame support on parts with Intel 10/100 PHY or
+	/* Disable Jumbo Frame support on parts with Intel 10/100 PHY or
 	 * on parts with MACsec enabled in NVM (reflected in CTRL_EXT).
 	 */
 	if ((adapter->hw.phy.type == e1000_phy_ife) ||
@@ -1191,8 +1171,7 @@
 {
 	u32 rar_low, rar_high;
 
-	/*
-	 * HW expects these in little endian so we reverse the byte order
+	/* HW expects these in little endian so we reverse the byte order
 	 * from network order (big endian) to little endian
 	 */
 	rar_low = ((u32)addr[0] |
@@ -1256,8 +1235,7 @@
 	u32 rar_low, rar_high;
 	u32 wlock_mac;
 
-	/*
-	 * HW expects these in little endian so we reverse the byte order
+	/* HW expects these in little endian so we reverse the byte order
 	 * from network order (big endian) to little endian
 	 */
 	rar_low = ((u32)addr[0] | ((u32)addr[1] << 8) |
@@ -1277,8 +1255,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * The manageability engine (ME) can lock certain SHRAR registers that
+	/* The manageability engine (ME) can lock certain SHRAR registers that
 	 * it is using - those registers are unavailable for use.
 	 */
 	if (index < hw->mac.rar_entry_count) {
@@ -1387,8 +1364,7 @@
 	s32 ret_val = 0;
 	u16 word_addr, reg_data, reg_addr, phy_page = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Initialize the PHY from the NVM on ICH platforms.  This
+	/* Initialize the PHY from the NVM on ICH platforms.  This
 	 * is needed due to an issue where the NVM configuration is
 	 * not properly autoloaded after power transitions.
 	 * Therefore, after each PHY reset, we will load the
@@ -1422,8 +1398,7 @@
 	if (!(data & sw_cfg_mask))
 		goto release;
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure HW does not configure LCD from PHY
+	/* Make sure HW does not configure LCD from PHY
 	 * extended configuration before SW configuration
 	 */
 	data = er32(EXTCNF_CTRL);
@@ -1443,8 +1418,7 @@
 	if (((hw->mac.type == e1000_pchlan) &&
 	     !(data & E1000_EXTCNF_CTRL_OEM_WRITE_ENABLE)) ||
 	    (hw->mac.type > e1000_pchlan)) {
-		/*
-		 * HW configures the SMBus address and LEDs when the
+		/* HW configures the SMBus address and LEDs when the
 		 * OEM and LCD Write Enable bits are set in the NVM.
 		 * When both NVM bits are cleared, SW will configure
 		 * them instead.
@@ -1748,8 +1722,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (hw->phy.type == e1000_phy_82578) {
-		/*
-		 * Return registers to default by doing a soft reset then
+		/* Return registers to default by doing a soft reset then
 		 * writing 0x3140 to the control register.
 		 */
 		if (hw->phy.revision < 2) {
@@ -1769,8 +1742,7 @@
 	if (ret_val)
 		return ret_val;
 
-	/*
-	 * Configure the K1 Si workaround during phy reset assuming there is
+	/* Configure the K1 Si workaround during phy reset assuming there is
 	 * link so that it disables K1 if link is in 1Gbps.
 	 */
 	ret_val = e1000_k1_gig_workaround_hv(hw, true);
@@ -1853,8 +1825,7 @@
 		return ret_val;
 
 	if (enable) {
-		/*
-		 * Write Rx addresses (rar_entry_count for RAL/H, +4 for
+		/* Write Rx addresses (rar_entry_count for RAL/H, +4 for
 		 * SHRAL/H) and initial CRC values to the MAC
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < (hw->mac.rar_entry_count + 4); i++) {
@@ -2131,8 +2102,7 @@
 		udelay(100);
 	} while ((!data) && --loop);
 
-	/*
-	 * If basic configuration is incomplete before the above loop
+	/* If basic configuration is incomplete before the above loop
 	 * count reaches 0, loading the configuration from NVM will
 	 * leave the PHY in a bad state possibly resulting in no link.
 	 */
@@ -2299,8 +2269,7 @@
 		if (phy->type != e1000_phy_igp_3)
 			return 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * Call gig speed drop workaround on LPLU before accessing
+		/* Call gig speed drop workaround on LPLU before accessing
 		 * any PHY registers
 		 */
 		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_ich8lan)
@@ -2319,8 +2288,7 @@
 		if (phy->type != e1000_phy_igp_3)
 			return 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * LPLU and SmartSpeed are mutually exclusive.  LPLU is used
+		/* LPLU and SmartSpeed are mutually exclusive.  LPLU is used
 		 * during Dx states where the power conservation is most
 		 * important.  During driver activity we should enable
 		 * SmartSpeed, so performance is maintained.
@@ -2382,8 +2350,7 @@
 		if (phy->type != e1000_phy_igp_3)
 			return 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * LPLU and SmartSpeed are mutually exclusive.  LPLU is used
+		/* LPLU and SmartSpeed are mutually exclusive.  LPLU is used
 		 * during Dx states where the power conservation is most
 		 * important.  During driver activity we should enable
 		 * SmartSpeed, so performance is maintained.
@@ -2420,8 +2387,7 @@
 		if (phy->type != e1000_phy_igp_3)
 			return 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * Call gig speed drop workaround on LPLU before accessing
+		/* Call gig speed drop workaround on LPLU before accessing
 		 * any PHY registers
 		 */
 		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_ich8lan)
@@ -2589,8 +2555,7 @@
 
 	ew16flash(ICH_FLASH_HSFSTS, hsfsts.regval);
 
-	/*
-	 * Either we should have a hardware SPI cycle in progress
+	/* Either we should have a hardware SPI cycle in progress
 	 * bit to check against, in order to start a new cycle or
 	 * FDONE bit should be changed in the hardware so that it
 	 * is 1 after hardware reset, which can then be used as an
@@ -2599,8 +2564,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (!hsfsts.hsf_status.flcinprog) {
-		/*
-		 * There is no cycle running at present,
+		/* There is no cycle running at present,
 		 * so we can start a cycle.
 		 * Begin by setting Flash Cycle Done.
 		 */
@@ -2610,8 +2574,7 @@
 	} else {
 		s32 i;
 
-		/*
-		 * Otherwise poll for sometime so the current
+		/* Otherwise poll for sometime so the current
 		 * cycle has a chance to end before giving up.
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < ICH_FLASH_READ_COMMAND_TIMEOUT; i++) {
@@ -2623,8 +2586,7 @@
 			udelay(1);
 		}
 		if (!ret_val) {
-			/*
-			 * Successful in waiting for previous cycle to timeout,
+			/* Successful in waiting for previous cycle to timeout,
 			 * now set the Flash Cycle Done.
 			 */
 			hsfsts.hsf_status.flcdone = 1;
@@ -2753,8 +2715,7 @@
 		ret_val = e1000_flash_cycle_ich8lan(hw,
 						ICH_FLASH_READ_COMMAND_TIMEOUT);
 
-		/*
-		 * Check if FCERR is set to 1, if set to 1, clear it
+		/* Check if FCERR is set to 1, if set to 1, clear it
 		 * and try the whole sequence a few more times, else
 		 * read in (shift in) the Flash Data0, the order is
 		 * least significant byte first msb to lsb
@@ -2767,8 +2728,7 @@
 				*data = (u16)(flash_data & 0x0000FFFF);
 			break;
 		} else {
-			/*
-			 * If we've gotten here, then things are probably
+			/* If we've gotten here, then things are probably
 			 * completely hosed, but if the error condition is
 			 * detected, it won't hurt to give it another try...
 			 * ICH_FLASH_CYCLE_REPEAT_COUNT times.
@@ -2849,8 +2809,7 @@
 
 	nvm->ops.acquire(hw);
 
-	/*
-	 * We're writing to the opposite bank so if we're on bank 1,
+	/* We're writing to the opposite bank so if we're on bank 1,
 	 * write to bank 0 etc.  We also need to erase the segment that
 	 * is going to be written
 	 */
@@ -2875,8 +2834,7 @@
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < E1000_ICH8_SHADOW_RAM_WORDS; i++) {
-		/*
-		 * Determine whether to write the value stored
+		/* Determine whether to write the value stored
 		 * in the other NVM bank or a modified value stored
 		 * in the shadow RAM
 		 */
@@ -2890,8 +2848,7 @@
 				break;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * If the word is 0x13, then make sure the signature bits
+		/* If the word is 0x13, then make sure the signature bits
 		 * (15:14) are 11b until the commit has completed.
 		 * This will allow us to write 10b which indicates the
 		 * signature is valid.  We want to do this after the write
@@ -2920,8 +2877,7 @@
 			break;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't bother writing the segment valid bits if sector
+	/* Don't bother writing the segment valid bits if sector
 	 * programming failed.
 	 */
 	if (ret_val) {
@@ -2930,8 +2886,7 @@
 		goto release;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Finally validate the new segment by setting bit 15:14
+	/* Finally validate the new segment by setting bit 15:14
 	 * to 10b in word 0x13 , this can be done without an
 	 * erase as well since these bits are 11 to start with
 	 * and we need to change bit 14 to 0b
@@ -2948,8 +2903,7 @@
 	if (ret_val)
 		goto release;
 
-	/*
-	 * And invalidate the previously valid segment by setting
+	/* And invalidate the previously valid segment by setting
 	 * its signature word (0x13) high_byte to 0b. This can be
 	 * done without an erase because flash erase sets all bits
 	 * to 1's. We can write 1's to 0's without an erase
@@ -2968,8 +2922,7 @@
 release:
 	nvm->ops.release(hw);
 
-	/*
-	 * Reload the EEPROM, or else modifications will not appear
+	/* Reload the EEPROM, or else modifications will not appear
 	 * until after the next adapter reset.
 	 */
 	if (!ret_val) {
@@ -2997,8 +2950,7 @@
 	s32 ret_val;
 	u16 data;
 
-	/*
-	 * Read 0x19 and check bit 6.  If this bit is 0, the checksum
+	/* Read 0x19 and check bit 6.  If this bit is 0, the checksum
 	 * needs to be fixed.  This bit is an indication that the NVM
 	 * was prepared by OEM software and did not calculate the
 	 * checksum...a likely scenario.
@@ -3048,8 +3000,7 @@
 	pr0.range.wpe = true;
 	ew32flash(ICH_FLASH_PR0, pr0.regval);
 
-	/*
-	 * Lock down a subset of GbE Flash Control Registers, e.g.
+	/* Lock down a subset of GbE Flash Control Registers, e.g.
 	 * PR0 to prevent the write-protection from being lifted.
 	 * Once FLOCKDN is set, the registers protected by it cannot
 	 * be written until FLOCKDN is cleared by a hardware reset.
@@ -3109,8 +3060,7 @@
 
 		ew32flash(ICH_FLASH_FDATA0, flash_data);
 
-		/*
-		 * check if FCERR is set to 1 , if set to 1, clear it
+		/* check if FCERR is set to 1 , if set to 1, clear it
 		 * and try the whole sequence a few more times else done
 		 */
 		ret_val = e1000_flash_cycle_ich8lan(hw,
@@ -3118,8 +3068,7 @@
 		if (!ret_val)
 			break;
 
-		/*
-		 * If we're here, then things are most likely
+		/* If we're here, then things are most likely
 		 * completely hosed, but if the error condition
 		 * is detected, it won't hurt to give it another
 		 * try...ICH_FLASH_CYCLE_REPEAT_COUNT times.
@@ -3207,8 +3156,7 @@
 
 	hsfsts.regval = er16flash(ICH_FLASH_HSFSTS);
 
-	/*
-	 * Determine HW Sector size: Read BERASE bits of hw flash status
+	/* Determine HW Sector size: Read BERASE bits of hw flash status
 	 * register
 	 * 00: The Hw sector is 256 bytes, hence we need to erase 16
 	 *     consecutive sectors.  The start index for the nth Hw sector
@@ -3253,16 +3201,14 @@
 			if (ret_val)
 				return ret_val;
 
-			/*
-			 * Write a value 11 (block Erase) in Flash
+			/* Write a value 11 (block Erase) in Flash
 			 * Cycle field in hw flash control
 			 */
 			hsflctl.regval = er16flash(ICH_FLASH_HSFCTL);
 			hsflctl.hsf_ctrl.flcycle = ICH_CYCLE_ERASE;
 			ew16flash(ICH_FLASH_HSFCTL, hsflctl.regval);
 
-			/*
-			 * Write the last 24 bits of an index within the
+			/* Write the last 24 bits of an index within the
 			 * block into Flash Linear address field in Flash
 			 * Address.
 			 */
@@ -3274,8 +3220,7 @@
 			if (!ret_val)
 				break;
 
-			/*
-			 * Check if FCERR is set to 1.  If 1,
+			/* Check if FCERR is set to 1.  If 1,
 			 * clear it and try the whole sequence
 			 * a few more times else Done
 			 */
@@ -3403,8 +3348,7 @@
 
 	ret_val = e1000e_get_bus_info_pcie(hw);
 
-	/*
-	 * ICH devices are "PCI Express"-ish.  They have
+	/* ICH devices are "PCI Express"-ish.  They have
 	 * a configuration space, but do not contain
 	 * PCI Express Capability registers, so bus width
 	 * must be hardcoded.
@@ -3429,8 +3373,7 @@
 	u32 ctrl, reg;
 	s32 ret_val;
 
-	/*
-	 * Prevent the PCI-E bus from sticking if there is no TLP connection
+	/* Prevent the PCI-E bus from sticking if there is no TLP connection
 	 * on the last TLP read/write transaction when MAC is reset.
 	 */
 	ret_val = e1000e_disable_pcie_master(hw);
@@ -3440,8 +3383,7 @@
 	e_dbg("Masking off all interrupts\n");
 	ew32(IMC, 0xffffffff);
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable the Transmit and Receive units.  Then delay to allow
+	/* Disable the Transmit and Receive units.  Then delay to allow
 	 * any pending transactions to complete before we hit the MAC
 	 * with the global reset.
 	 */
@@ -3474,15 +3416,13 @@
 	ctrl = er32(CTRL);
 
 	if (!hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw)) {
-		/*
-		 * Full-chip reset requires MAC and PHY reset at the same
+		/* Full-chip reset requires MAC and PHY reset at the same
 		 * time to make sure the interface between MAC and the
 		 * external PHY is reset.
 		 */
 		ctrl |= E1000_CTRL_PHY_RST;
 
-		/*
-		 * Gate automatic PHY configuration by hardware on
+		/* Gate automatic PHY configuration by hardware on
 		 * non-managed 82579
 		 */
 		if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_pch2lan) &&
@@ -3516,8 +3456,7 @@
 			return ret_val;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * For PCH, this write will make sure that any noise
+	/* For PCH, this write will make sure that any noise
 	 * will be detected as a CRC error and be dropped rather than show up
 	 * as a bad packet to the DMA engine.
 	 */
@@ -3569,8 +3508,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < mac->mta_reg_count; i++)
 		E1000_WRITE_REG_ARRAY(hw, E1000_MTA, i, 0);
 
-	/*
-	 * The 82578 Rx buffer will stall if wakeup is enabled in host and
+	/* The 82578 Rx buffer will stall if wakeup is enabled in host and
 	 * the ME.  Disable wakeup by clearing the host wakeup bit.
 	 * Reset the phy after disabling host wakeup to reset the Rx buffer.
 	 */
@@ -3600,8 +3538,7 @@
 		 E1000_TXDCTL_MAX_TX_DESC_PREFETCH;
 	ew32(TXDCTL(1), txdctl);
 
-	/*
-	 * ICH8 has opposite polarity of no_snoop bits.
+	/* ICH8 has opposite polarity of no_snoop bits.
 	 * By default, we should use snoop behavior.
 	 */
 	if (mac->type == e1000_ich8lan)
@@ -3614,8 +3551,7 @@
 	ctrl_ext |= E1000_CTRL_EXT_RO_DIS;
 	ew32(CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
 
-	/*
-	 * Clear all of the statistics registers (clear on read).  It is
+	/* Clear all of the statistics registers (clear on read).  It is
 	 * important that we do this after we have tried to establish link
 	 * because the symbol error count will increment wildly if there
 	 * is no link.
@@ -3676,15 +3612,13 @@
 		ew32(STATUS, reg);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * work-around descriptor data corruption issue during nfs v2 udp
+	/* work-around descriptor data corruption issue during nfs v2 udp
 	 * traffic, just disable the nfs filtering capability
 	 */
 	reg = er32(RFCTL);
 	reg |= (E1000_RFCTL_NFSW_DIS | E1000_RFCTL_NFSR_DIS);
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable IPv6 extension header parsing because some malformed
+	/* Disable IPv6 extension header parsing because some malformed
 	 * IPv6 headers can hang the Rx.
 	 */
 	if (hw->mac.type == e1000_ich8lan)
@@ -3709,8 +3643,7 @@
 	if (hw->phy.ops.check_reset_block(hw))
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * ICH parts do not have a word in the NVM to determine
+	/* ICH parts do not have a word in the NVM to determine
 	 * the default flow control setting, so we explicitly
 	 * set it to full.
 	 */
@@ -3722,8 +3655,7 @@
 			hw->fc.requested_mode = e1000_fc_full;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Save off the requested flow control mode for use later.  Depending
+	/* Save off the requested flow control mode for use later.  Depending
 	 * on the link partner's capabilities, we may or may not use this mode.
 	 */
 	hw->fc.current_mode = hw->fc.requested_mode;
@@ -3771,8 +3703,7 @@
 	ctrl &= ~(E1000_CTRL_FRCSPD | E1000_CTRL_FRCDPX);
 	ew32(CTRL, ctrl);
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the mac to wait the maximum time between each iteration
+	/* Set the mac to wait the maximum time between each iteration
 	 * and increase the max iterations when polling the phy;
 	 * this fixes erroneous timeouts at 10Mbps.
 	 */
@@ -3892,8 +3823,7 @@
 	if (!dev_spec->kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure link is up before proceeding.  If not just return.
+	/* Make sure link is up before proceeding.  If not just return.
 	 * Attempting this while link is negotiating fouled up link
 	 * stability
 	 */
@@ -3925,8 +3855,7 @@
 		     E1000_PHY_CTRL_NOND0A_GBE_DISABLE);
 	ew32(PHY_CTRL, phy_ctrl);
 
-	/*
-	 * Call gig speed drop workaround on Gig disable before accessing
+	/* Call gig speed drop workaround on Gig disable before accessing
 	 * any PHY registers
 	 */
 	e1000e_gig_downshift_workaround_ich8lan(hw);
@@ -3983,8 +3912,7 @@
 			E1000_PHY_CTRL_NOND0A_GBE_DISABLE);
 		ew32(PHY_CTRL, reg);
 
-		/*
-		 * Call gig speed drop workaround on Gig disable before
+		/* Call gig speed drop workaround on Gig disable before
 		 * accessing any PHY registers
 		 */
 		if (hw->mac.type == e1000_ich8lan)
@@ -4078,8 +4006,7 @@
 				goto release;
 			e1e_rphy_locked(hw, I82579_EMI_DATA, &eee_advert);
 
-			/*
-			 * Disable LPLU if both link partners support 100BaseT
+			/* Disable LPLU if both link partners support 100BaseT
 			 * EEE and 100Full is advertised on both ends of the
 			 * link.
 			 */
@@ -4091,8 +4018,7 @@
 					      E1000_PHY_CTRL_NOND0A_LPLU);
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * For i217 Intel Rapid Start Technology support,
+		/* For i217 Intel Rapid Start Technology support,
 		 * when the system is going into Sx and no manageability engine
 		 * is present, the driver must configure proxy to reset only on
 		 * power good.  LPI (Low Power Idle) state must also reset only
@@ -4106,8 +4032,7 @@
 			phy_reg |= I217_PROXY_CTRL_AUTO_DISABLE;
 			e1e_wphy_locked(hw, I217_PROXY_CTRL, phy_reg);
 
-			/*
-			 * Set bit enable LPI (EEE) to reset only on
+			/* Set bit enable LPI (EEE) to reset only on
 			 * power good.
 			 */
 			e1e_rphy_locked(hw, I217_SxCTRL, &phy_reg);
@@ -4120,8 +4045,7 @@
 			e1e_wphy_locked(hw, I217_MEMPWR, phy_reg);
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Enable MTA to reset for Intel Rapid Start Technology
+		/* Enable MTA to reset for Intel Rapid Start Technology
 		 * Support
 		 */
 		e1e_rphy_locked(hw, I217_CGFREG, &phy_reg);
@@ -4175,8 +4099,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * For i217 Intel Rapid Start Technology support when the system
+	/* For i217 Intel Rapid Start Technology support when the system
 	 * is transitioning from Sx and no manageability engine is present
 	 * configure SMBus to restore on reset, disable proxy, and enable
 	 * the reset on MTA (Multicast table array).
@@ -4191,8 +4114,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (!(er32(FWSM) & E1000_ICH_FWSM_FW_VALID)) {
-			/*
-			 * Restore clear on SMB if no manageability engine
+			/* Restore clear on SMB if no manageability engine
 			 * is present
 			 */
 			ret_val = e1e_rphy_locked(hw, I217_MEMPWR, &phy_reg);
@@ -4298,8 +4220,7 @@
 	u16 data = (u16)hw->mac.ledctl_mode2;
 	u32 i, led;
 
-	/*
-	 * If no link, then turn LED on by setting the invert bit
+	/* If no link, then turn LED on by setting the invert bit
 	 * for each LED that's mode is "link_up" in ledctl_mode2.
 	 */
 	if (!(er32(STATUS) & E1000_STATUS_LU)) {
@@ -4329,8 +4250,7 @@
 	u16 data = (u16)hw->mac.ledctl_mode1;
 	u32 i, led;
 
-	/*
-	 * If no link, then turn LED off by clearing the invert bit
+	/* If no link, then turn LED off by clearing the invert bit
 	 * for each LED that's mode is "link_up" in ledctl_mode1.
 	 */
 	if (!(er32(STATUS) & E1000_STATUS_LU)) {
@@ -4375,8 +4295,7 @@
 	} else {
 		ret_val = e1000e_get_auto_rd_done(hw);
 		if (ret_val) {
-			/*
-			 * When auto config read does not complete, do not
+			/* When auto config read does not complete, do not
 			 * return with an error. This can happen in situations
 			 * where there is no eeprom and prevents getting link.
 			 */