Re: [PATCH v3 05/14] software_node: unregister software_nodes in reverse order

[Daniel Scally]

On 24/12/2020 12:13, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 3:12 AM Daniel Scally <djrscally@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> To maintain consistency with software_node_unregister_nodes(), reverse
>> the order in which the software_node_unregister_node_group() function
>> unregisters nodes.
> 
> ...
> 
>> - * Unregister multiple software nodes at once.
>> + * Unregister multiple software nodes at once. The array will be unwound in
>> + * reverse order (i.e. last entry first) and thus if any member of the array
>> + * has its .parent member set then they should appear later in the array such
>> + * that they are unregistered first.
> 
> I'm, as being not a native speaker, a bit confused by this comment.
> The idea is that children are unregistered first. Can you try to make
> it more clear maybe?

Sure, how about:

The array will be unwound in reverse order (i.e. last entry first). If
any member of the array is a child of another member then the child must
appear later in the array than their parent, so that they are
unregistered first.

?