diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 92330531f999..2cb99429f7ac 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: cd40b7d3983c708aabe3d3008ec64ffce56d33b0
+refs/heads/master: 9ef4429b31b86d486b56b6c179fe52b5c7152f13
diff --git a/trunk/include/linux/netdevice.h b/trunk/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 4848c7afa4e7..5a11f889e56a 100644
--- a/trunk/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/trunk/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ extern void netdev_run_todo(void);
  *	dev_put - release reference to device
  *	@dev: network device
  *
- * Hold reference to device to keep it from being freed.
+ * Release reference to device to allow it to be freed.
  */
 static inline void dev_put(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ static inline void dev_put(struct net_device *dev)
  *	dev_hold - get reference to device
  *	@dev: network device
  *
- * Release reference to device to allow it to be freed.
+ * Hold reference to device to keep it from being freed.
  */
 static inline void dev_hold(struct net_device *dev)
 {