--- socket.c.0 Thu Sep 9 11:37:10 1999 +++ socket.c Thu Sep 9 11:38:46 1999 @@ -886,8 +886,7 @@ /* * Perform a listen. Basically, we allow the protocol to do anything - * necessary for a listen, and if that works, we mark the socket as - * ready for listening. + * necessary for a listen, including marking it ready for listening. */ asmlinkage long sys_listen(int fd, int backlog) .