istat = br32(bp, B44_ISTAT);
imask = br32(bp, B44_IMASK);
- /* ??? What the fuck is the purpose of the interrupt mask
- * ??? register if we have to mask it out by hand anyways?
+ /* The interrupt mask register controls which interrupt bits
+ * will actually raise an interrupt to the CPU when set by hw/firmware,
+ * but doesn't mask off the bits.
*/
istat &= imask;
if (istat) {