diff --git a/debian/TODO.patches b/debian/TODO.patches
index b2cf68b0b..66a1f683e 100644
--- a/debian/TODO.patches
+++ b/debian/TODO.patches
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 These require attention:
 ------------------------
-alpha-read-trylock.patch
-	INCONCLUSIVE. Patch #define'd _raw_read_trylock, which is now 
-	defined as a function.
 fix-alpha-ext3-oops.patch
 	NOT ACCEPTED. Takes care of some compiler bug, someone should
 	check whether the compiler bug is still present.
@@ -16,6 +13,10 @@ sparc32-hypersparc-srmmu.patch
 
 These are already processed:
 ----------------------------
+alpha-read-trylock.patch
+	INCONCLUSIVE. Patch #define'd _raw_read_trylock, which is now 
+	defined as a function.
+	Not required, confirmed by Christoph Hellwig.
 powerpc-ppc64-biarch-override.patch
 	ACCEPTED in akpm tree, INCLUDED as a backport.
 ia64-generic-nosmp.patch