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 *** 2.3.1 ***
-- FIX: Fixed wrong chechs in PAL driver (bug 3224681)(backported to 2.2.3).
+- FIX: Fixed wrong checks in PAL driver (bug 3224681)(backported to 2.2.3).
 - FIX: Fixed wrong checks in I/O Queues (bug 3219197)(backported to 2.2.3).
 - FIX: Fixed invalid assertion in adcConvert() (bug 3205410)(backported
   to 2.2.3).