[PATCH] maple_tree: update mas_next[_range] docs

Alice Ryhl aliceryhl at google.com
Sun Jan 18 03:00:41 PST 2026


If you read the docs, it sounds like the difference between these
functions is whether mas->index and mas->last are updated. However, if
you read the implementation, you will instead find that the difference
is whether NULL entries are skipped.

Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl at google.com>
---
 lib/maple_tree.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 5aa4c95000188d3ba461418e09445be78098578e..fe0f0440cd84e7a0fe946d5371e651d153f40d21 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -5293,13 +5293,14 @@ static bool mas_next_setup(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long max,
 }
 
 /**
- * mas_next() - Get the next entry.
+ * mas_next() - Advance the maple state to the next range, skipping zero entries.
  * @mas: The maple state
  * @max: The maximum index to check.
  *
  * Returns the next entry after @mas->index.
+ * Updates @mas->index and @mas->last to the range.
  * Must hold rcu_read_lock or the write lock.
- * Can return the zero entry.
+ * Skips entries reserved with XA_ZERO_ENTRY.
  *
  * Return: The next entry or %NULL
  */
@@ -5316,11 +5317,12 @@ void *mas_next(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned long max)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mas_next);
 
 /**
- * mas_next_range() - Advance the maple state to the next range
+ * mas_next_range() - Advance the maple state to the next range.
  * @mas: The maple state
  * @max: The maximum index to check.
  *
- * Sets @mas->index and @mas->last to the range.
+ * Returns the next entry after @mas->index.
+ * Updates @mas->index and @mas->last to the range.
  * Must hold rcu_read_lock or the write lock.
  * Can return the zero entry.
  *

---
base-commit: 8f0b4cce4481fb22653697cced8d0d04027cb1e8
change-id: 20260118-mas-next-doc-20171df817bd

Best regards,
-- 
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl at google.com>




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