[PATCH v3 02/13] video: fbdev: core: Fix kernel-doc warnings in fbmon + fb_notify

Thomas Zimmermann tzimmermann at suse.de
Mon Dec 7 03:16:51 EST 2020


Hi

Am 06.12.20 um 20:37 schrieb Randy Dunlap:
> On 12/6/20 11:02 AM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>> Fix kernel-doc warnings reported when using W=1
>>
>> v2:
>>    - Improve subject (Lee)
>>
>> v3:
>>    - Add RETURNS documentation (Thomas)
> 
> Hi Sam,
> 
> Yes, RETURNS: will work. It just looks like any kernel-doc section name,
> such as Context: or Note:.
> However, the documented format for return info is "Return:".
> (see Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst)

Thanks for the note. I asked for RETURNS: because the rest of the file 
appears to be using it. Returns: is certainly the better alternative. I 
didn't know there was a difference.

Best regards
Thomas

> 
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam at ravnborg.org>
>> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones at linaro.org>
>> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam at ravnborg.org>
>> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap at infradead.org>
>> Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie at samsung.com>
>> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>
>> Cc: "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster at al2klimov.de>
>> ---
>>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c | 10 ++++++++++
>>   drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c     |  2 +-
>>   2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c
>> index 74c2da528884..4e39c61fae1f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c
>> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c
>> @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(fb_notifier_list);
>>   /**
>>    *	fb_register_client - register a client notifier
>>    *	@nb: notifier block to callback on events
>> + *
>> + *	RETURNS:
>> + *	0 on success, negative error code on failure.
>>    */
>>   int fb_register_client(struct notifier_block *nb)
>>   {
>> @@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_register_client);
>>   /**
>>    *	fb_unregister_client - unregister a client notifier
>>    *	@nb: notifier block to callback on events
>> + *
>> + *	RETURNS:
>> + *	0 on success, negative error code on failure.
>>    */
>>   int fb_unregister_client(struct notifier_block *nb)
>>   {
>> @@ -38,7 +44,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fb_unregister_client);
>>   
>>   /**
>>    * fb_notifier_call_chain - notify clients of fb_events
>> + * @val: value passed to callback
>> + * @v: pointer passed to callback
>>    *
>> + * RETURNS:
>> + * The return value of the last notifier function
>>    */
>>   int fb_notifier_call_chain(unsigned long val, void *v)
>>   {
>> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
>> index 1bf82dbc9e3c..b0e690f41025 100644
>> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
>> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
>> @@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ static void get_detailed_timing(unsigned char *block,
>>    * fb_create_modedb - create video mode database
>>    * @edid: EDID data
>>    * @dbsize: database size
>> + * @specs: monitor specifications, may be NULL
>>    *
>>    * RETURNS: struct fb_videomode, @dbsize contains length of database
>>    *
> 
> 

-- 
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
(HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
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