Re: [PATCH v2 00/10] Rid W=1 warnings from OF

[Lee Jones]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2021, Rob Herring wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:40 AM Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > This set is part of a larger effort attempting to clean-up W=1
> > kernel builds, which are currently overwhelmingly riddled with
> > niggly little warnings.
> >
> > v2:
> >  - Provided some descriptions to exported functions
> >
> > Lee Jones (10):
> >   of: device: Fix function name in header and provide missing
> >     descriptions
> >   of: dynamic: Fix incorrect parameter name and provide missing
> >     descriptions
> >   of: platform: Demote kernel-doc abuse
> >   of: base: Fix some formatting issues and provide missing descriptions
> >   of: property: Provide missing member description and remove excess
> >     param
> >   of: address: Provide descriptions for 'of_address_to_resource's params
> >   of: fdt: Demote kernel-doc abuses and fix function naming
> >   of: of_net: Provide function name and param description
> >   of: overlay: Fix function name disparity
> >   of: of_reserved_mem: Demote kernel-doc abuses
> >
> >  drivers/of/address.c         |  3 +++
> >  drivers/of/base.c            | 16 +++++++++++-----
> >  drivers/of/device.c          |  7 ++++++-
> >  drivers/of/dynamic.c         |  4 +++-
> >  drivers/of/fdt.c             | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
> >  drivers/of/of_net.c          |  3 +++
> >  drivers/of/of_reserved_mem.c |  6 +++---
> >  drivers/of/overlay.c         |  2 +-
> >  drivers/of/platform.c        |  2 +-
> >  drivers/of/property.c        |  2 +-
> >  10 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> 
> I still see some warnings (note this is with DT files added to doc
> build). Can you send follow-up patches:
> 
> ../include/linux/of.h:1193: warning: Function parameter or member
> 'output' not described in 'of_property_read_string_index'
> ../include/linux/of.h:1193: warning: Excess function parameter
> 'out_string' description in 'of_property_read_string_index'
> ../include/linux/of.h:1461: warning: cannot understand function
> prototype: 'enum of_overlay_notify_action '
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1781: warning: Excess function parameter 'prob'
> description in '__of_add_property'
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1804: warning: Excess function parameter 'prob'
> description in 'of_add_property'
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1855: warning: Function parameter or member
> 'prop' not described in 'of_remove_property'
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1855: warning: Excess function parameter 'prob'
> description in 'of_remove_property'

You don't want much do you! ;)

Sure, I plan to clean up all of the kernel with subsequent patches.

> BTW, there some more which I guess W=1 doesn't find:
> 
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:906: WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank
> line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1465: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1469: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1473: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1517: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1521: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1526: WARNING: Unexpected indentation.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1528: WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank
> line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1529: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1533: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:19:
> ../drivers/of/base.c:1705: WARNING: Definition list ends without a
> blank line; unexpected unindent.
> /home/rob/proj/git/linux-dt/Documentation/driver-api/devicetree:49:
> ../drivers/of/overlay.c:1183: WARNING: Inline emphasis start-string
> without end-string.

What command did you use to find these?

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