[PATCH] maple_tree: document that "last" in mtree_insert_range() is inclusive
From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 10:53:35 EST
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
The kernel doc of mtree_insert_range() does not state if the address
represented by the "last" parameter is inclusive or exclusive. This can
lead to bugs by code that assumes it is exclusive. Explicitly state that
the parameter is inclusive, and add '[' and ']' around the word "end" to
also stress this point.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/maple_tree.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
index 60ae5e6fc1ee..dc9591218446 100644
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c
+++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -5730,10 +5730,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mtree_store);
* mtree_insert_range() - Insert an entry at a given range if there is no value.
* @mt: The maple tree
* @first: The start of the range
- * @last: The end of the range
+ * @last: The [end] of the range
* @entry: The entry to store
* @gfp: The GFP_FLAGS to use for allocations.
*
+ * Note that @last is inclusive. That is, @last = @first + length - 1;
+ *
* Return: 0 on success, -EEXISTS if the range is occupied, -EINVAL on invalid
* request, -ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated.
*/
--
2.53.0