Re: [PATCH] iio: imu: inv_mpu6050: fix kernel-doc warnings

From: Joshua Crofts

Date: Sun Oct 11 2026 - 13:34:30 EST


On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:49 +0530
Arnav Kapoor <kapoorarnav43@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> scripts/kernel-doc -Wall reports several warnings for the inv_mpu6050
> driver:
>
> - inv_mpu_magn_get_scale() only describes @st, not @chan, @val and @val2.
> - Eight functions use "Returns ..." in the body instead of a "Return:"
> section, and inv_mpu6050_set_enable() and
> inv_mpu_data_rdy_trigger_set_state() do not describe their return
> value at all, e.g.:
>
> Warning: .../inv_mpu_aux.c:87 No description found for return value
> of 'inv_mpu_aux_init'
>
> - int_pin_cfg in struct inv_mpu6050_reg_map is documented with a ';'
> instead of a ':' after the name, so kernel-doc does not see it, and
> user_ctrl in struct inv_mpu6050_chip_config and startup_time in
> struct inv_mpu6050_hw are not documented.
>
> Describe the missing parameters, members and return values, and convert
> the return value descriptions to "Return:" sections. Where the return
> value was described before the long description, move it after it, so
> the description is not parsed as part of the return value section.
>
> With this change, scripts/kernel-doc -Wall reports no warnings for
> drivers/iio/imu/inv_mpu6050/. Comment-only change.
>
> Assisted-by: LLM
> Signed-off-by: Arnav Kapoor <kapoorarnav43@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>

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Kind regards,
Joshua Crofts