[PATCH] vfs: expand some comments (d_path / seq_path)

[Arjan van de Ven]

explain that you really need to use the return value of d_path rather
than the buffer you passed into it.

Also fix the comment for seq_path(), the function arguments changed
recently but the comment hadn't been updated in sync.

Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/dcache.c   |    8 ++++++--
 fs/seq_file.c |   10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index a1d86c7..77e7723 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,8 @@ static int prepend_name(char **buffer, int *buflen, struct qstr *name)
  * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted
  * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous.
  *
- * Returns the buffer or an error code if the path was too long.
+ * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the 
+ * path was too long.
  *
  * "buflen" should be positive. Caller holds the dcache_lock.
  *
@@ -1987,7 +1988,10 @@ Elong:
  * Convert a dentry into an ASCII path name. If the entry has been deleted
  * the string " (deleted)" is appended. Note that this is ambiguous.
  *
- * Returns the buffer or an error code if the path was too long.
+ * Returns a pointer into the buffer or an error code if the path was 
+ * too long. Note: Callers should use the returned pointer, not the passed
+ * in buffer, to use the name! The implementation often starts at an offset
+ * into the buffer, and may leave 0 bytes at the start.
  *
  * "buflen" should be positive.
  */
diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index eba2eab..9e1c051 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -377,8 +377,14 @@ static char *mangle_path(char *s, char *p, char *esc)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * return the absolute path of 'dentry' residing in mount 'mnt'.
+/**
+ * seq_path - seq_file interface to print a pathname
+ * @m: the seq_file handle
+ * @path: the struct path to print
+ * @esc: set of characters to escape in the output
+ *
+ * return the absolute path of 'path', as represented by the
+ * dentry / mnt pair in the path parameter.
  */
 int seq_path(struct seq_file *m, struct path *path, char *esc)
 {
-- 
1.6.0.3



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