RE: [PATCH 2/2] tpm/tpm2-chip: fix kdoc errors
From: Winkler, Tomas
Date: Mon Nov 14 2016 - 08:05:54 EST
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] tpm/tpm2-chip: fix kdoc errors
>
> On Tue, Nov 01, 2016 at 03:05:14AM +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > Use correct kdoc format, describe correct parameters and return values.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c | 107
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
> > 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
> > index 7df55d58c939..a7a519c87bee 100644
> > --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
> > +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm2-cmd.c
> > @@ -258,11 +258,13 @@ static const struct tpm_input_header
> tpm2_pcrread_header = {
> > * tpm2_pcr_read() - read a PCR value
> > * @chip: TPM chip to use.
> > * @pcr_idx: index of the PCR to read.
> > - * @ref_buf: buffer to store the resulting hash,
> > + * @res_buf: buffer to store the resulting hash,
> > *
> > - * 0 is returned when the operation is successful. If a negative
> > number is
> > - * returned it remarks a POSIX error code. If a positive number is
> > returned
> > - * it remarks a TPM error.
> > + *
> > + * Return:
> > + * 0 when the operation is successful
> > + * A negative number for system errors (errno)
> > + * A positive number for a TPM error.
> > */
> > int tpm2_pcr_read(struct tpm_chip *chip, int pcr_idx, u8 *res_buf) {
> > @@ -304,13 +306,15 @@ static const struct tpm_input_header
> > tpm2_pcrextend_header = {
> >
> > /**
> > * tpm2_pcr_extend() - extend a PCR value
> > + *
> > * @chip: TPM chip to use.
> > * @pcr_idx: index of the PCR.
> > * @hash: hash value to use for the extend operation.
> > *
> > - * 0 is returned when the operation is successful. If a negative
> > number is
> > - * returned it remarks a POSIX error code. If a positive number is
> > returned
> > - * it remarks a TPM error.
> > + * Return:
> > + * 0 when the operation is successful
> > + * A negative number for system errors (errno)
> > + * A positive number for a TPM error.
>
> Put this to tpm_transmit_cmd only and refer to that from other functions with
> "same as with tpm_transmit_cmd()" with parenthesis because that marks in rst
> a link to that function.
And then tpm_transmit_cmd() will point to tpm_transmit() ?
I'm not sure I'm happy about those links, rst is okay but after all mostly we're just looking directly to the sources with a simple editor.
Anyhow this patch is to resolve the kdoc syntax bug, the overhaul of the documentation can be built on top of it.
Thanks
Tomas