Re: [PATCH v6 66/80] locking/refcount: document the new "oldp" pointer value
From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Tue Oct 13 2020 - 08:48:09 EST
On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 01:54:21PM +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Changeset a435b9a14356 ("locking/refcount: Provide __refcount API to obtain the old value")
> added a new parameter to most refcount functions, but didn't update
> the kernel-doc markups.
Mindless warning begets mindless patch :/ Please turn on brain while
operating the computer.
> Add a description for it on all touched functions.
It's actively wrong now, the function in the comment is the variant with
__ and they do not have the extra parameter.
> Fixes: a435b9a14356 ("locking/refcount: Provide __refcount API to obtain the old value")
Breaks actual sanity.