Re: [PATCH] ALSA: ctxfi: fix comment syntax in file headers

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Mar 17 2021 - 16:51:55 EST


On 3/17/21 1:39 PM, Aditya Srivastava wrote:
> The opening comment mark '/**' is used for highlighting the beginning of
> kernel-doc comments.
> There are files in sound/pci/ctxfi which follow this syntax in their file
> headers, i.e. start with '/**' like comments, which causes unexpected
> warnings from kernel-doc.
>
> E.g., running scripts/kernel-doc -none on sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.c
> causes this warning:
> "warning: wrong kernel-doc identifier on line:
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved."
>
> Similarly for other files too.
>
> Provide a simple fix by replacing the kernel-doc like comment syntax with
> general format, i.e. "/*", to prevent kernel-doc from parsing it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> ---
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k1reg.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k2reg.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.c | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.c | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k1.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k2.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctimap.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctmixer.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctpcm.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.c | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.c | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.h | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.c | 2 +-
> sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.h | 2 +-
> 20 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k1reg.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k1reg.h
> index d4bfee499fb1..05bb006c0f4c 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k1reg.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k1reg.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> */
>
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k2reg.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k2reg.h
> index af94ea66fdda..02f67828eabe 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k2reg.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ct20k2reg.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> */
>
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.c
> index d4ff377eb3a3..da6e6350ceaf 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctamixer.c
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.h
> index 4fafb397abed..4498e6139d0e 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctamixer.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctamixer.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c
> index f8ac96cf38a4..78f35e88aed6 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctatc.c
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.h
> index ac31b32b277b..0bc7b71d910b 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctatc.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctatc.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.c
> index 4cb47b5a792c..f589da045342 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctdaio.c
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.h
> index 431583bb0a3e..bd6310f48013 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctdaio.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctdaio.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h
> index 9e6b83bd432d..f406b626a28c 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthardware.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File cthardware.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k1.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k1.h
> index b7cbe82d71bd..ffb019abf651 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k1.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k1.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File cthw20k1.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k2.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k2.h
> index 797b13dcd84c..6993a3d5277a 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k2.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/cthw20k2.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File cthw20k2.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctimap.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctimap.h
> index 79bc94bce4d5..49b1bb831410 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctimap.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctimap.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctimap.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctmixer.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctmixer.h
> index 770dc18a85e8..e812f6c93b41 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctmixer.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctmixer.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctmixer.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctpcm.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctpcm.h
> index dfa1c62f7d1e..8b39bdd262b4 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctpcm.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctpcm.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctpcm.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.c
> index 6d0a01b189e1..81ad26934518 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctresource.c
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.h
> index 93e47488a1c1..fdbfd808816d 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctresource.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctresource.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.c
> index 37c18ce84974..bd4697b44233 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctsrc.c
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.h
> index 1204962280c8..1124daf50c9b 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctsrc.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctsrc.h
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.c b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.c
> index bde28aa9e139..7a805c4a58e1 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctvmem.c
> diff --git a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.h b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.h
> index 54818a3c245d..da54cbcdb0be 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.h
> +++ b/sound/pci/ctxfi/ctvmem.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> -/**
> +/*
> * Copyright (C) 2008, Creative Technology Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
> *
> * @File ctvmem.h
>


--
~Randy