Re: [PATCH] usb: dwc3: fix incorrect kernel-doc comment syntax in files

[Randy Dunlap]

On 3/29/21 6:51 AM, Aditya Srivastava wrote:
> The opening comment mark '/**' is used for highlighting the beginning of
> kernel-doc comments.
> There are certain files in drivers/usb/dwc3, which follow this syntax,
> but the content inside does not comply with kernel-doc.
> Such lines were probably not meant for kernel-doc parsing, but are parsed
> due to the presence of kernel-doc like comment syntax(i.e, '/**'), which
> causes unexpected warnings from kernel-doc.
> 
> E.g., presence of kernel-doc like comment in drivers/usb/dwc3/io.h at
> header causes this warnings by kernel-doc:
> "warning: expecting prototype for h(). Prototype was for __DRIVERS_USB_DWC3_IO_H() instead"
> 
> Similarly for other files too.
> 
> Provide a simple fix by replacing such occurrences with general comment
> format, i.e. '/*', to prevent kernel-doc from parsing it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> ---
> * Applies perfectly on next-20210326
> 
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/debug.h         | 2 +-
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c       | 2 +-
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-keystone.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c      | 2 +-
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/io.h            | 2 +-
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.c         | 2 +-
>  drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.h         | 2 +-
>  7 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/debug.h b/drivers/usb/dwc3/debug.h
> index 8ab394942360..db231de46bb3 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/debug.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/debug.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> -/**
> +/*
>   * debug.h - DesignWare USB3 DRD Controller Debug Header
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c
> index 5da4f6082d93..b0e3f434d219 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/debugfs.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> -/**
> +/*
>   * debugfs.c - DesignWare USB3 DRD Controller DebugFS file
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-keystone.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-keystone.c
> index 057056c0975e..1317959294e6 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-keystone.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-keystone.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> -/**
> +/*
>   * dwc3-keystone.c - Keystone Specific Glue layer
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2010-2013 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c
> index 4c5c6972124a..4698c43af5ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> -/**
> +/*
>   * dwc3-pci.c - PCI Specific glue layer
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/io.h b/drivers/usb/dwc3/io.h
> index 76b73b116862..1e96ea339d48 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/io.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/io.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> -/**
> +/*
>   * io.h - DesignWare USB3 DRD IO Header
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.c
> index 1b45a9723eeb..088995885678 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> -/**
> +/*
>   * trace.c - DesignWare USB3 DRD Controller Trace Support
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2014 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.h b/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.h
> index 97f4f1125a41..60883268adfc 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/trace.h
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> -/**
> +/*
>   * trace.h - DesignWare USB3 DRD Controller Trace Support
>   *
>   * Copyright (C) 2014 Texas Instruments Incorporated - https://www.ti.com
> 


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~Randy