Re: [PATCH net-next] docs/conf.py: add function attribute '__fix_address' to conf.py

From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Fri Aug 26 2022 - 08:47:51 EST


On 8/26/22 16:39, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 02:19:14PM +0800, menglong8.dong@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Menglong Dong <imagedong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Stephen Rothwell report that the function attribute '__fix_address'
>> causes a warning when create html docs with the command:
>>
>> make htmldocs
>>
>> Therefor, add this attribute to c_id_attributes in Documentation/conf.py
>> to clean this warning.
>>
>> BTW, I'm not able to reproduce this warning (both ubuntu and centos are
>> tested). I will appreciate it if anyone can have a test for this
>> commit.
>>
> Hi,
>
> The patch description can be improved, like:
> "Stephen Rothwell reported htmldocs warning when merging net-next:
>
> Documentation/networking/kapi:26: net/core/skbuff.c:780: WARNING: Error in declarator or parameters
> Invalid C declaration: Expecting "(" in parameters. [error at 19]
> void __fix_address kfree_skb_reason (struct sk_buff *skb, enum skb_drop_reason reason)
> -------------------^
>
> Add __fix_address keyword to c_id_attributes array in conf.py to fix the
> warning."
>
> So next time when you spot documentation warnings like above, specify the
> exact warning in the patch description. This will help reviewers what warning
> the patch is fixing.
>
>> Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <imagedong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Also, don't forget to add Link tag, like:
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-next/20220825154105.534d78ab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Otherwise, the warning disappeared on my htmldocs build, thanks.
>
> Tested-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx>
>

Oops, ignore my Reviewed-by above (not LGTM until my comments above
are addressed).

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