[patch RFC 14/29] printk: Document struct console

[Thomas Gleixner]

Add docbook comments to struct console.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/console.h |   94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_CONSOLE_H_ 1
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/bits.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
@@ -139,37 +140,76 @@ static inline int con_debug_leave(void)
 /*
  * The interface for a console, or any other device that wants to capture
  * console messages (printer driver?)
- *
- * If a console driver is marked CON_BOOT then it will be auto-unregistered
- * when the first real console is registered.  This is for early-printk drivers.
  */
 
-#define CON_PRINTBUFFER	(1)
-#define CON_CONSDEV	(2) /* Preferred console, /dev/console */
-#define CON_ENABLED	(4)
-#define CON_BOOT	(8)
-#define CON_ANYTIME	(16) /* Safe to call when cpu is offline */
-#define CON_BRL		(32) /* Used for a braille device */
-#define CON_EXTENDED	(64) /* Use the extended output format a la /dev/kmsg */
+/**
+ * cons_flags - General console flags
+ * @CON_PRINTBUFFER:	Print the complete dmesg backlog on register/enable
+ * @CON_CONSDEV:	Questionable historical leftover to denote which console
+ *			driver is the preferred console which is defining what
+ *			backs up /dev/console
+ * @CON_ENABLED:	General enable state subject to note #1
+ * @CON_BOOT:		Marks the console driver as early console driver which
+ *			is used during boot before the real driver becomes available.
+ *			It will be automatically unregistered unless the early console
+ *			command line parameter for this console has the 'keep' option set.
+ * @CON_ANYTIME:	A misnomed historical flag which tells the core code that the
+ *			legacy @console::write callback can be invoked on a CPU which
+ *			is marked OFFLINE. That's misleading as it suggests that there
+ *			is no contextual limit for invoking the callback.
+ * @CON_BRL:		Indicates a braille device which is exempt from receiving the
+ *			printk spam for obvious reasons
+ * @CON_EXTENDED:	The console supports the extended output format of /dev/kmesg
+ *			which requires a larger output record buffer
+ */
+enum cons_flags {
+	CON_PRINTBUFFER		= BIT(0),
+	CON_CONSDEV		= BIT(1),
+	CON_ENABLED		= BIT(2),
+	CON_BOOT		= BIT(3),
+	CON_ANYTIME		= BIT(4),
+	CON_BRL			= BIT(5),
+	CON_EXTENDED		= BIT(6),
+};
 
+/**
+ * struct console - The console descriptor structure
+ * @name:		The name of the console driver
+ * @write:		Write callback to output messages (Optional)
+ * @read:		Read callback for console input (Optional)
+ * @device:		The underlying TTY device driver (Optional)
+ * @unblank:		Callback to unblank the console (Optional)
+ * @setup:		Callback for initializing the console (Optional)
+ * @exit:		Callback for teardown of the console (Optional)
+ * @match:		Callback for matching a console (Optional)
+ * @flags:		Console flags. See enum cons_flags
+ * @index:		Console index, e.g. port number
+ * @cflag:		TTY control mode flags
+ * @ispeed:		TTY input speed
+ * @ospeed:		TTY output speed
+ * @seq:		Sequence number of the last ringbuffer record printed
+ * @dropped:		Number of dropped ringbuffer records
+ * @data:		Driver private data
+ * @node:		hlist node for the console list
+ */
 struct console {
-	char	name[16];
-	void	(*write)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
-	int	(*read)(struct console *, char *, unsigned);
-	struct tty_driver *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
-	void	(*unblank)(void);
-	int	(*setup)(struct console *, char *);
-	int	(*exit)(struct console *);
-	int	(*match)(struct console *, char *name, int idx, char *options);
-	short	flags;
-	short	index;
-	int	cflag;
-	uint	ispeed;
-	uint	ospeed;
-	u64	seq;
-	unsigned long dropped;
-	void	*data;
-	struct hlist_node node;
+	char			name[16];
+	void			(*write)(struct console *, const char *, unsigned);
+	int			(*read)(struct console *, char *, unsigned);
+	struct tty_driver	 *(*device)(struct console *, int *);
+	void			(*unblank)(void);
+	int			(*setup)(struct console *, char *);
+	int			(*exit)(struct console *);
+	int			(*match)(struct console *, char *name, int idx, char *options);
+	short			flags;
+	short			index;
+	int			cflag;
+	uint			ispeed;
+	uint			ospeed;
+	u64			seq;
+	unsigned long		dropped;
+	void			*data;
+	struct hlist_node	node;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP