Re: kernel/context_tracking.c:80: warning: Function parameter or member 'state' not described in '__ct_user_enter'

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Tue Dec 05 2023 - 17:16:06 EST




On 12/4/23 20:38, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 08:02:33PM +0800, kernel test robot wrote:
>> Hi Frederic,
>>
>> FYI, the error/warning still remains.
>>
>> tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
>> head: 33cc938e65a98f1d29d0a18403dbbee050dcad9a
>> commit: e67198cc05b8ecbb7b8e2d8ef9fb5c8d26821873 context_tracking: Take idle eqs entrypoints over RCU
>> date: 1 year, 5 months ago
>> config: x86_64-buildonly-randconfig-006-20230906 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231204/202312041922.YZCcEPYD-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
>> compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
>> reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231204/202312041922.YZCcEPYD-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
>>
>> If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
>> the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
>> | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
>> | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202312041922.YZCcEPYD-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
>>
>> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>>
>>>> kernel/context_tracking.c:80: warning: Function parameter or member 'state' not described in '__ct_user_enter'
>>>> kernel/context_tracking.c:184: warning: Function parameter or member 'state' not described in '__ct_user_exit'
>
> Does the patch below help?

Yes. Thanks.

Tested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


>
> Thanx, Paul
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> commit 9d879548a8cc89e5fdb0d806fc20887d67991c10
> Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon Dec 4 20:34:58 2023 -0800
>
> context_tracking: Fix kerneldoc headers for __ct_user_{enter,exit}()
>
> Document the "state" parameter of both of these functions.
>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202312041922.YZCcEPYD-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> diff --git a/kernel/context_tracking.c b/kernel/context_tracking.c
> index 6ef0b35fc28c..70ae70d03823 100644
> --- a/kernel/context_tracking.c
> +++ b/kernel/context_tracking.c
> @@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ static __always_inline void context_tracking_recursion_exit(void)
> * __ct_user_enter - Inform the context tracking that the CPU is going
> * to enter user or guest space mode.
> *
> + * @state: userspace context-tracking state to enter.
> + *
> * This function must be called right before we switch from the kernel
> * to user or guest space, when it's guaranteed the remaining kernel
> * instructions to execute won't use any RCU read side critical section
> @@ -595,6 +597,8 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(user_enter_callable);
> * __ct_user_exit - Inform the context tracking that the CPU is
> * exiting user or guest mode and entering the kernel.
> *
> + * @state: userspace context-tracking state being exited from.
> + *
> * This function must be called after we entered the kernel from user or
> * guest space before any use of RCU read side critical section. This
> * potentially include any high level kernel code like syscalls, exceptions,

--
~Randy