Re: [PATCH] cleanup: Add usage and style documentation

[Dan Williams]

Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 03:04:41PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/cleanup.h b/include/linux/cleanup.h
> > index c2d09bc4f976..4620a475faee 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/cleanup.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/cleanup.h
> > @@ -4,6 +4,118 @@
> >  
> >  #include <linux/compiler.h>
> >  
> > +/**
> > + * DOC: scope-based cleanup helpers
> > + *
> > + * The "goto error" pattern is notorious for introducing subtle resource
> > + * leaks. It is tedious and error prone to add new resource acquisition
> > + * constraints into code paths that already have several unwind
> > + * conditions. The "cleanup" helpers enable the compiler to help with
> > + * this tedium and can aid in maintaining FILO (first in last out)
> > + * unwind ordering to avoid unintentional leaks.
> > + *
> > + * As drivers make up the majority of the kernel code base lets describe
> > + * the Theory of Operation, Coding Style implications, and motivation
> > + * for using these helpers through the example of cleaning up PCI
> > + * drivers with DEFINE_FREE() and DEFINE_GUARD(), e.g.:
> > + *
> > + * .. code-block:: c
> > + *
> 
> So I despise all that RST stuff. It makes what should be trivially
> readable text into a trainwreck. We're coders, we use text editors to
> read comments.

Ok, I will rip out the RST stuff and just make this a standalone comment.