Re: [PATCH v3] iio: backend: fix kernel-doc to avoid warnings and ensure consistency

From: Nuno Sá

Date: Tue Oct 28 2025 - 07:56:25 EST


On Tue, 2025-10-28 at 09:33 +0000, Kriish Sharma wrote:
> Fix multiple kernel-doc warnings and make the documentation style
> consistent in drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c.
>
> Changes include:
>  - Add missing @chan parameter description in
>    iio_backend_oversampling_ratio_set().
>  - Add missing RETURNS section in iio_backend_get_priv().
>  - Replace Return: with “RETURNS:” across the file for consistency.
>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes:
> https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202506292344.HLJbrrgR-lkp@xxxxxxxxx
> Suggested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: David Lechner <dlechner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kriish Sharma <kriish.sharma2006@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Thanks for this!

Reviewed-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx>

> v3:
>  - Changed Return: to RETURNS: for consistency across the file as
>    suggested by David
>
> v2:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251027092159.918445-1-kriish.sharma2006@xxxxxxxxx
>
> v1:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251025102008.253566-1-kriish.sharma2006@xxxxxxxxx
>
>  drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-
> backend.c
> index 23760652a046..447b694d6d5f 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
> @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_interface_type_get,
> "IIO_BACKEND");
>   * interface/data bus. Hence, the backend device needs to be aware of it so
>   * data can be correctly transferred.
>   *
> - * Return:
> + * RETURNS:
>   * 0 on success, negative error number on failure.
>   */
>  int iio_backend_data_size_set(struct iio_backend *back, unsigned int size)
> @@ -717,9 +717,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iio_backend_data_size_set,
> "IIO_BACKEND");
>  /**
>   * iio_backend_oversampling_ratio_set - set the oversampling ratio
>   * @back: Backend device
> + * @chan: Channel number
>   * @ratio: The oversampling ratio - value 1 corresponds to no oversampling.
>   *
> - * Return:
> + * RETURNS:
>   * 0 on success, negative error number on failure.
>   */
>  int iio_backend_oversampling_ratio_set(struct iio_backend *back,
> @@ -1064,6 +1065,9 @@
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(__devm_iio_backend_get_from_fwnode_lookup,
> "IIO_BACKEND");
>  /**
>   * iio_backend_get_priv - Get driver private data
>   * @back: Backend device
> + *
> + * RETURNS:
> + * Pointer to the driver private data associated with the backend.
>   */
>  void *iio_backend_get_priv(const struct iio_backend *back)
>  {