Re: [PATCH] slab: recognize @GFP parameter as optional in kernel-doc

[Harry Yoo]

[+Cc Kees and Jonathan]

On 6/17/26 4:39 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Since the @GFP parameter in kmalloc_obj() etc. is now optional, change
> the kernel-doc to indicate that it is optional. This avoids kernel-doc
> warnings:
> 
> WARNING: include/linux/slab.h:1101 Excess function parameter 'GFP' description in 'kmalloc_obj'
> WARNING: include/linux/slab.h:1113 Excess function parameter 'GFP' description in 'kmalloc_objs'
> WARNING: include/linux/slab.h:1128 Excess function parameter 'GFP' description in 'kmalloc_flex'
> 
> Fixes: e19e1b480ac7 ("add default_gfp() helper macro and use it in the new *alloc_obj() helpers")
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

I think there is no better way to specify an optional parameter, so:
Acked-by: Harry Yoo (Oracle) <harry@xxxxxxxxxx>

By the way, the doc should probably say that it is GFP_KERNEL when it is
not specified?

> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Harry Yoo <harry@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
>  include/linux/slab.h |    6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> --- linux-next-20260615.orig/include/linux/slab.h
> +++ linux-next-20260615/include/linux/slab.h
> @@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ void *kmalloc_nolock(size_t size, gfp_t
>  /**
>   * kmalloc_obj - Allocate a single instance of the given type
>   * @VAR_OR_TYPE: Variable or type to allocate.
> - * @GFP: GFP flags for the allocation.
> + * @...: GFP flags for the allocation.
>   *
>   * Returns: newly allocated pointer to a @VAR_OR_TYPE on success, or NULL
>   * on failure.
> @@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ void *kmalloc_nolock(size_t size, gfp_t
>   * kmalloc_objs - Allocate an array of the given type
>   * @VAR_OR_TYPE: Variable or type to allocate an array of.
>   * @COUNT: How many elements in the array.
> - * @GFP: GFP flags for the allocation.
> + * @...: GFP flags for the allocation.
>   *
>   * Returns: newly allocated pointer to array of @VAR_OR_TYPE on success,
>   * or NULL on failure.
> @@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ void *kmalloc_nolock(size_t size, gfp_t
>   * @VAR_OR_TYPE: Variable or type to allocate (with its flex array).
>   * @FAM: The name of the flexible array member of the structure.
>   * @COUNT: How many flexible array member elements are desired.
> - * @GFP: GFP flags for the allocation.
> + * @...: GFP flags for the allocation.
>   *
>   * Returns: newly allocated pointer to @VAR_OR_TYPE on success, NULL on
>   * failure. If @FAM has been annotated with __counted_by(), the allocation

-- 
Cheers,
Harry / Hyeonggon

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