ipc: standardize code comments
IPC commenting style is all over the place, *specially* in util.c. This
patch orders things a bit.
Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr@hp.com>
Cc: Aswin Chandramouleeswaran <aswin@hp.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index fdf03fa..af976fc6 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@
};
/**
- * ipc_init - initialise IPC subsystem
+ * ipc_init - initialise ipc subsystem
*
- * The various system5 IPC resources (semaphores, messages and shared
- * memory) are initialised
- * A callback routine is registered into the memory hotplug notifier
- * chain: since msgmni scales to lowmem this callback routine will be
- * called upon successful memory add / remove to recompute msmgni.
+ * The various sysv ipc resources (semaphores, messages and shared
+ * memory) are initialised.
+ *
+ * A callback routine is registered into the memory hotplug notifier
+ * chain: since msgmni scales to lowmem this callback routine will be
+ * called upon successful memory add / remove to recompute msmgni.
*/
-
static int __init ipc_init(void)
{
sem_init();
@@ -131,13 +131,12 @@
__initcall(ipc_init);
/**
- * ipc_init_ids - initialise IPC identifiers
- * @ids: Identifier set
+ * ipc_init_ids - initialise ipc identifiers
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
*
- * Set up the sequence range to use for the ipc identifier range (limited
- * below IPCMNI) then initialise the ids idr.
+ * Set up the sequence range to use for the ipc identifier range (limited
+ * below IPCMNI) then initialise the ids idr.
*/
-
void ipc_init_ids(struct ipc_ids *ids)
{
init_rwsem(&ids->rwsem);
@@ -159,11 +158,11 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
static const struct file_operations sysvipc_proc_fops;
/**
- * ipc_init_proc_interface - Create a proc interface for sysipc types using a seq_file interface.
- * @path: Path in procfs
- * @header: Banner to be printed at the beginning of the file.
- * @ids: ipc id table to iterate.
- * @show: show routine.
+ * ipc_init_proc_interface - create a proc interface for sysipc types using a seq_file interface.
+ * @path: Path in procfs
+ * @header: Banner to be printed at the beginning of the file.
+ * @ids: ipc id table to iterate.
+ * @show: show routine.
*/
void __init ipc_init_proc_interface(const char *path, const char *header,
int ids, int (*show)(struct seq_file *, void *))
@@ -191,16 +190,15 @@
#endif
/**
- * ipc_findkey - find a key in an ipc identifier set
- * @ids: Identifier set
- * @key: The key to find
+ * ipc_findkey - find a key in an ipc identifier set
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
+ * @key: key to find
*
- * Requires ipc_ids.rwsem locked.
- * Returns the LOCKED pointer to the ipc structure if found or NULL
- * if not.
- * If key is found ipc points to the owning ipc structure
+ * Returns the locked pointer to the ipc structure if found or NULL
+ * otherwise. If key is found ipc points to the owning ipc structure
+ *
+ * Called with ipc_ids.rwsem held.
*/
-
static struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_findkey(struct ipc_ids *ids, key_t key)
{
struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc;
@@ -227,12 +225,11 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_get_maxid - get the last assigned id
- * @ids: IPC identifier set
+ * ipc_get_maxid - get the last assigned id
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
*
- * Called with ipc_ids.rwsem held.
+ * Called with ipc_ids.rwsem held.
*/
-
int ipc_get_maxid(struct ipc_ids *ids)
{
struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc;
@@ -258,17 +255,17 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_addid - add an IPC identifier
- * @ids: IPC identifier set
- * @new: new IPC permission set
- * @size: limit for the number of used ids
+ * ipc_addid - add an ipc identifier
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
+ * @new: new ipc permission set
+ * @size: limit for the number of used ids
*
- * Add an entry 'new' to the IPC ids idr. The permissions object is
- * initialised and the first free entry is set up and the id assigned
- * is returned. The 'new' entry is returned in a locked state on success.
- * On failure the entry is not locked and a negative err-code is returned.
+ * Add an entry 'new' to the ipc ids idr. The permissions object is
+ * initialised and the first free entry is set up and the id assigned
+ * is returned. The 'new' entry is returned in a locked state on success.
+ * On failure the entry is not locked and a negative err-code is returned.
*
- * Called with writer ipc_ids.rwsem held.
+ * Called with writer ipc_ids.rwsem held.
*/
int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *new, int size)
{
@@ -320,14 +317,14 @@
}
/**
- * ipcget_new - create a new ipc object
- * @ns: namespace
- * @ids: IPC identifer set
- * @ops: the actual creation routine to call
- * @params: its parameters
+ * ipcget_new - create a new ipc object
+ * @ns: ipc namespace
+ * @ids: ipc identifer set
+ * @ops: the actual creation routine to call
+ * @params: its parameters
*
- * This routine is called by sys_msgget, sys_semget() and sys_shmget()
- * when the key is IPC_PRIVATE.
+ * This routine is called by sys_msgget, sys_semget() and sys_shmget()
+ * when the key is IPC_PRIVATE.
*/
static int ipcget_new(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_ids *ids,
struct ipc_ops *ops, struct ipc_params *params)
@@ -341,19 +338,19 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_check_perms - check security and permissions for an IPC
- * @ns: IPC namespace
- * @ipcp: ipc permission set
- * @ops: the actual security routine to call
- * @params: its parameters
+ * ipc_check_perms - check security and permissions for an ipc object
+ * @ns: ipc namespace
+ * @ipcp: ipc permission set
+ * @ops: the actual security routine to call
+ * @params: its parameters
*
- * This routine is called by sys_msgget(), sys_semget() and sys_shmget()
- * when the key is not IPC_PRIVATE and that key already exists in the
- * ids IDR.
+ * This routine is called by sys_msgget(), sys_semget() and sys_shmget()
+ * when the key is not IPC_PRIVATE and that key already exists in the
+ * ds IDR.
*
- * On success, the IPC id is returned.
+ * On success, the ipc id is returned.
*
- * It is called with ipc_ids.rwsem and ipcp->lock held.
+ * It is called with ipc_ids.rwsem and ipcp->lock held.
*/
static int ipc_check_perms(struct ipc_namespace *ns,
struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp,
@@ -374,18 +371,18 @@
}
/**
- * ipcget_public - get an ipc object or create a new one
- * @ns: namespace
- * @ids: IPC identifer set
- * @ops: the actual creation routine to call
- * @params: its parameters
+ * ipcget_public - get an ipc object or create a new one
+ * @ns: ipc namespace
+ * @ids: ipc identifer set
+ * @ops: the actual creation routine to call
+ * @params: its parameters
*
- * This routine is called by sys_msgget, sys_semget() and sys_shmget()
- * when the key is not IPC_PRIVATE.
- * It adds a new entry if the key is not found and does some permission
- * / security checkings if the key is found.
+ * This routine is called by sys_msgget, sys_semget() and sys_shmget()
+ * when the key is not IPC_PRIVATE.
+ * It adds a new entry if the key is not found and does some permission
+ * / security checkings if the key is found.
*
- * On success, the ipc id is returned.
+ * On success, the ipc id is returned.
*/
static int ipcget_public(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_ids *ids,
struct ipc_ops *ops, struct ipc_params *params)
@@ -431,14 +428,13 @@
/**
- * ipc_rmid - remove an IPC identifier
- * @ids: IPC identifier set
- * @ipcp: ipc perm structure containing the identifier to remove
+ * ipc_rmid - remove an ipc identifier
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
+ * @ipcp: ipc perm structure containing the identifier to remove
*
- * ipc_ids.rwsem (as a writer) and the spinlock for this ID are held
- * before this function is called, and remain locked on the exit.
+ * ipc_ids.rwsem (as a writer) and the spinlock for this ID are held
+ * before this function is called, and remain locked on the exit.
*/
-
void ipc_rmid(struct ipc_ids *ids, struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp)
{
int lid = ipcid_to_idx(ipcp->id);
@@ -453,13 +449,12 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_alloc - allocate ipc space
- * @size: size desired
+ * ipc_alloc - allocate ipc space
+ * @size: size desired
*
- * Allocate memory from the appropriate pools and return a pointer to it.
- * NULL is returned if the allocation fails
+ * Allocate memory from the appropriate pools and return a pointer to it.
+ * NULL is returned if the allocation fails
*/
-
void *ipc_alloc(int size)
{
void *out;
@@ -471,14 +466,13 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_free - free ipc space
- * @ptr: pointer returned by ipc_alloc
- * @size: size of block
+ * ipc_free - free ipc space
+ * @ptr: pointer returned by ipc_alloc
+ * @size: size of block
*
- * Free a block created with ipc_alloc(). The caller must know the size
- * used in the allocation call.
+ * Free a block created with ipc_alloc(). The caller must know the size
+ * used in the allocation call.
*/
-
void ipc_free(void *ptr, int size)
{
if (size > PAGE_SIZE)
@@ -488,11 +482,11 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_rcu_alloc - allocate ipc and rcu space
- * @size: size desired
+ * ipc_rcu_alloc - allocate ipc and rcu space
+ * @size: size desired
*
- * Allocate memory for the rcu header structure + the object.
- * Returns the pointer to the object or NULL upon failure.
+ * Allocate memory for the rcu header structure + the object.
+ * Returns the pointer to the object or NULL upon failure.
*/
void *ipc_rcu_alloc(int size)
{
@@ -534,17 +528,16 @@
}
/**
- * ipcperms - check IPC permissions
- * @ns: IPC namespace
- * @ipcp: IPC permission set
- * @flag: desired permission set.
+ * ipcperms - check ipc permissions
+ * @ns: ipc namespace
+ * @ipcp: ipc permission set
+ * @flag: desired permission set
*
- * Check user, group, other permissions for access
- * to ipc resources. return 0 if allowed
+ * Check user, group, other permissions for access
+ * to ipc resources. return 0 if allowed
*
- * @flag will most probably be 0 or S_...UGO from <linux/stat.h>
+ * @flag will most probably be 0 or S_...UGO from <linux/stat.h>
*/
-
int ipcperms(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp, short flag)
{
kuid_t euid = current_euid();
@@ -572,15 +565,13 @@
*/
/**
- * kernel_to_ipc64_perm - convert kernel ipc permissions to user
- * @in: kernel permissions
- * @out: new style IPC permissions
+ * kernel_to_ipc64_perm - convert kernel ipc permissions to user
+ * @in: kernel permissions
+ * @out: new style ipc permissions
*
- * Turn the kernel object @in into a set of permissions descriptions
- * for returning to userspace (@out).
+ * Turn the kernel object @in into a set of permissions descriptions
+ * for returning to userspace (@out).
*/
-
-
void kernel_to_ipc64_perm(struct kern_ipc_perm *in, struct ipc64_perm *out)
{
out->key = in->key;
@@ -593,14 +584,13 @@
}
/**
- * ipc64_perm_to_ipc_perm - convert new ipc permissions to old
- * @in: new style IPC permissions
- * @out: old style IPC permissions
+ * ipc64_perm_to_ipc_perm - convert new ipc permissions to old
+ * @in: new style ipc permissions
+ * @out: old style ipc permissions
*
- * Turn the new style permissions object @in into a compatibility
- * object and store it into the @out pointer.
+ * Turn the new style permissions object @in into a compatibility
+ * object and store it into the @out pointer.
*/
-
void ipc64_perm_to_ipc_perm(struct ipc64_perm *in, struct ipc_perm *out)
{
out->key = in->key;
@@ -635,8 +625,8 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_lock - Lock an ipc structure without rwsem held
- * @ids: IPC identifier set
+ * ipc_lock - lock an ipc structure without rwsem held
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
* @id: ipc id to look for
*
* Look for an id in the ipc ids idr and lock the associated ipc object.
@@ -693,11 +683,11 @@
/**
* ipcget - Common sys_*get() code
- * @ns : namsepace
- * @ids : IPC identifier set
- * @ops : operations to be called on ipc object creation, permission checks
- * and further checks
- * @params : the parameters needed by the previous operations.
+ * @ns: namsepace
+ * @ids: ipc identifier set
+ * @ops: operations to be called on ipc object creation, permission checks
+ * and further checks
+ * @params: the parameters needed by the previous operations.
*
* Common routine called by sys_msgget(), sys_semget() and sys_shmget().
*/
@@ -711,7 +701,7 @@
}
/**
- * ipc_update_perm - update the permissions of an IPC.
+ * ipc_update_perm - update the permissions of an ipc object
* @in: the permission given as input.
* @out: the permission of the ipc to set.
*/
@@ -732,7 +722,7 @@
/**
* ipcctl_pre_down_nolock - retrieve an ipc and check permissions for some IPC_XXX cmd
- * @ns: the ipc namespace
+ * @ns: ipc namespace
* @ids: the table of ids where to look for the ipc
* @id: the id of the ipc to retrieve
* @cmd: the cmd to check
@@ -779,14 +769,13 @@
/**
- * ipc_parse_version - IPC call version
- * @cmd: pointer to command
+ * ipc_parse_version - ipc call version
+ * @cmd: pointer to command
*
- * Return IPC_64 for new style IPC and IPC_OLD for old style IPC.
- * The @cmd value is turned from an encoding command and version into
- * just the command code.
+ * Return IPC_64 for new style IPC and IPC_OLD for old style IPC.
+ * The @cmd value is turned from an encoding command and version into
+ * just the command code.
*/
-
int ipc_parse_version(int *cmd)
{
if (*cmd & IPC_64) {