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[v3,1/2] include/linux/watch_queue: Improve documentation

Message ID 97ce37e2fdcfbed29d9467057f0f870359d88b89.1673173920.git.code@siddh.me (mailing list archive)
State Handled Elsewhere
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Series watch_queue: Clean up some code | expand

Commit Message

Siddh Raman Pant Jan. 8, 2023, 10:36 a.m. UTC
Introduce kerneldoc-style comments, and document a couple of things
explicitly.

Signed-off-by: Siddh Raman Pant <code@siddh.me>
---
 include/linux/watch_queue.h | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

Comments

David Howells Jan. 10, 2023, 2:09 p.m. UTC | #1
Siddh Raman Pant <code@siddh.me> wrote:

> +/**
> + * struct watch_type_filter - Filter on watch type
> + *
> + * @type: Type of watch_notification
> + * @subtype_filter: Bitmask of subtypes to filter on
> + * @info_filter: Filter on watch_notification::info
> + * @info_mask: Mask of relevant bits in info_filter
> + */
>  struct watch_type_filter {
>  	enum watch_notification_type type;
> -	__u32		subtype_filter[1];	/* Bitmask of subtypes to filter on */
> -	__u32		info_filter;		/* Filter on watch_notification::info */
> -	__u32		info_mask;		/* Mask of relevant bits in info_filter */
> +	__u32		subtype_filter[1];
> +	__u32		info_filter;
> +	__u32		info_mask;
>  };

Please don't.

The structure is documented fully here:

	Documentation/core-api/watch_queue.rst

See:

	https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/watch_queue.html#event-filtering

The three column approach is much more readable in the code as it doesn't
separate the descriptions from the things described.  Putting things in
columns has been around for around 6000 years.

David
Siddh Raman Pant Jan. 10, 2023, 7:10 p.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:39:32 +0530, David Howells wrote:
> Please don't.
> 
> The structure is documented fully here:
> 
>       Documentation/core-api/watch_queue.rst
> 
> See:
> 
>       https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/watch_queue.html#event-filtering
> 
> The three column approach is much more readable in the code as it doesn't
> separate the descriptions from the things described.  Putting things in
> columns has been around for around 6000 years.
> 
> David

Okay. Apologies for that.

But what about the second patch? Should I send that without these doc
changes?

Thanks,
Siddh
David Howells Jan. 11, 2023, 3:48 p.m. UTC | #3
Siddh Raman Pant <code@siddh.me> wrote:

> But what about the second patch? Should I send that without these doc
> changes?

Can you repost it without the first patch being present?

David
Siddh Raman Pant Jan. 11, 2023, 3:50 p.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 21:18:05 +0530, David Howells wrote:
> Can you repost it without the first patch being present?

Sure.

Thanks,
Siddh
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diff --git a/include/linux/watch_queue.h b/include/linux/watch_queue.h
index fc6bba20273b..7f6eea4a33a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/watch_queue.h
+++ b/include/linux/watch_queue.h
@@ -18,57 +18,103 @@ 
 
 struct cred;
 
+/**
+ * struct watch_type_filter - Filter on watch type
+ *
+ * @type: Type of watch_notification
+ * @subtype_filter: Bitmask of subtypes to filter on
+ * @info_filter: Filter on watch_notification::info
+ * @info_mask: Mask of relevant bits in info_filter
+ */
 struct watch_type_filter {
 	enum watch_notification_type type;
-	__u32		subtype_filter[1];	/* Bitmask of subtypes to filter on */
-	__u32		info_filter;		/* Filter on watch_notification::info */
-	__u32		info_mask;		/* Mask of relevant bits in info_filter */
+	__u32		subtype_filter[1];
+	__u32		info_filter;
+	__u32		info_mask;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct watch_filter - Filter on watch
+ *
+ * @rcu: RCU head (in union with type_filter)
+ * @type_filter: Bitmask of accepted types (in union with rcu)
+ * @nr_filters: Number of filters
+ * @filters: Array of watch_type_filter
+ */
 struct watch_filter {
 	union {
 		struct rcu_head	rcu;
-		/* Bitmask of accepted types */
 		DECLARE_BITMAP(type_filter, WATCH_TYPE__NR);
 	};
-	u32			nr_filters;	/* Number of filters */
+	u32			 nr_filters;
 	struct watch_type_filter filters[];
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct watch_queue - General notification queue
+ *
+ * @rcu: RCU head
+ * @filter: Filter to use on watches
+ * @pipe: The pipe we're using as a buffer
+ * @watches: Contributory watches
+ * @notes: Preallocated notifications
+ * @notes_bitmap: Allocation bitmap for notes
+ * @usage: Object usage count
+ * @lock: To serialize accesses and removes
+ * @nr_notes: Number of notes
+ * @nr_pages: Number of pages in notes[]
+ * @defunct: True when queues closed
+ */
 struct watch_queue {
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
 	struct watch_filter __rcu *filter;
-	struct pipe_inode_info	*pipe;		/* The pipe we're using as a buffer */
-	struct hlist_head	watches;	/* Contributory watches */
-	struct page		**notes;	/* Preallocated notifications */
-	unsigned long		*notes_bitmap;	/* Allocation bitmap for notes */
-	struct kref		usage;		/* Object usage count */
+	struct pipe_inode_info	*pipe;
+	struct hlist_head	watches;
+	struct page		**notes;
+	unsigned long		*notes_bitmap;
+	struct kref		usage;
 	spinlock_t		lock;
-	unsigned int		nr_notes;	/* Number of notes */
-	unsigned int		nr_pages;	/* Number of pages in notes[] */
-	bool			defunct;	/* T when queues closed */
+	unsigned int		nr_notes;
+	unsigned int		nr_pages;
+	bool			defunct;
 };
 
-/*
- * Representation of a watch on an object.
+/**
+ * struct watch - Representation of a watch on an object
+ *
+ * @rcu: RCU head (in union with info_id)
+ * @info_id: ID to be OR'd in to info field (in union with rcu)
+ * @queue: Queue to post events to
+ * @queue_node: Link in queue->watches
+ * @watch_list: The watch list containing this watch
+ * @list_node: Link in watch_list->watchers
+ * @cred: Creds of the owner of the watch
+ * @private: Private data for the watched object
+ * @id: Internal identifier
+ * @usage: Object usage count
  */
 struct watch {
 	union {
 		struct rcu_head	rcu;
-		u32		info_id;	/* ID to be OR'd in to info field */
+		u32		info_id;
 	};
-	struct watch_queue __rcu *queue;	/* Queue to post events to */
-	struct hlist_node	queue_node;	/* Link in queue->watches */
+	struct watch_queue __rcu *queue;
+	struct hlist_node	queue_node;
 	struct watch_list __rcu	*watch_list;
-	struct hlist_node	list_node;	/* Link in watch_list->watchers */
-	const struct cred	*cred;		/* Creds of the owner of the watch */
-	void			*private;	/* Private data for the watched object */
-	u64			id;		/* Internal identifier */
-	struct kref		usage;		/* Object usage count */
+	struct hlist_node	list_node;
+	const struct cred	*cred;
+	void			*private;
+	u64			id;
+	struct kref		usage;
 };
 
-/*
- * List of watches on an object.
+/**
+ * struct watch_list - List of watches on an object
+ *
+ * @rcu: RCU head
+ * @watchers: List head
+ * @release_watch: Function to release watch
+ * @lock: To protect addition and removal of watches
  */
 struct watch_list {
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
@@ -118,8 +164,10 @@  static inline void remove_watch_list(struct watch_list *wlist, u64 id)
 }
 
 /**
- * watch_sizeof - Calculate the information part of the size of a watch record,
- * given the structure size.
+ * watch_sizeof() - Calculate the information part of the size of a watch
+ *		    record, given the structure size.
+ *
+ * @STRUCT: The structure whose size is to be given
  */
 #define watch_sizeof(STRUCT) (sizeof(STRUCT) << WATCH_INFO_LENGTH__SHIFT)