Re: [PATCH] clk/at91: remove kernel-doc warnings in sama7g5.c

[<Claudiu.Beznea@microchip.com>]

On 18.08.2021 08:32, Randy Dunlap wrote:
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> On 8/17/21 10:12 PM, Claudiu.Beznea@microchip.com wrote:
>> Hi Randy,
>>
>> On 10.08.2021 03:54, Randy Dunlap wrote:
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>>> Fix multiple kernel-doc warnings in sama7g5.c. There are several
>>> enums and structs that were not identified as such.
>>> There are also several anonymous structs (that scripts/kernel-doc
>>> has problems with), so add struct names to them.
>>>
>>> Fixes the following warnings:
>>>
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:39: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * PLL clocks identifiers
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:60: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * PLL type identifiers
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:122: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * PLL clocks description
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:289: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * Master clock (MCK[1..4]) description
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:341: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * System clock description
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:365: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * Peripheral clock description
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:453: warning: This comment starts with '/**',
>>> but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer
>>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
>>>   * Generic clock description
>>> drivers/clk/at91/sama7g5.c:339: warning: Function parameter or member
>>> 'ep_chg_id' not described in 'master_clock'
>>>
>>> Some kernel-doc warnings are still printed, but they are all due to
>>> problems in the kernel-doc script (if anyone is interested in playing
>>> with some Perl :). These warnings are:
>>>
>>> sama7g5.c:287: warning: Function parameter or member '{' not described
>>> in 'sama7g5_plls'
>>> sama7g5.c:287: warning: Function parameter or member '' not described in
>>> 'sama7g5_plls'
>>> sama7g5.c:287: warning: Function parameter or member '}' not described
>>> in 'sama7g5_plls'
>>> sama7g5.c:339: warning: Function parameter or member 'sama7g5_mckx' not
>>> described in 'master_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:339: warning: Function parameter or member '}' not described
>>> in 'master_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:360: warning: Function parameter or member 'sama7g5_systemck'
>>> not described in 'system_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:451: warning: Function parameter or member 'sama7g5_periphck'
>>> not described in 'periph_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:451: warning: Function parameter or member '' not described in
>>> 'periph_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:451: warning: Function parameter or member '}' not described
>>> in 'periph_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:841: warning: Function parameter or member 'sama7g5_gck' not
>>> described in 'generic_clock'
>>> sama7g5.c:841: warning: Function parameter or member '}' not described
>>> in 'generic_clock'
>>
>> What about keeping only one '*' instead of '**' where necessary as these
>> data structures are only local to sama7g5.c file (according to
>> Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst "Functions and data structures in
>> header files which are intended to be used by modules should also have
>> kernel-doc comments."). This way all the warnings will be gone.
> 
> Sure, that works too.
> I'll send an updated patch.

Also, the title should be something like
"clk: at91: sama7g5: <your message>"

> 
> thanks.
> -- 
> ~Randy
>