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authorRandy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>2006-06-25 05:47:42 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2006-06-25 10:01:06 -0700
commitfe96e57d77481c8c1b6b0381d7e086870ac394fa (patch)
treecff217baf9eeebe74b030adcc8c62cfcc01515cc /include/linux/list.h
parentdbf492d6c1a1bf5a8bda40274f479119f4c42ca4 (diff)
[PATCH] fix list.h kernel-doc
kernel-doc: Put all short function descriptions on one line or if they are too long, omit the short description & add a Description: section for them. Change some list iterator descriptions to use "current" point instead of "existing" point. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/list.h')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/list.h82
1 files changed, 52 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index a02642e4710a..88ecfa8f31c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -281,16 +281,17 @@ static inline int list_empty(const struct list_head *head)
}
/**
- * list_empty_careful - tests whether a list is
- * empty _and_ checks that no other CPU might be
- * in the process of still modifying either member
+ * list_empty_careful - tests whether a list is empty and not being modified
+ * @head: the list to test
+ *
+ * Description:
+ * tests whether a list is empty _and_ checks that no other CPU might be
+ * in the process of modifying either member (next or prev)
*
* NOTE: using list_empty_careful() without synchronization
* can only be safe if the only activity that can happen
* to the list entry is list_del_init(). Eg. it cannot be used
* if another CPU could re-list_add() it.
- *
- * @head: the list to test.
*/
static inline int list_empty_careful(const struct list_head *head)
{
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = pos->prev)
/**
- * list_for_each_safe - iterate over a list safe against removal of list entry
+ * list_for_each_safe - iterate over a list safe against removal of list entry
* @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop counter.
* @n: another &struct list_head to use as temporary storage
* @head: the head for your list.
@@ -412,21 +413,24 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = list_entry(pos->member.prev, typeof(*pos), member))
/**
- * list_prepare_entry - prepare a pos entry for use as a start point in
- * list_for_each_entry_continue
+ * list_prepare_entry - prepare a pos entry for use in list_for_each_entry_continue
* @pos: the type * to use as a start point
* @head: the head of the list
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Prepares a pos entry for use as a start point in list_for_each_entry_continue.
*/
#define list_prepare_entry(pos, head, member) \
((pos) ? : list_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member))
/**
- * list_for_each_entry_continue - iterate over list of given type
- * continuing after existing point
+ * list_for_each_entry_continue - continue iteration over list of given type
* @pos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @head: the head for your list.
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Continue to iterate over list of given type, continuing after
+ * the current position.
*/
#define list_for_each_entry_continue(pos, head, member) \
for (pos = list_entry(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member); \
@@ -434,11 +438,12 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = list_entry(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member))
/**
- * list_for_each_entry_from - iterate over list of given type
- * continuing from existing point
+ * list_for_each_entry_from - iterate over list of given type from the current point
* @pos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @head: the head for your list.
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over list of given type, continuing from current position.
*/
#define list_for_each_entry_from(pos, head, member) \
for (; prefetch(pos->member.next), &pos->member != (head); \
@@ -458,12 +463,14 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = n, n = list_entry(n->member.next, typeof(*n), member))
/**
- * list_for_each_entry_safe_continue - iterate over list of given type
- * continuing after existing point safe against removal of list entry
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_continue
* @pos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @n: another type * to use as temporary storage
* @head: the head for your list.
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over list of given type, continuing after current point,
+ * safe against removal of list entry.
*/
#define list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(pos, n, head, member) \
for (pos = list_entry(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member), \
@@ -472,12 +479,14 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = n, n = list_entry(n->member.next, typeof(*n), member))
/**
- * list_for_each_entry_safe_from - iterate over list of given type
- * from existing point safe against removal of list entry
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_from
* @pos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @n: another type * to use as temporary storage
* @head: the head for your list.
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over list of given type from current point, safe against
+ * removal of list entry.
*/
#define list_for_each_entry_safe_from(pos, n, head, member) \
for (n = list_entry(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member); \
@@ -485,12 +494,14 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = n, n = list_entry(n->member.next, typeof(*n), member))
/**
- * list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse - iterate backwards over list of given type safe against
- * removal of list entry
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse
* @pos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @n: another type * to use as temporary storage
* @head: the head for your list.
* @member: the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate backwards over list of given type, safe against removal
+ * of list entry.
*/
#define list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(pos, n, head, member) \
for (pos = list_entry((head)->prev, typeof(*pos), member), \
@@ -518,12 +529,13 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
pos = pos->next)
/**
- * list_for_each_safe_rcu - iterate over an rcu-protected list safe
- * against removal of list entry
+ * list_for_each_safe_rcu
* @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop counter.
* @n: another &struct list_head to use as temporary storage
* @head: the head for your list.
*
+ * Iterate over an rcu-protected list, safe against removal of list entry.
+ *
* This list-traversal primitive may safely run concurrently with
* the _rcu list-mutation primitives such as list_add_rcu()
* as long as the traversal is guarded by rcu_read_lock().
@@ -551,11 +563,12 @@ static inline void list_splice_init(struct list_head *list,
/**
- * list_for_each_continue_rcu - iterate over an rcu-protected list
- * continuing after existing point.
+ * list_for_each_continue_rcu
* @pos: the &struct list_head to use as a loop counter.
* @head: the head for your list.
*
+ * Iterate over an rcu-protected list, continuing after current point.
+ *
* This list-traversal primitive may safely run concurrently with
* the _rcu list-mutation primitives such as list_add_rcu()
* as long as the traversal is guarded by rcu_read_lock().
@@ -681,11 +694,14 @@ static inline void hlist_add_head(struct hlist_node *n, struct hlist_head *h)
/**
- * hlist_add_head_rcu - adds the specified element to the specified hlist,
- * while permitting racing traversals.
+ * hlist_add_head_rcu
* @n: the element to add to the hash list.
* @h: the list to add to.
*
+ * Description:
+ * Adds the specified element to the specified hlist,
+ * while permitting racing traversals.
+ *
* The caller must take whatever precautions are necessary
* (such as holding appropriate locks) to avoid racing
* with another list-mutation primitive, such as hlist_add_head_rcu()
@@ -730,11 +746,14 @@ static inline void hlist_add_after(struct hlist_node *n,
}
/**
- * hlist_add_before_rcu - adds the specified element to the specified hlist
- * before the specified node while permitting racing traversals.
+ * hlist_add_before_rcu
* @n: the new element to add to the hash list.
* @next: the existing element to add the new element before.
*
+ * Description:
+ * Adds the specified element to the specified hlist
+ * before the specified node while permitting racing traversals.
+ *
* The caller must take whatever precautions are necessary
* (such as holding appropriate locks) to avoid racing
* with another list-mutation primitive, such as hlist_add_head_rcu()
@@ -755,11 +774,14 @@ static inline void hlist_add_before_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
}
/**
- * hlist_add_after_rcu - adds the specified element to the specified hlist
- * after the specified node while permitting racing traversals.
+ * hlist_add_after_rcu
* @prev: the existing element to add the new element after.
* @n: the new element to add to the hash list.
*
+ * Description:
+ * Adds the specified element to the specified hlist
+ * after the specified node while permitting racing traversals.
+ *
* The caller must take whatever precautions are necessary
* (such as holding appropriate locks) to avoid racing
* with another list-mutation primitive, such as hlist_add_head_rcu()
@@ -804,7 +826,7 @@ static inline void hlist_add_after_rcu(struct hlist_node *prev,
pos = pos->next)
/**
- * hlist_for_each_entry_continue - iterate over a hlist continuing after existing point
+ * hlist_for_each_entry_continue - iterate over a hlist continuing after current point
* @tpos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @pos: the &struct hlist_node to use as a loop counter.
* @member: the name of the hlist_node within the struct.
@@ -816,7 +838,7 @@ static inline void hlist_add_after_rcu(struct hlist_node *prev,
pos = pos->next)
/**
- * hlist_for_each_entry_from - iterate over a hlist continuing from existing point
+ * hlist_for_each_entry_from - iterate over a hlist continuing from current point
* @tpos: the type * to use as a loop counter.
* @pos: the &struct hlist_node to use as a loop counter.
* @member: the name of the hlist_node within the struct.