Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] v4l: fwnode: Move KernelDoc documentation to the header

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Hi Sakari,

Thank you for the patch.

On Tuesday, 29 August 2017 14:03:09 EEST Sakari Ailus wrote:
> In V4L2 the practice is to have the KernelDoc documentation in the header
> and not in .c source code files. This consequientally makes the V4L2
> fwnode function documentation part of the Media documentation build.
> 
> Also correct the link related function and argument naming in
> documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I prefer documenting functions in the C file. Documentation in header files 
will get out-of-sync with the implementation much more easily.

> ---
> drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.c | 75 --------------------------------
> include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h           | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.c
> b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.c index 40b2fbfe8865..706f9e7b90f1
> 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-fwnode.c
> @@ -181,25 +181,6 @@ v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse_csi1_bus(struct
> fwnode_handle *fwnode, vep->bus_type = V4L2_MBUS_CSI1;
>  }
> 
> -/**
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse() - parse all fwnode node properties
> - * @fwnode: pointer to the endpoint's fwnode handle
> - * @vep: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode data structure
> - *
> - * All properties are optional. If none are found, we don't set any flags.
> This - * means the port has a static configuration and no properties have
> to be - * specified explicitly. If any properties that identify the bus as
> parallel - * are found and slave-mode isn't set, we set V4L2_MBUS_MASTER.
> Similarly, if - * we recognise the bus as serial CSI-2 and
> clock-noncontinuous isn't set, we - * set the
> V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK flag. The caller should hold a - *
> reference to @fwnode.
> - *
> - * NOTE: This function does not parse properties the size of which is
> variable - * without a low fixed limit. Please use
> v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse() in - * new drivers instead.
> - *
> - * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
> - */
>  int v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
>  			       struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep)
>  {
> @@ -239,14 +220,6 @@ int v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(struct fwnode_handle
> *fwnode, }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse);
> 
> -/*
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free() - free the V4L2 fwnode acquired by
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse()
> - * @vep - the V4L2 fwnode the resources of which are to be released
> - *
> - * It is safe to call this function with NULL argument or on a V4L2 fwnode
> the - * parsing of which failed.
> - */
>  void v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free(struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep)
>  {
>  	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(vep))
> @@ -257,29 +230,6 @@ void v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free(struct
> v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep) }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free);
> 
> -/**
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse() - parse all fwnode node properties
> - * @fwnode: pointer to the endpoint's fwnode handle
> - *
> - * All properties are optional. If none are found, we don't set any flags.
> This - * means the port has a static configuration and no properties have
> to be - * specified explicitly. If any properties that identify the bus as
> parallel - * are found and slave-mode isn't set, we set V4L2_MBUS_MASTER.
> Similarly, if - * we recognise the bus as serial CSI-2 and
> clock-noncontinuous isn't set, we - * set the
> V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK flag. The caller should hold a - *
> reference to @fwnode.
> - *
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse() has two important differences to
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse():
> - *
> - * 1. It also parses variable size data.
> - *
> - * 2. The memory it has allocated to store the variable size data must be
> freed - *    using v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free() when no longer needed.
> - *
> - * Return: Pointer to v4l2_fwnode_endpoint if successful, on an error
> pointer - * on error.
> - */
>  struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse(
>  	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
>  {
> @@ -322,24 +272,6 @@ struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint
> *v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse( }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse);
> 
> -/**
> - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse_link() - parse a link between two endpoints
> - * @__fwnode: pointer to the endpoint's fwnode at the local end of the link
> - * @link: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode link data structure
> - *
> - * Fill the link structure with the local and remote nodes and port
> numbers. - * The local_node and remote_node fields are set to point to the
> local and - * remote port's parent nodes respectively (the port parent node
> being the - * parent node of the port node if that node isn't a 'ports'
> node, or the - * grand-parent node of the port node otherwise).
> - *
> - * A reference is taken to both the local and remote nodes, the caller must
> use - * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_put_link() to drop the references when done
> with the - * link.
> - *
> - * Return: 0 on success, or -ENOLINK if the remote endpoint fwnode can't be
> - * found.
> - */
>  int v4l2_fwnode_parse_link(struct fwnode_handle *__fwnode,
>  			   struct v4l2_fwnode_link *link)
>  {
> @@ -374,13 +306,6 @@ int v4l2_fwnode_parse_link(struct fwnode_handle
> *__fwnode, }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(v4l2_fwnode_parse_link);
> 
> -/**
> - * v4l2_fwnode_put_link() - drop references to nodes in a link
> - * @link: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode link data structure
> - *
> - * Drop references to the local and remote nodes in the link. This function
> - * must be called on every link parsed with v4l2_fwnode_parse_link(). - */
>  void v4l2_fwnode_put_link(struct v4l2_fwnode_link *link)
>  {
>  	fwnode_handle_put(link->local_node);
> diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h b/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
> index 7adec9851d9e..68eb22ba571b 100644
> --- a/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
> +++ b/include/media/v4l2-fwnode.h
> @@ -113,13 +113,92 @@ struct v4l2_fwnode_link {
>  	unsigned int remote_port;
>  };
> 
> +/**
> + * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse() - parse all fwnode node properties
> + * @fwnode: pointer to the endpoint's fwnode handle
> + * @vep: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode data structure
> + *
> + * All properties are optional. If none are found, we don't set any flags.
> This + * means the port has a static configuration and no properties have
> to be + * specified explicitly. If any properties that identify the bus as
> parallel + * are found and slave-mode isn't set, we set V4L2_MBUS_MASTER.
> Similarly, if + * we recognise the bus as serial CSI-2 and
> clock-noncontinuous isn't set, we + * set the
> V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK flag. The caller should hold a + *
> reference to @fwnode.
> + *
> + * NOTE: This function does not parse properties the size of which is
> variable + * without a low fixed limit. Please use
> v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse() in + * new drivers instead.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
> + */
>  int v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
>  			       struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep);
> +
> +/*
> + * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free() - free the V4L2 fwnode acquired by
> + * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse()
> + * @vep - the V4L2 fwnode the resources of which are to be released
> + *
> + * It is safe to call this function with NULL argument or on a V4L2 fwnode
> the + * parsing of which failed.
> + */
> +void v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free(struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep);
> +
> +/**
> + * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse() - parse all fwnode node properties
> + * @fwnode: pointer to the endpoint's fwnode handle
> + *
> + * All properties are optional. If none are found, we don't set any flags.
> This + * means the port has a static configuration and no properties have
> to be + * specified explicitly. If any properties that identify the bus as
> parallel + * are found and slave-mode isn't set, we set V4L2_MBUS_MASTER.
> Similarly, if + * we recognise the bus as serial CSI-2 and
> clock-noncontinuous isn't set, we + * set the
> V4L2_MBUS_CSI2_CONTINUOUS_CLOCK flag. The caller should hold a + *
> reference to @fwnode.
> + *
> + * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse() has two important differences to
> + * v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_parse():
> + *
> + * 1. It also parses variable size data.
> + *
> + * 2. The memory it has allocated to store the variable size data must be
> freed + *    using v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free() when no longer needed.
> + *
> + * Return: Pointer to v4l2_fwnode_endpoint if successful, on an error
> pointer + * on error.
> + */
>  struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse(
>  	struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
> -void v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_free(struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *vep);
> +
> +/**
> + * v4l2_fwnode_parse_link() - parse a link between two endpoints
> + * @fwnode: pointer to the endpoint's fwnode at the local end of the link
> + * @link: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode link data structure
> + *
> + * Fill the link structure with the local and remote nodes and port
> numbers. + * The local_node and remote_node fields are set to point to the
> local and + * remote port's parent nodes respectively (the port parent node
> being the + * parent node of the port node if that node isn't a 'ports'
> node, or the + * grand-parent node of the port node otherwise).
> + *
> + * A reference is taken to both the local and remote nodes, the caller must
> use + * v4l2_fwnode_put_link() to drop the references when done with the +
> * link.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, or -ENOLINK if the remote endpoint fwnode can't be
> + * found.
> + */
>  int v4l2_fwnode_parse_link(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
>  			   struct v4l2_fwnode_link *link);
> +
> +/**
> + * v4l2_fwnode_put_link() - drop references to nodes in a link
> + * @link: pointer to the V4L2 fwnode link data structure
> + *
> + * Drop references to the local and remote nodes in the link. This function
> + * must be called on every link parsed with v4l2_fwnode_parse_link(). + */
>  void v4l2_fwnode_put_link(struct v4l2_fwnode_link *link);
> 
>  #endif /* _V4L2_FWNODE_H */


-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart

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