Re: [PATCH 08/10] of: of_net: Demote non-conforming kernel-doc header

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2021, Andrew Lunn wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 11:07:56AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> > 
> >  drivers/of/of_net.c:104: warning: Function parameter or member 'np' not described in 'of_get_mac_address'
> >  drivers/of/of_net.c:104: warning: expecting prototype for mac(). Prototype was for of_get_mac_address() instead
> > 
> > Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/of/of_net.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/of/of_net.c b/drivers/of/of_net.c
> > index 6e411821583e4..9b41a343e88ab 100644
> > --- a/drivers/of/of_net.c
> > +++ b/drivers/of/of_net.c
> > @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static const void *of_get_mac_addr_nvmem(struct device_node *np)
> >  	return mac;
> >  }
> >  
> > -/**
> > +/*
> >   * Search the device tree for the best MAC address to use.  'mac-address' is
> >   * checked first, because that is supposed to contain to "most recent" MAC
> >   * address. If that isn't set, then 'local-mac-address' is checked next,
> 
> Hi Lee
> 
> of_get_mac_address() is a pretty important API function. So it would
> be better to add the missing header to make this valid kdoc.

Pretty important, yes.  Referenced/documented, no. :)

  `git grep kernel-doc:: | grep drivers/of`

> /**
>  * of_get_mac_address - Get MAC address from device tree
>  * @np: Pointer to the device_node of the interface
>  *
> 
>  Andrew

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