Re: [PATCH v6 02/14] KVM: Documentation: Add docstrings for __kvm_read/write_guest_page()

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Same "Documentation" issue.  And the purpose of the change isn't to add docstrings,
the purpose is to clarify the goofy/strange parameters:

  KVM: Add comment to clarify param usage for __kvm{read,_write}_guest_page()

On Thu, Nov 09, 2023, Anish Moorthy wrote:
> The (gfn, data, offset, len) order of parameters is a little strange
> since "offset" applies to "gfn" rather than to "data". Add docstrings to

s/docstrings/function comments/.  This change has value and impact even if the
kernel suddenly stops generating documentation from code.

> make things perfectly clear.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anish Moorthy <amoorthy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> index 687374138cfd..f521b6fd808f 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -3328,6 +3328,7 @@ static int next_segment(unsigned long len, int offset)
>  		return len;
>  }
>  
> +/* Copy @len bytes from guest memory at '(@gfn * PAGE_SIZE) + @offset' to @data */
>  static int __kvm_read_guest_page(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
>  				 void *data, int offset, int len)
>  {
> @@ -3429,6 +3430,7 @@ int kvm_vcpu_read_guest_atomic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_vcpu_read_guest_atomic);
>  
> +/* Copy @len bytes from @data into guest memory at '(@gfn * PAGE_SIZE) + @offset' */
>  static int __kvm_write_guest_page(struct kvm *kvm,
>  				  struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot, gfn_t gfn,
>  			          const void *data, int offset, int len)
> -- 
> 2.42.0.869.gea05f2083d-goog
> 




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