Hi, On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 06:47:16PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote: > Hi-- > > scripts/kernel-doc does not like these items to be marked > as being in kernel-doc notation. scripts/kernel-doc does not > recognize them as one of: struct, union, enum, typedef, so it > defaults to trying to interpret these as functions, and then > says: > > (I copied these blocks to my test megatest.c source file.) > > > ../src/megatest.c:1214: warning: cannot understand function prototype: 'const u64 BRUTE_EMA_WEIGHT_NUMERATOR = 7; ' > ../src/megatest.c:1219: warning: cannot understand function prototype: 'const u64 BRUTE_EMA_WEIGHT_DENOMINATOR = 10; ' > ../src/megatest.c:1228: warning: cannot understand function prototype: 'const unsigned char BRUTE_MAX_FAULTS = 200; ' > ../src/megatest.c:1239: warning: cannot understand function prototype: 'const unsigned char BRUTE_MIN_FAULTS = 5; ' > ../src/megatest.c:1249: warning: cannot understand function prototype: 'const u64 BRUTE_CRASH_PERIOD_THRESHOLD = 30000; ' > > > On 2/21/21 7:49 AM, John Wood wrote: > > > > +/** > > + * brute_stats_ptr_lock - Lock to protect the brute_stats structure pointer. > > + */ > > +static DEFINE_RWLOCK(brute_stats_ptr_lock); > > > +/** > > + * BRUTE_EMA_WEIGHT_NUMERATOR - Weight's numerator of EMA. > > + */ > > +static const u64 BRUTE_EMA_WEIGHT_NUMERATOR = 7; > > > +/** > > + * BRUTE_EMA_WEIGHT_DENOMINATOR - Weight's denominator of EMA. > > + */ > > +static const u64 BRUTE_EMA_WEIGHT_DENOMINATOR = 10; > > > +/** > > + * BRUTE_MAX_FAULTS - Maximum number of faults. > > + * > > + * If a brute force attack is running slowly for a long time, the application > > + * crash period's EMA is not suitable for the detection. This type of attack > > + * must be detected using a maximum number of faults. > > + */ > > +static const unsigned char BRUTE_MAX_FAULTS = 200; > > > +/** > > + * BRUTE_MIN_FAULTS - Minimum number of faults. > > + * > > + * The application crash period's EMA cannot be used until a minimum number of > > + * data has been applied to it. This constraint allows getting a trend when this > > + * moving average is used. Moreover, it avoids the scenario where an application > > + * fails quickly from execve system call due to reasons unrelated to a real > > + * attack. > > + */ > > +static const unsigned char BRUTE_MIN_FAULTS = 5; > > > +/** > > + * BRUTE_CRASH_PERIOD_THRESHOLD - Application crash period threshold. > > + * > > + * The units are expressed in milliseconds. > > + * > > + * A fast brute force attack is detected when the application crash period falls > > + * below this threshold. > > + */ > > +static const u64 BRUTE_CRASH_PERIOD_THRESHOLD = 30000; > > Basically we don't support scalars in kernel-doc notation... So, to keep it commented it would be better to use a normal comment block? /* * Documentation here */ What do you think? Thanks, John Wood > -- > ~Randy >