Re: [PATCH v8 55/55] [media] media-entity.h: document all the structs

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Em Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:19:19 +0200
Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

> Hi Mauro,
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> On Sunday 06 September 2015 09:03:14 Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Only a few structs are documented on kernel-doc-nano format
> > (the ones added by the MC next gen patches).
> > 
> > Add a documentation for all structs, and ensure that they'll
> > be producing the documentation at the Kernel's device driver
> > DocBook.
> 
> Very good idea ! Please see below for some spelling mistakes or other 
> corrections in addition to the ones pointed out by Hans.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/media/media-entity.h b/include/media/media-entity.h
> > index fb5f0e21f137..e1a89899deef 100644
> > --- a/include/media/media-entity.h
> > +++ b/include/media/media-entity.h
> > @@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ enum media_gobj_type {
> >  /**
> >   * struct media_gobj - Define a graph object.
> >   *
> > + * @mdev:	Pointer to the struct media_device that owns the object
> >   * @id:		Non-zero object ID identifier. The ID should be unique
> >   *		inside a media_device, as it is composed by
> >   *		MEDIA_BITS_PER_TYPE to store the type plus
> >   *		MEDIA_BITS_PER_LOCAL_ID	to store a per-type ID
> >   *		(called as "local ID").
> > + * @list:	Linked list associated to one of the per-type mdev object lists
> 
> I'd say "List entry stored in one of the ..." (or "List head" if you prefer).
> 
> >   *
> >   * All objects on the media graph should have this struct embedded
> >   */
> > @@ -73,6 +75,28 @@ struct media_gobj {
> >  struct media_pipeline {
> >  };
> > 
> > +/**
> > + * struct media_link - Define a media link graph object.
> 
> I think you can drop the "Define" and just say "A media link graph object". 
> Or, rather, "A media graph link object" to mean "a link object part of a media 
> graph".
> 
> Same comment for the other structures.
> 
> > + *
> > + * @graph_obj:	Embedded structure containing the media object common data
> > + * @list:	Linked list associated with an entity or an interface that
> > + *		owns the link.
> > + * @gobj0:	Part of an union. Used to get the pointer for the first
> > + *		graph_object of the link.
> > + * @source:	Part of an union. Used only if the first object (gobj0) is
> > + *		a pad. On such case, it represents the source pad.
> > + * @intf:	Part of an union. Used only if the first object (gobj0) is
> > + *		an interface.
> > + * @gobj1:	Part of an union. Used to get the pointer for the second
> > + *		graph_object of the link.
> > + * @source:	Part of an union. Used only if the second object (gobj0) is
> 
> s/gobj0/gobj1/
> 
> > + *		a pad. On such case, it represents the sink pad.
> > + * @entity:	Part of an union. Used only if the second object (gobj0) is
> 
> Ditto.
> 
> > + *		an entity.
> > + * @reverse:	Pointer to the link for the reverse direction of a pad to 
> pad
> > + *		link.
> > + * @flags:	Link flags, as defined at uapi/media.h (MEDIA_LNK_FL_*)
> > + */
> >  struct media_link {
> >  	struct media_gobj graph_obj;
> >  	struct list_head list;
> > @@ -86,15 +110,23 @@ struct media_link {
> >  		struct media_pad *sink;
> >  		struct media_entity *entity;
> >  	};
> > -	struct media_link *reverse;	/* Link in the reverse direction */
> > -	unsigned long flags;		/* Link flags (MEDIA_LNK_FL_*) */
> > +	struct media_link *reverse;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> >  };
> > 
> > +/**
> > + * struct media_pad - Define a media pad graph object.
> > + *
> > + * @graph_obj:	Embedded structure containing the media object common data
> > + * @entity:	Entity where this object belongs
> 
> "Entity this pad belongs to"
> 
> > + * @index:	Pad index in the entity pads array, numbered from 0 to n
> > + * @flags:	Pad flags, as defined at uapi/media.h (MEDIA_PAD_FL_*)
> > + */
> >  struct media_pad {
> >  	struct media_gobj graph_obj;	/* must be first field in struct */
> > -	struct media_entity *entity;	/* Entity this pad belongs to */
> > -	u16 index;			/* Pad index in the entity pads array */
> > -	unsigned long flags;		/* Pad flags (MEDIA_PAD_FL_*) */
> > +	struct media_entity *entity;
> > +	u16 index;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> >  };
> > 
> >  /**
> > @@ -113,51 +145,73 @@ struct media_entity_operations {
> >  	int (*link_validate)(struct media_link *link);
> >  };
> > 
> > +/**
> > + * struct media_entity - Define a media entity graph object.
> > + *
> > + * @graph_obj:	Embedded structure containing the media object common data.
> > + * @name:	Entity name.
> > + * @type:	Entity type, as defined at uapi/media.h (MEDIA_ENT_T_*)
> > + * @revision:	Entity revision - OBSOLETE - should be removed soon.
> > + * @flags:	Entity flags, as defined at uapi/media.h (MEDIA_ENT_FL_*)
> > + * @group_id:	Entity group ID - OBSOLETE - should be removed soon.
> > + * @num_pads:	Number of sink and source pads.
> > + * @num_links:	Number of existing links, both enabled and disabled.
> 
> I'd mention there that it includes the backlinks too as it's always clearly 
> apparent.
> 
> "Total number of links, forward and back, enabled and disabled"
> 
> > + * @num_backlinks: Number of backlinks
> > + * @pads:	Pads array with the size defined by @num_pads.
> > + * @links:	Linked list for the data links.
> 
> "List of data links" or "Linked list of data links" if you want to make it 
> explicit that struct list_head is a linked list, but I think that should be 
> known to the reader (and have the word link twice in the description for two 
> different purpose can be slightly confusing).
> 
> > + * @ops:	Entity operations.
> > + * @stream_count: Stream count for the entity.
> > + * @use_count:	Use count for the entity.
> > + * @pipe:	Pipeline this entity belongs to.
> > + * @info:	Union with devnode information.  Kept just for backward
> > + * 		compatibility.
> > + * @major:	Devnode major number (zero if not applicable). Kept just
> 
> Maybe s/@major/@dev.major/ (and the same for minor) ?

I don't think it works. The kernel-doc script is not smart enough to
handle this kind of things.

> 
> > + * 		for backward compatibility.
> > + * @minor:	Devnode minor number (zero if not applicable). Kept just
> > + * 		for backward compatibility.
> 
> As this is an internal structure I think we should clean code up sooner than 
> later and remove the major and minor fields. It will be confusing for driver 
> authors otherwise. Same for the revision and group_id fields.

Yes, but we could delay such change for Kernel 4.6. There are already
too much changes for 4.5.

> 
> > + * NOTE: @stream_count and @use_count reference counts must never be
> > + * negative, but are signed integers on purpose: a simple WARN_ON(<0) check
> > + * can be used to detect reference count bugs that would make them
> > negative.
> > + */
> >  struct media_entity {
> >  	struct media_gobj graph_obj;	/* must be first field in struct */
> > -	const char *name;		/* Entity name */
> > -	u32 type;			/* Entity type (MEDIA_ENT_T_*) */
> > -	u32 revision;			/* Entity revision, driver specific */
> > -	unsigned long flags;		/* Entity flags (MEDIA_ENT_FL_*) */
> > -	u32 group_id;			/* Entity group ID */
> > +	const char *name;
> > +	u32 type;
> > +	u32 revision;
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +	u32 group_id;
> > 
> > -	u16 num_pads;			/* Number of sink and source pads */
> > -	u16 num_links;			/* Number of existing links, both
> > -					 * enabled and disabled */
> > -	u16 num_backlinks;		/* Number of backlinks */
> > +	u16 num_pads;
> > +	u16 num_links;
> > +	u16 num_backlinks;
> > 
> > -	struct media_pad *pads;		/* Pads array (num_pads objects) */
> > -	struct list_head links;		/* Pad-to-pad links list */
> > +	struct media_pad *pads;
> > +	struct list_head links;
> > 
> > -	const struct media_entity_operations *ops;	/* Entity operations */
> > +	const struct media_entity_operations *ops;
> > 
> >  	/* Reference counts must never be negative, but are signed integers on
> >  	 * purpose: a simple WARN_ON(<0) check can be used to detect reference
> >  	 * count bugs that would make them negative.
> >  	 */
> > -	int stream_count;		/* Stream count for the entity. */
> > -	int use_count;			/* Use count for the entity. */
> > +	int stream_count;
> > +	int use_count;
> > 
> > -	struct media_pipeline *pipe;	/* Pipeline this entity belongs to. */
> > +	struct media_pipeline *pipe;
> > 
> >  	union {
> > -		/* Node specifications */
> >  		struct {
> >  			u32 major;
> >  			u32 minor;
> >  		} dev;
> > -
> > -		/* Sub-device specifications */
> > -		/* Nothing needed yet */
> >  	} info;
> >  };
> > 
> >  /**
> > - * struct media_interface - Define a Kernel API interface
> > + * struct media_interface - Define a media interface graph object
> >   *
> >   * @graph_obj:		embedded graph object
> > - * @list:		Linked list used to find other interfaces that belong
> > - *			to the same media controller
> 
> Usual pet peeve of mine, this should be squashed with the patch that 
> introduces struct media_interface. Same for the next chunk. I would actually 
> move this patch before any patch that introduces a new structure, just to 
> document the existing structures, and then add documentation for new 
> structures in the patches that introduce them. That would be easier to review.

Too late for doing that. It this patch were reviewed earlier...

> 
> >   * @links:		List of links pointing to graph entities
> >   * @type:		Type of the interface as defined at the
> >   *			uapi/media/media.h header, e. g.
> > @@ -177,7 +231,7 @@ struct media_interface {
> >  };
> > 
> >  /**
> > - * struct media_intf_devnode - Define a Kernel API interface via a device
> > node
> > + * struct media_intf_devnode - Define a media interface via a device node
> >   * @intf:	embedded interface object
> >   * @major:	Major number of a device node
> 

Fixed the remaining issues.

Regards,
Mauro
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