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diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst index 0268335414ce..f1c03c16f03b 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst @@ -112,16 +112,17 @@ Example kernel-doc function comment:: /** * foobar() - Brief description of foobar. - * @arg: Description of argument of foobar. + * @argument1: Description of parameter argument1 of foobar. + * @argument2: Description of parameter argument2 of foobar. * * Longer description of foobar. * * Return: Description of return value of foobar. */ - int foobar(int arg) + int foobar(int argument1, char *argument2) The format is similar for documentation for structures, enums, paragraphs, -etc. See the sections below for details. +etc. See the sections below for specific details of each type. The kernel-doc structure is extracted from the comments, and proper `Sphinx C Domain`_ function and type descriptions with anchors are generated for them. The @@ -130,6 +131,43 @@ cross-references. See below for details. .. _Sphinx C Domain: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/domains.html + +Parameters and member arguments +------------------------------- + +The kernel-doc function comments describe each parameter to the function and +function typedefs or each member of struct/union, in order, with the +``@argument:`` descriptions. For each non-private member argument, one +``@argument`` definition is needed. + +The ``@argument:`` descriptions begin on the very next line following +the opening brief function description line, with no intervening blank +comment lines. + +The ``@argument:`` descriptions may span multiple lines. + +.. note:: + + If the ``@argument`` description has multiple lines, the continuation + of the description should be starting exactly at the same column as + the previous line, e. g.:: + + * @argument: some long description + * that continues on next lines + + or:: + + * @argument: + * some long description + * that continues on next lines + +If a function or typedef parameter argument is ``...`` (e. g. a variable +number of arguments), its description should be listed in kernel-doc +notation as:: + + * @...: description + + Highlights and cross-references ------------------------------- |