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-rw-r--r--lib/bitmap.c12
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/bitmap.c b/lib/bitmap.c
index b5a8b6ad2454..06fdfa1aeba7 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap.c
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_find_next_zero_area);
* @nmaskbits: size of bitmap, in bits
*
* Exactly @nmaskbits bits are displayed. Hex digits are grouped into
- * comma-separated sets of eight digits per set.
+ * comma-separated sets of eight digits per set. Returns the number of
+ * characters which were written to *buf, excluding the trailing \0.
*/
int bitmap_scnprintf(char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits)
@@ -517,8 +518,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_parse_user);
*
* Helper routine for bitmap_scnlistprintf(). Write decimal number
* or range to buf, suppressing output past buf+buflen, with optional
- * comma-prefix. Return len of what would be written to buf, if it
- * all fit.
+ * comma-prefix. Return len of what was written to *buf, excluding the
+ * trailing \0.
*/
static inline int bscnl_emit(char *buf, int buflen, int rbot, int rtop, int len)
{
@@ -544,9 +545,8 @@ static inline int bscnl_emit(char *buf, int buflen, int rbot, int rtop, int len)
* the range. Output format is compatible with the format
* accepted as input by bitmap_parselist().
*
- * The return value is the number of characters which would be
- * generated for the given input, excluding the trailing '\0', as
- * per ISO C99.
+ * The return value is the number of characters which were written to *buf
+ * excluding the trailing '\0', as per ISO C99's scnprintf.
*/
int bitmap_scnlistprintf(char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits)