linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] idr: describe how nextidp works in idr_get

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Date:	Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:55:07 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Naohiro Aota <naota@...sp.net>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] idr: describe how nextidp works in idr_get_next().

On 08/30/2010 05:39 PM, Naohiro Aota wrote:
> It was unclear in original kernel-doc how nextidp worked in
> idr_get_next(). Let's describe it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Naohiro Aota <naota@...sp.net>
> ---
>  lib/idr.c |    3 ++-
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
> index fb86a67..cf8c46b 100644
> --- a/lib/idr.c
> +++ b/lib/idr.c
> @@ -589,7 +589,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_for_each);
>   * @nextidp:  pointer to lookup key
>   *
>   * Returns pointer to registered object with id, which is next number to
> - * given id.
> + * given id. The id pointed by nextidp will be updated
> + * appropriately for next iteration.
>   */

Maybe "After being looked up, *@...tidp will be updated for the next
iteration" would be clearer?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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