linux-kernel - [PATCH] ARM: mach-sa1100: fix incorrect kernel-doc comment syntax in file

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Date:   Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:14:07 +0530
From:   Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@...il.com>
To:     linux@...linux.org.uk
Cc:     yashsri421@...il.com, lukas.bulwahn@...il.com,
        rdunlap@...radead.org,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: mach-sa1100: fix incorrect kernel-doc comment syntax in file

The opening comment mark '/**' is used for highlighting the beginning of
kernel-doc comments.
The header for arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c follows this syntax,
but the content inside does not comply with kernel-doc.

This line was probably not meant for kernel-doc parsing, but is parsed
due to the presence of kernel-doc like comment syntax(i.e, '/**'), which
causes these warnings from kernel-doc:
"warning: Function parameter or member 'jornada_ssp_lock' not described in 'DEFINE_SPINLOCK'"
"warning: expecting prototype for mac(). Prototype was for DEFINE_SPINLOCK() instead"

Provide a simple fix by replacing this occurrence with general comment
format, i.e. '/*', to prevent kernel-doc from parsing it.

Signed-off-by: Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@...il.com>
---
* Applies perfectly on next-20210326

 arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
index 1dbe98948ce3..148bcee3ee58 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/**
+/*
  *  arch/arm/mac-sa1100/jornada720_ssp.c
  *
  *  Copyright (C) 2006/2007 Kristoffer Ericson <Kristoffer.Ericson@...il.com>
-- 
2.17.1