linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: fix incorrect kernel-doc comment syntax in file

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Date:   Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:07:53 +0300
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lukas.bulwahn@...il.com,
        rdunlap@...radead.org, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP2+: fix incorrect kernel-doc comment syntax in
 file

* Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@...il.com> [210331 00:00]:
> The opening comment mark '/**' is used for highlighting the beginning of
> kernel-doc comments.
> The header for arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_twl.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 unexpected warning from kernel-doc:
> "warning: wrong kernel-doc identifier on line:
>  * OMAP and TWL PMIC specific initializations."
> 
> Provide a simple fix by replacing this occurrence with general comment
> format, i.e. '/*', to prevent kernel-doc from parsing it.

Thanks applying into omap-for-v5.13/soc.

Tony