linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v10 5/9] bpf: Add bpf_lookup_*_key() and bpf_key

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Date:   Tue, 16 Aug 2022 08:40:14 +0000
From:   Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
To:     KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v10 5/9] bpf: Add bpf_lookup_*_key() and bpf_key_put()
 kfuncs

> From: KP Singh [mailto:kpsingh@...nel.org]
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2022 2:50 AM

[...]

> > +/**
> > + * bpf_key_put - decrement key reference count if key is valid and free
> bpf_key
> > + * @bkey: bpf_key structure
> > + *
> > + * Decrement the reference count of the key inside *bkey*, if the pointer
> > + * is valid, and free *bkey*.
> > + */
> 
> This is more of a style thing but your comment literally describes the
> small function
> below. Do we really need this?

Thanks for the review, KP. Just kept this, to follow the style of kernel
documentation for functions.

Roberto