linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] USB: Improve usb_fill

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Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:44:07 +0700
From:   Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To:     Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] USB: Improve usb_fill_* documentation

On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 12:13:08AM +0100, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> Make the developer aware of the requirements of transfer buffer.
> 
> The buffer must be DMAble, if the developer uses an invalid buffer, data
> corruption might happen.

Better say:

```
Document the transfer buffer requirement. That is, the buffer must be
DMAble - otherwise data corruption might occur.
```

> - * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer
> + * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer. Must be suitable for DMA.

"... The buffer must be ..."

> - * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer
> + * @transfer_buffer: pointer to the transfer buffer. Must be suitable for DMA.

Same here.

The rest is LGTM, thanks.

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