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Message-ID: <877ct4nylc.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Fri, 19 May 2023 09:13:35 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     James Seo <james@...iv.tech>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     James Seo <james@...iv.tech>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Generate documentation for error pointer functions

James Seo <james@...iv.tech> writes:

> The error pointer functions are collectively mentioned hundreds of times
> in existing documentation (e.g. "Return: an ERR_PTR() on failure.",
> "If IS_ERR() is true, the function failed and PTR_ERR() gives you the
> error code.")
>
> This series adds kerneldocs for them and brings them into the docs build,
> immediately turning most such mentions into automatic cross-references.
>
> James Seo (3):
>   Documentation: conf.py: Add __force to c_id_attributes
>   err.h: Add missing kerneldocs for error pointer functions
>   Documentation: core-api: Add error pointer functions to kernel-api
>
>  Documentation/conf.py                 |  1 +
>  Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst |  6 ++++
>  include/linux/err.h                   | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 55 insertions(+)

Series applied, thanks.

jon

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