netdev - Re: [PATCH 05/41] rtl8192cu: trx: Demote clear abuse of kernel-doc format

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Date:   Mon, 2 Nov 2020 10:50:43 -0600
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, kvalo@...eaurora.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/41] rtl8192cu: trx: Demote clear abuse of kernel-doc
 format

On 11/2/20 5:23 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> 
>   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c:455: warning: Function parameter or member 'txdesc' not described in '_rtl_tx_desc_checksum'
> 
> Cc: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
> index 1ad0cf37f60bb..87f959d5d861d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c
> @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static void _rtl_fill_usb_tx_desc(__le32 *txdesc)
>   	set_tx_desc_first_seg(txdesc, 1);
>   }
>   
> -/**
> +/*
>    *	For HW recovery information
>    */
>   static void _rtl_tx_desc_checksum(__le32 *txdesc)
> 

Did you check this patch with checkpatch.pl? I think you substituted one warning 
for another. The wireless-testing trees previously did not accept a bare "/*", 
which is why "/**" was present.

This particular instance should have
/* For HW recovery information */
as the comment.

Larry