Patch "jbd2: fix sphinx kernel-doc build warnings" has been added to the 4.9-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

    jbd2: fix sphinx kernel-doc build warnings

to the 4.9-stable tree which can be found at:
    http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary

The filename of the patch is:
     jbd2-fix-sphinx-kernel-doc-build-warnings.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@vger.kernel.org> know about it.


>From f69120ce6c024aa634a8fc25787205e42f0ccbe6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:27:29 -0500
Subject: jbd2: fix sphinx kernel-doc build warnings

From: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>

commit f69120ce6c024aa634a8fc25787205e42f0ccbe6 upstream.

Sphinx emits various (26) warnings when building make target 'htmldocs'.
Currently struct definitions contain duplicate documentation, some as
kernel-docs and some as standard c89 comments.  We can reduce
duplication while cleaning up the kernel docs.

Move all kernel-docs to right above each struct member.  Use the set of
all existing comments (kernel-doc and c89).  Add documentation for
missing struct members and function arguments.

Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---
 fs/jbd2/transaction.c |    5 
 include/linux/jbd2.h  |  431 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 272 insertions(+), 164 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -488,8 +488,10 @@ void jbd2_journal_free_reserved(handle_t
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_free_reserved);
 
 /**
- * int jbd2_journal_start_reserved(handle_t *handle) - start reserved handle
+ * int jbd2_journal_start_reserved() - start reserved handle
  * @handle: handle to start
+ * @type: for handle statistics
+ * @line_no: for handle statistics
  *
  * Start handle that has been previously reserved with jbd2_journal_reserve().
  * This attaches @handle to the running transaction (or creates one if there's
@@ -619,6 +621,7 @@ error_out:
  * int jbd2_journal_restart() - restart a handle .
  * @handle:  handle to restart
  * @nblocks: nr credits requested
+ * @gfp_mask: memory allocation flags (for start_this_handle)
  *
  * Restart a handle for a multi-transaction filesystem
  * operation.
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -418,26 +418,41 @@ static inline void jbd_unlock_bh_journal
 #define JI_WAIT_DATA (1 << __JI_WAIT_DATA)
 
 /**
- * struct jbd_inode is the structure linking inodes in ordered mode
- *   present in a transaction so that we can sync them during commit.
+ * struct jbd_inode - The jbd_inode type is the structure linking inodes in
+ * ordered mode present in a transaction so that we can sync them during commit.
  */
 struct jbd2_inode {
-	/* Which transaction does this inode belong to? Either the running
-	 * transaction or the committing one. [j_list_lock] */
+	/**
+	 * @i_transaction:
+	 *
+	 * Which transaction does this inode belong to? Either the running
+	 * transaction or the committing one. [j_list_lock]
+	 */
 	transaction_t *i_transaction;
 
-	/* Pointer to the running transaction modifying inode's data in case
-	 * there is already a committing transaction touching it. [j_list_lock] */
+	/**
+	 * @i_next_transaction:
+	 *
+	 * Pointer to the running transaction modifying inode's data in case
+	 * there is already a committing transaction touching it. [j_list_lock]
+	 */
 	transaction_t *i_next_transaction;
 
-	/* List of inodes in the i_transaction [j_list_lock] */
+	/**
+	 * @i_list: List of inodes in the i_transaction [j_list_lock]
+	 */
 	struct list_head i_list;
 
-	/* VFS inode this inode belongs to [constant during the lifetime
-	 * of the structure] */
+	/**
+	 * @i_vfs_inode:
+	 *
+	 * VFS inode this inode belongs to [constant for lifetime of structure]
+	 */
 	struct inode *i_vfs_inode;
 
-	/* Flags of inode [j_list_lock] */
+	/**
+	 * @i_flags: Flags of inode [j_list_lock]
+	 */
 	unsigned long i_flags;
 };
 
@@ -447,12 +462,20 @@ struct jbd2_revoke_table_s;
  * struct handle_s - The handle_s type is the concrete type associated with
  *     handle_t.
  * @h_transaction: Which compound transaction is this update a part of?
+ * @h_journal: Which journal handle belongs to - used iff h_reserved set.
+ * @h_rsv_handle: Handle reserved for finishing the logical operation.
  * @h_buffer_credits: Number of remaining buffers we are allowed to dirty.
- * @h_ref: Reference count on this handle
- * @h_err: Field for caller's use to track errors through large fs operations
- * @h_sync: flag for sync-on-close
- * @h_jdata: flag to force data journaling
- * @h_aborted: flag indicating fatal error on handle
+ * @h_ref: Reference count on this handle.
+ * @h_err: Field for caller's use to track errors through large fs operations.
+ * @h_sync: Flag for sync-on-close.
+ * @h_jdata: Flag to force data journaling.
+ * @h_reserved: Flag for handle for reserved credits.
+ * @h_aborted: Flag indicating fatal error on handle.
+ * @h_type: For handle statistics.
+ * @h_line_no: For handle statistics.
+ * @h_start_jiffies: Handle Start time.
+ * @h_requested_credits: Holds @h_buffer_credits after handle is started.
+ * @saved_alloc_context: Saved context while transaction is open.
  **/
 
 /* Docbook can't yet cope with the bit fields, but will leave the documentation
@@ -462,32 +485,23 @@ struct jbd2_revoke_table_s;
 struct jbd2_journal_handle
 {
 	union {
-		/* Which compound transaction is this update a part of? */
 		transaction_t	*h_transaction;
 		/* Which journal handle belongs to - used iff h_reserved set */
 		journal_t	*h_journal;
 	};
 
-	/* Handle reserved for finishing the logical operation */
 	handle_t		*h_rsv_handle;
-
-	/* Number of remaining buffers we are allowed to dirty: */
 	int			h_buffer_credits;
-
-	/* Reference count on this handle */
 	int			h_ref;
-
-	/* Field for caller's use to track errors through large fs */
-	/* operations */
 	int			h_err;
 
 	/* Flags [no locking] */
-	unsigned int	h_sync:		1;	/* sync-on-close */
-	unsigned int	h_jdata:	1;	/* force data journaling */
-	unsigned int	h_reserved:	1;	/* handle with reserved credits */
-	unsigned int	h_aborted:	1;	/* fatal error on handle */
-	unsigned int	h_type:		8;	/* for handle statistics */
-	unsigned int	h_line_no:	16;	/* for handle statistics */
+	unsigned int	h_sync:		1;
+	unsigned int	h_jdata:	1;
+	unsigned int	h_reserved:	1;
+	unsigned int	h_aborted:	1;
+	unsigned int	h_type:		8;
+	unsigned int	h_line_no:	16;
 
 	unsigned long		h_start_jiffies;
 	unsigned int		h_requested_credits;
@@ -727,228 +741,253 @@ jbd2_time_diff(unsigned long start, unsi
 /**
  * struct journal_s - The journal_s type is the concrete type associated with
  *     journal_t.
- * @j_flags:  General journaling state flags
- * @j_errno:  Is there an outstanding uncleared error on the journal (from a
- *     prior abort)?
- * @j_sb_buffer: First part of superblock buffer
- * @j_superblock: Second part of superblock buffer
- * @j_format_version: Version of the superblock format
- * @j_state_lock: Protect the various scalars in the journal
- * @j_barrier_count:  Number of processes waiting to create a barrier lock
- * @j_barrier: The barrier lock itself
- * @j_running_transaction: The current running transaction..
- * @j_committing_transaction: the transaction we are pushing to disk
- * @j_checkpoint_transactions: a linked circular list of all transactions
- *  waiting for checkpointing
- * @j_wait_transaction_locked: Wait queue for waiting for a locked transaction
- *  to start committing, or for a barrier lock to be released
- * @j_wait_done_commit: Wait queue for waiting for commit to complete
- * @j_wait_commit: Wait queue to trigger commit
- * @j_wait_updates: Wait queue to wait for updates to complete
- * @j_wait_reserved: Wait queue to wait for reserved buffer credits to drop
- * @j_checkpoint_mutex: Mutex for locking against concurrent checkpoints
- * @j_head: Journal head - identifies the first unused block in the journal
- * @j_tail: Journal tail - identifies the oldest still-used block in the
- *  journal.
- * @j_free: Journal free - how many free blocks are there in the journal?
- * @j_first: The block number of the first usable block
- * @j_last: The block number one beyond the last usable block
- * @j_dev: Device where we store the journal
- * @j_blocksize: blocksize for the location where we store the journal.
- * @j_blk_offset: starting block offset for into the device where we store the
- *     journal
- * @j_fs_dev: Device which holds the client fs.  For internal journal this will
- *     be equal to j_dev
- * @j_reserved_credits: Number of buffers reserved from the running transaction
- * @j_maxlen: Total maximum capacity of the journal region on disk.
- * @j_list_lock: Protects the buffer lists and internal buffer state.
- * @j_inode: Optional inode where we store the journal.  If present, all journal
- *     block numbers are mapped into this inode via bmap().
- * @j_tail_sequence:  Sequence number of the oldest transaction in the log
- * @j_transaction_sequence: Sequence number of the next transaction to grant
- * @j_commit_sequence: Sequence number of the most recently committed
- *  transaction
- * @j_commit_request: Sequence number of the most recent transaction wanting
- *     commit
- * @j_uuid: Uuid of client object.
- * @j_task: Pointer to the current commit thread for this journal
- * @j_max_transaction_buffers:  Maximum number of metadata buffers to allow in a
- *     single compound commit transaction
- * @j_commit_interval: What is the maximum transaction lifetime before we begin
- *  a commit?
- * @j_commit_timer:  The timer used to wakeup the commit thread
- * @j_revoke_lock: Protect the revoke table
- * @j_revoke: The revoke table - maintains the list of revoked blocks in the
- *     current transaction.
- * @j_revoke_table: alternate revoke tables for j_revoke
- * @j_wbuf: array of buffer_heads for jbd2_journal_commit_transaction
- * @j_wbufsize: maximum number of buffer_heads allowed in j_wbuf, the
- *	number that will fit in j_blocksize
- * @j_last_sync_writer: most recent pid which did a synchronous write
- * @j_history_lock: Protect the transactions statistics history
- * @j_proc_entry: procfs entry for the jbd statistics directory
- * @j_stats: Overall statistics
- * @j_private: An opaque pointer to fs-private information.
- * @j_trans_commit_map: Lockdep entity to track transaction commit dependencies
  */
-
 struct journal_s
 {
-	/* General journaling state flags [j_state_lock] */
+	/**
+	 * @j_flags: General journaling state flags [j_state_lock]
+	 */
 	unsigned long		j_flags;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_errno:
+	 *
 	 * Is there an outstanding uncleared error on the journal (from a prior
 	 * abort)? [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	int			j_errno;
 
-	/* The superblock buffer */
+	/**
+	 * @j_sb_buffer: The first part of the superblock buffer.
+	 */
 	struct buffer_head	*j_sb_buffer;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_superblock: The second part of the superblock buffer.
+	 */
 	journal_superblock_t	*j_superblock;
 
-	/* Version of the superblock format */
+	/**
+	 * @j_format_version: Version of the superblock format.
+	 */
 	int			j_format_version;
 
-	/*
-	 * Protect the various scalars in the journal
+	/**
+	 * @j_state_lock: Protect the various scalars in the journal.
 	 */
 	rwlock_t		j_state_lock;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_barrier_count:
+	 *
 	 * Number of processes waiting to create a barrier lock [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	int			j_barrier_count;
 
-	/* The barrier lock itself */
+	/**
+	 * @j_barrier: The barrier lock itself.
+	 */
 	struct mutex		j_barrier;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_running_transaction:
+	 *
 	 * Transactions: The current running transaction...
 	 * [j_state_lock] [caller holding open handle]
 	 */
 	transaction_t		*j_running_transaction;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_committing_transaction:
+	 *
 	 * the transaction we are pushing to disk
 	 * [j_state_lock] [caller holding open handle]
 	 */
 	transaction_t		*j_committing_transaction;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_checkpoint_transactions:
+	 *
 	 * ... and a linked circular list of all transactions waiting for
 	 * checkpointing. [j_list_lock]
 	 */
 	transaction_t		*j_checkpoint_transactions;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_wait_transaction_locked:
+	 *
 	 * Wait queue for waiting for a locked transaction to start committing,
-	 * or for a barrier lock to be released
+	 * or for a barrier lock to be released.
 	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t	j_wait_transaction_locked;
 
-	/* Wait queue for waiting for commit to complete */
+	/**
+	 * @j_wait_done_commit: Wait queue for waiting for commit to complete.
+	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t	j_wait_done_commit;
 
-	/* Wait queue to trigger commit */
+	/**
+	 * @j_wait_commit: Wait queue to trigger commit.
+	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t	j_wait_commit;
 
-	/* Wait queue to wait for updates to complete */
+	/**
+	 * @j_wait_updates: Wait queue to wait for updates to complete.
+	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t	j_wait_updates;
 
-	/* Wait queue to wait for reserved buffer credits to drop */
+	/**
+	 * @j_wait_reserved:
+	 *
+	 * Wait queue to wait for reserved buffer credits to drop.
+	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t	j_wait_reserved;
 
-	/* Semaphore for locking against concurrent checkpoints */
+	/**
+	 * @j_checkpoint_mutex:
+	 *
+	 * Semaphore for locking against concurrent checkpoints.
+	 */
 	struct mutex		j_checkpoint_mutex;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_chkpt_bhs:
+	 *
 	 * List of buffer heads used by the checkpoint routine.  This
 	 * was moved from jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to reduce stack
 	 * usage.  Access to this array is controlled by the
-	 * j_checkpoint_mutex.  [j_checkpoint_mutex]
+	 * @j_checkpoint_mutex.  [j_checkpoint_mutex]
 	 */
 	struct buffer_head	*j_chkpt_bhs[JBD2_NR_BATCH];
-	
-	/*
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_head:
+	 *
 	 * Journal head: identifies the first unused block in the journal.
 	 * [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	unsigned long		j_head;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_tail:
+	 *
 	 * Journal tail: identifies the oldest still-used block in the journal.
 	 * [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	unsigned long		j_tail;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_free:
+	 *
 	 * Journal free: how many free blocks are there in the journal?
 	 * [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	unsigned long		j_free;
 
-	/*
-	 * Journal start and end: the block numbers of the first usable block
-	 * and one beyond the last usable block in the journal. [j_state_lock]
+	/**
+	 * @j_first:
+	 *
+	 * The block number of the first usable block in the journal
+	 * [j_state_lock].
 	 */
 	unsigned long		j_first;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_last:
+	 *
+	 * The block number one beyond the last usable block in the journal
+	 * [j_state_lock].
+	 */
 	unsigned long		j_last;
 
-	/*
-	 * Device, blocksize and starting block offset for the location where we
-	 * store the journal.
+	/**
+	 * @j_dev: Device where we store the journal.
 	 */
 	struct block_device	*j_dev;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_blocksize: Block size for the location where we store the journal.
+	 */
 	int			j_blocksize;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_blk_offset:
+	 *
+	 * Starting block offset into the device where we store the journal.
+	 */
 	unsigned long long	j_blk_offset;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_devname: Journal device name.
+	 */
 	char			j_devname[BDEVNAME_SIZE+24];
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_fs_dev:
+	 *
 	 * Device which holds the client fs.  For internal journal this will be
 	 * equal to j_dev.
 	 */
 	struct block_device	*j_fs_dev;
 
-	/* Total maximum capacity of the journal region on disk. */
+	/**
+	 * @j_maxlen: Total maximum capacity of the journal region on disk.
+	 */
 	unsigned int		j_maxlen;
 
-	/* Number of buffers reserved from the running transaction */
+	/**
+	 * @j_reserved_credits:
+	 *
+	 * Number of buffers reserved from the running transaction.
+	 */
 	atomic_t		j_reserved_credits;
 
-	/*
-	 * Protects the buffer lists and internal buffer state.
+	/**
+	 * @j_list_lock: Protects the buffer lists and internal buffer state.
 	 */
 	spinlock_t		j_list_lock;
 
-	/* Optional inode where we store the journal.  If present, all */
-	/* journal block numbers are mapped into this inode via */
-	/* bmap(). */
+	/**
+	 * @j_inode:
+	 *
+	 * Optional inode where we store the journal.  If present, all
+	 * journal block numbers are mapped into this inode via bmap().
+	 */
 	struct inode		*j_inode;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_tail_sequence:
+	 *
 	 * Sequence number of the oldest transaction in the log [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	tid_t			j_tail_sequence;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_transaction_sequence:
+	 *
 	 * Sequence number of the next transaction to grant [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	tid_t			j_transaction_sequence;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_commit_sequence:
+	 *
 	 * Sequence number of the most recently committed transaction
 	 * [j_state_lock].
 	 */
 	tid_t			j_commit_sequence;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_commit_request:
+	 *
 	 * Sequence number of the most recent transaction wanting commit
 	 * [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	tid_t			j_commit_request;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_uuid:
+	 *
 	 * Journal uuid: identifies the object (filesystem, LVM volume etc)
 	 * backed by this journal.  This will eventually be replaced by an array
 	 * of uuids, allowing us to index multiple devices within a single
@@ -956,85 +995,151 @@ struct journal_s
 	 */
 	__u8			j_uuid[16];
 
-	/* Pointer to the current commit thread for this journal */
+	/**
+	 * @j_task: Pointer to the current commit thread for this journal.
+	 */
 	struct task_struct	*j_task;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_max_transaction_buffers:
+	 *
 	 * Maximum number of metadata buffers to allow in a single compound
-	 * commit transaction
+	 * commit transaction.
 	 */
 	int			j_max_transaction_buffers;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_commit_interval:
+	 *
 	 * What is the maximum transaction lifetime before we begin a commit?
 	 */
 	unsigned long		j_commit_interval;
 
-	/* The timer used to wakeup the commit thread: */
+	/**
+	 * @j_commit_timer: The timer used to wakeup the commit thread.
+	 */
 	struct timer_list	j_commit_timer;
 
-	/*
-	 * The revoke table: maintains the list of revoked blocks in the
-	 * current transaction.  [j_revoke_lock]
+	/**
+	 * @j_revoke_lock: Protect the revoke table.
 	 */
 	spinlock_t		j_revoke_lock;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_revoke:
+	 *
+	 * The revoke table - maintains the list of revoked blocks in the
+	 * current transaction.
+	 */
 	struct jbd2_revoke_table_s *j_revoke;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_revoke_table: Alternate revoke tables for j_revoke.
+	 */
 	struct jbd2_revoke_table_s *j_revoke_table[2];
 
-	/*
-	 * array of bhs for jbd2_journal_commit_transaction
+	/**
+	 * @j_wbuf: Array of bhs for jbd2_journal_commit_transaction.
 	 */
 	struct buffer_head	**j_wbuf;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_wbufsize:
+	 *
+	 * Size of @j_wbuf array.
+	 */
 	int			j_wbufsize;
 
-	/*
-	 * this is the pid of hte last person to run a synchronous operation
-	 * through the journal
+	/**
+	 * @j_last_sync_writer:
+	 *
+	 * The pid of the last person to run a synchronous operation
+	 * through the journal.
 	 */
 	pid_t			j_last_sync_writer;
 
-	/*
-	 * the average amount of time in nanoseconds it takes to commit a
+	/**
+	 * @j_average_commit_time:
+	 *
+	 * The average amount of time in nanoseconds it takes to commit a
 	 * transaction to disk. [j_state_lock]
 	 */
 	u64			j_average_commit_time;
 
-	/*
-	 * minimum and maximum times that we should wait for
-	 * additional filesystem operations to get batched into a
-	 * synchronous handle in microseconds
+	/**
+	 * @j_min_batch_time:
+	 *
+	 * Minimum time that we should wait for additional filesystem operations
+	 * to get batched into a synchronous handle in microseconds.
 	 */
 	u32			j_min_batch_time;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_max_batch_time:
+	 *
+	 * Maximum time that we should wait for additional filesystem operations
+	 * to get batched into a synchronous handle in microseconds.
+	 */
 	u32			j_max_batch_time;
 
-	/* This function is called when a transaction is closed */
+	/**
+	 * @j_commit_callback:
+	 *
+	 * This function is called when a transaction is closed.
+	 */
 	void			(*j_commit_callback)(journal_t *,
 						     transaction_t *);
 
 	/*
 	 * Journal statistics
 	 */
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_history_lock: Protect the transactions statistics history.
+	 */
 	spinlock_t		j_history_lock;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_proc_entry: procfs entry for the jbd statistics directory.
+	 */
 	struct proc_dir_entry	*j_proc_entry;
+
+	/**
+	 * @j_stats: Overall statistics.
+	 */
 	struct transaction_stats_s j_stats;
 
-	/* Failed journal commit ID */
+	/**
+	 * @j_failed_commit: Failed journal commit ID.
+	 */
 	unsigned int		j_failed_commit;
 
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_private:
+	 *
 	 * An opaque pointer to fs-private information.  ext3 puts its
-	 * superblock pointer here
+	 * superblock pointer here.
 	 */
 	void *j_private;
 
-	/* Reference to checksum algorithm driver via cryptoapi */
+	/**
+	 * @j_chksum_driver:
+	 *
+	 * Reference to checksum algorithm driver via cryptoapi.
+	 */
 	struct crypto_shash *j_chksum_driver;
 
-	/* Precomputed journal UUID checksum for seeding other checksums */
+	/**
+	 * @j_csum_seed:
+	 *
+	 * Precomputed journal UUID checksum for seeding other checksums.
+	 */
 	__u32 j_csum_seed;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
-	/*
+	/**
+	 * @j_trans_commit_map:
+	 *
 	 * Lockdep entity to track transaction commit dependencies. Handles
 	 * hold this "lock" for read, when we wait for commit, we acquire the
 	 * "lock" for writing. This matches the properties of jbd2 journalling


Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from me@tobin.cc are

queue-4.9/jbd2-fix-sphinx-kernel-doc-build-warnings.patch