+ inith-improve-__setup-and-early_param-documentation.patch added to -mm tree

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

The patch titled
     Subject: init.h: improve __setup and early_param documentation
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     inith-improve-__setup-and-early_param-documentation.patch

This patch should soon appear at
    https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/inith-improve-__setup-and-early_param-documentation.patch
and later at
    https://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/inith-improve-__setup-and-early_param-documentation.patch

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From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Subject: init.h: improve __setup and early_param documentation

Igor noted in [1] that there are quite a few __setup() handling functions
that return incorrect values.  Doing this can be harmless, but it can also
cause strings to be added to init's argument or environment list,
polluting them.

Since __setup() handling and return values are not documented, first add
documentation for that.  Also add more documentation for early_param()
handling and return values.

For __setup() functions, returning 0 (not handled) has questionable
value if it is just a malformed option value, as in
  rodata=junk
since returning 0 would just cause "rodata=junk" to be added to init's
environment unnecessarily:
  Run /sbin/init as init process
    with arguments:
      /sbin/init
    with environment:
      HOME=/
      TERM=linux
      splash=native
      rodata=junk

Also, there are no recommendations on whether to print a warning when an
unknown parameter value is seen.  I am not addressing that here.

[1] lore.kernel.org/r/64644a2f-4a20-bab3-1e15-3b2cdd0defe3@omprussia.ru

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220221050852.1147-1-rdunlap@infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Reported-by: Igor Zhbanov <i.zhbanov@omprussia.ru>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 include/linux/init.h |   11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/init.h~inith-improve-__setup-and-early_param-documentation
+++ a/include/linux/init.h
@@ -320,12 +320,19 @@ struct obs_kernel_param {
 		__aligned(__alignof__(struct obs_kernel_param))		\
 		= { __setup_str_##unique_id, fn, early }
 
+/*
+ * NOTE: __setup functions return values:
+ * @fn returns 1 (or non-zero) if the option argument is "handled"
+ * and returns 0 if the option argument is "not handled".
+ */
 #define __setup(str, fn)						\
 	__setup_param(str, fn, fn, 0)
 
 /*
- * NOTE: fn is as per module_param, not __setup!
- * Emits warning if fn returns non-zero.
+ * NOTE: @fn is as per module_param, not __setup!
+ * I.e., @fn returns 0 for no error or non-zero for error
+ * (possibly @fn returns a -errno value, but it does not matter).
+ * Emits warning if @fn returns non-zero.
  */
 #define early_param(str, fn)						\
 	__setup_param(str, fn, fn, 1)
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from rdunlap@infradead.org are

mm-memcontrol-return-1-from-cgroupmemory-__setup-handler.patch
mm-mmap-return-1-from-stack_guard_gap-__setup-handler.patch
inith-improve-__setup-and-early_param-documentation.patch
init-mainc-return-1-from-handled-__setup-functions.patch
docs-sysctl-kernel-add-missing-bit-to-panic_print-fix.patch