[PATCH] bitops/find: clarify and extend documentation

[PATCH] bitops/find: clarify and extend documentation

[Cody P Schafer]

Add return value documentation and clarify the units of the @size
parameter.

Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <cody@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
index 71c7780..998d4d5 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
  * @addr: The address to base the search on
  * @offset: The bitnumber to start searching at
  * @size: The bitmap size in bits
+ *
+ * Returns the bit number for the next set bit
+ * If no bits are set, returns @size.
  */
 extern unsigned long find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned long
 		size, unsigned long offset);
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ extern unsigned long find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned long
  * @addr: The address to base the search on
  * @offset: The bitnumber to start searching at
  * @size: The bitmap size in bits
+ *
+ * Returns the bit number of the next zero bit
+ * If no bits are zero, returns @size.
  */
 extern unsigned long find_next_zero_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned
 		long size, unsigned long offset);
@@ -28,9 +34,10 @@ extern unsigned long find_next_zero_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned
 /**
  * find_first_bit - find the first set bit in a memory region
  * @addr: The address to start the search at
- * @size: The maximum size to search
+ * @size: The maximum number of bits to search
  *
  * Returns the bit number of the first set bit.
+ * If no bits are set, returns @size.
  */
 extern unsigned long find_first_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
 				    unsigned long size);
@@ -38,9 +45,10 @@ extern unsigned long find_first_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
 /**
  * find_first_zero_bit - find the first cleared bit in a memory region
  * @addr: The address to start the search at
- * @size: The maximum size to search
+ * @size: The maximum number of bits to search
  *
  * Returns the bit number of the first cleared bit.
+ * If no bits are zero, returns @size.
  */
 extern unsigned long find_first_zero_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
 					 unsigned long size);
-- 
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