[PATCH v2 0/2] clean up dma-buf-io kerneldocs

[PATCH v2 0/2] clean up dma-buf-io kerneldocs

[Pavel Begunkov]

Add a kerneldoc for dma_buf_io_init_map() and clean up it overall.
Targeting the Jens' branch where dma-buf-io sits. If preferred, it
can all be squashed into 

0d3120db2cbe0a ("dma-buf: introduce initial file I/O infrastructure")

Pavel Begunkov (2):
  dma-buf-io: fix typos in kernel docs
  dma-buf-io: document dma_buf_io_init_map

 drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 include/linux/dma-buf-io.h   |  7 ++++---
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

-- 
2.54.0

[PATCH v2 1/2] dma-buf-io: fix typos in kernel docs

[Pavel Begunkov]

Fix some typos and inconsistencies in dma-buf-io kernel docs.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
 include/linux/dma-buf-io.h   |  7 ++++---
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c
index 21296bd3dde1..e432194a5dfc 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static struct dma_buf_io_map *__dma_buf_io_create_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx
  * @ctx:	[in]	dma-buf I/O context
  *
  * A slow path part of dma_buf_io_get_map() and shouldn't be used directly.
- * Behaves in the same way but allowed to block.
+ * Behaves in the same way but is allowed to block.
  *
  * Returns a map on success, or ERR_PTR encoded errno otherwise.
  */
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ static void dma_buf_io_ctx_shutdown(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
 }
 
 /*
- * dma_buf_io_ctx_create - create a new dma-buf I/O context for the given file.
+ * dma_buf_io_ctx_create - Create a new dma-buf I/O context for the given file.
  * @file: 	[in]	file for which the context is created
  * @dmabuf:	[in]	buffer to create a context from
  * @dir:	[in]	direction of DMA transfers
- * @out_ctx	[out]	resulting ctx
+ * @out_ctx:	[out]	resulting ctx
  *
  * Create a new I/O context from the given DMA buffer for the given file.
  * It only works with files implementing ->init_dma_buf_io_ctx and fails
  * with -EOPNOTSUPP otherwise. Once created, the user can create a map
- * and use it to issue I/O like read / write requests to @file.
+ * and use it to issue I/O, such as read/write requests, to @file.
  */
 int dma_buf_io_ctx_create(struct file *file,
 			   struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int dma_buf_io_ctx_create(struct file *file,
 }
 
 /**
- * dma_buf_io_ctx_release - destroy the I/O context
+ * dma_buf_io_ctx_release - Destroy the I/O context
  * @ctx:	[in]	dma-buf I/O context
  *
  * Destroy the context. It makes sure all maps are waited on and destroyed,
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ void dma_buf_io_ctx_release(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
 }
 
 /**
- * dma_buf_io_invalidate_mappings - invalidate the current map
+ * dma_buf_io_invalidate_mappings - Invalidate the current map
  * @ctx: 	[in]	dma-buf I/O context
  *
  * Importer's helper for invalidating the current map. Waits for all I/O
- * using the map to complete and destroyes the map. Called with the
+ * using the map to complete and destroys the map. Called with the
  * dma-buf reservation lock held.
  */
 void dma_buf_io_invalidate_mappings(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ void dma_buf_io_invalidate_mappings(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(dma_buf_io_invalidate_mappings, "DMA_BUF");
 
 /**
- * dma_buf_io_detach - detach the @ctx from the importer.
+ * dma_buf_io_detach - Detach the @ctx from the importer.
  * @ctx:	[in]	dma-buf I/O context
  *
- * Importer's helper for removing the I/O ctx. It kills all maps and
- * prevents creation of new ones. Upon return it's safe for the importer
+ * Importer's helper for removing the I/O context. It kills all maps and
+ * prevents creation of new ones. Upon return, it's safe for the importer
  * to release all its resources such as dma-buf attachments.
  */
 void dma_buf_io_detach(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-buf-io.h b/include/linux/dma-buf-io.h
index b9bbeca1744f..d9f27650a851 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-buf-io.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-buf-io.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ void dma_buf_io_ctx_release(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx);
 
 struct dma_buf_io_map *dma_buf_io_create_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx);
 
+/* Internal helper, see dma_buf_io_get_map() */
 static inline struct dma_buf_io_map *
 __dma_buf_io_get_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
 {
@@ -79,10 +80,10 @@ __dma_buf_io_get_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
  * @ctx:	[in]	dma-buf I/O context
  * @nowait:	[in]	specifies whether it's allowed to block
  *
- * Create a new or acquire an existing map. When succeeds, it returns
+ * Create a new or acquire an existing map. On success, it returns
  * a referenced map, which should eventually be put down with
  * dma_buf_io_map_drop(). If @nowait is set and the function would block,
- * it return -EAGAIN, and the caller is expected to retry from a context
+ * it returns -EAGAIN, and the caller is expected to retry from a context
  * where blocking is allowed.
  *
  * Returns a map on success, or ERR_PTR encoded errno otherwise.
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ dma_buf_io_get_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx, bool nowait)
  * dma_buf_io_map_drop - Drop the map.
  * @map:	[in]	dma-buf I/O map
  *
- * Put down a reference for the @map acquired via dma_buf_io_get_map().
+ * Put down a reference to the @map acquired via dma_buf_io_get_map().
  * Should be called as soon as I/O is completed.
  */
 static inline void dma_buf_io_map_drop(struct dma_buf_io_map *map)
-- 
2.54.0

[PATCH v2 2/2] dma-buf-io: document dma_buf_io_init_map

[Pavel Begunkov]

Add a kerneldoc for dma_buf_io_init_map().

Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c
index e432194a5dfc..8440151de860 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf-io.c
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ static void dma_buf_io_kill_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx)
 	dma_buf_io_map_release(map);
 }
 
+/**
+ * dma_buf_io_init_map - Initialise the map.
+ * @ctx:	[in]	dma-buf I/O context the map is created for
+ * @map:	[in]	dma-buf I/O map
+ * @sgt:	[in]	the backing scatter-gather table
+ *
+ * Importer's helper that initialises @map for the provided I/O context
+ * and scatter-gather table. The importer should call it once for each map
+ * on creation.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, or a negative errno code otherwise.
+ */
 int dma_buf_io_init_map(struct dma_buf_io_ctx *ctx, struct dma_buf_io_map *map,
 			struct sg_table *sgt)
 {
-- 
2.54.0

Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] clean up dma-buf-io kerneldocs

[Jens Axboe]

On Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:58:29 +0100, Pavel Begunkov wrote:
> Add a kerneldoc for dma_buf_io_init_map() and clean up it overall.
> Targeting the Jens' branch where dma-buf-io sits. If preferred, it
> can all be squashed into
> 
> 0d3120db2cbe0a ("dma-buf: introduce initial file I/O infrastructure")
> 
> Pavel Begunkov (2):
>   dma-buf-io: fix typos in kernel docs
>   dma-buf-io: document dma_buf_io_init_map
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/2] dma-buf-io: fix typos in kernel docs
      commit: 44e75dbecb19579db9a070ac8d5f7b400297c1ec
[2/2] dma-buf-io: document dma_buf_io_init_map
      commit: aeef964d73dbfd7f477182bac934cdb4087d1724

Best regards,
-- 
Jens Axboe