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authorRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>2008-08-17 21:44:22 -0700
committerJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>2008-08-20 20:16:32 +1000
commit3f23d815c5049c9d7022226cec2242e384dd0b43 (patch)
tree7917329366ccac8e9a21d5572b9df948409cee36 /security/inode.c
parentdbc74c65b3fd841985935f676388c82d6b85c485 (diff)
security: add/fix security kernel-doc
Add security/inode.c functions to the kernel-api docbook. Use '%' on constants in kernel-doc notation. Fix several typos/spellos in security function descriptions. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'security/inode.c')
-rw-r--r--security/inode.c33
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index acc6cf0d790..ca4958ebad8 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
* @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
* @mode: the permission that the file should have
* @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file. This should be a
- * directory dentry if set. If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ * directory dentry if set. If this parameter is %NULL, then the
* file will be created in the root of the securityfs filesystem.
* @data: a pointer to something that the caller will want to get to later
* on. The inode.i_private pointer will point to this value on
@@ -199,18 +199,18 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
* this file.
*
* This is the basic "create a file" function for securityfs. It allows for a
- * wide range of flexibility in createing a file, or a directory (if you
+ * wide range of flexibility in creating a file, or a directory (if you
* want to create a directory, the securityfs_create_dir() function is
- * recommended to be used instead.)
+ * recommended to be used instead).
*
- * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
+ * This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
* to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here). If an error occurs, %NULL is returned.
*
- * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
* returned. It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
* code.
*/
struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
@@ -252,19 +252,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_create_file);
* @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the directory to
* create.
* @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file. This should be a
- * directory dentry if set. If this paramater is NULL, then the
+ * directory dentry if set. If this parameter is %NULL, then the
* directory will be created in the root of the securityfs filesystem.
*
- * This function creates a directory in securityfs with the given name.
+ * This function creates a directory in securityfs with the given @name.
*
- * This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
+ * This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
* to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
- * you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
+ * you are responsible here). If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
*
- * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
+ * If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
* returned. It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
- * NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
+ * %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
* code.
*/
struct dentry *securityfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
@@ -278,16 +278,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_create_dir);
/**
* securityfs_remove - removes a file or directory from the securityfs filesystem
*
- * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be
- * removed.
+ * @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be removed.
*
* This function removes a file or directory in securityfs that was previously
* created with a call to another securityfs function (like
* securityfs_create_file() or variants thereof.)
*
* This function is required to be called in order for the file to be
- * removed, no automatic cleanup of files will happen when a module is
- * removed, you are responsible here.
+ * removed. No automatic cleanup of files will happen when a module is
+ * removed; you are responsible here.
*/
void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
{