virtio: document functions better.

The old documentation is left over from when we used a structure with
strategy pointers.

And move the documentation to the C file as per kernel practice.
Though I disagree...

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 50da92046092f20504b8e668ae7acf2e0759373a..fe50486341a434cfaa51a12fe648779e8a9479b7 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -166,6 +166,23 @@ static int vring_add_indirect(struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
        return head;
 }
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_add_buf_gfp - expose buffer to other end
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ * @sg: the description of the buffer(s).
+ * @out_num: the number of sg readable by other side
+ * @in_num: the number of sg which are writable (after readable ones)
+ * @data: the token identifying the buffer.
+ * @gfp: how to do memory allocations (if necessary).
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue operations
+ * at the same time (except where noted).
+ *
+ * Returns remaining capacity of queue or a negative error
+ * (ie. ENOSPC).  Note that it only really makes sense to treat all
+ * positive return values as "available": indirect buffers mean that
+ * we can put an entire sg[] array inside a single queue entry.
+ */
 int virtqueue_add_buf_gfp(struct virtqueue *_vq,
                          struct scatterlist sg[],
                          unsigned int out,
@@ -244,6 +261,16 @@ add_head:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_buf_gfp);
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_kick - update after add_buf
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue
+ *
+ * After one or more virtqueue_add_buf_gfp calls, invoke this to kick
+ * the other side.
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue
+ * operations at the same time (except where noted).
+ */
 void virtqueue_kick(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
@@ -300,6 +327,22 @@ static inline bool more_used(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq)
        return vq->last_used_idx != vq->vring.used->idx;
 }
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_get_buf - get the next used buffer
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ * @len: the length written into the buffer
+ *
+ * If the driver wrote data into the buffer, @len will be set to the
+ * amount written.  This means you don't need to clear the buffer
+ * beforehand to ensure there's no data leakage in the case of short
+ * writes.
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue
+ * operations at the same time (except where noted).
+ *
+ * Returns NULL if there are no used buffers, or the "data" token
+ * handed to virtqueue_add_buf_gfp().
+ */
 void *virtqueue_get_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq, unsigned int *len)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
@@ -351,6 +394,15 @@ void *virtqueue_get_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq, unsigned int *len)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_get_buf);
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_disable_cb - disable callbacks
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ *
+ * Note that this is not necessarily synchronous, hence unreliable and only
+ * useful as an optimization.
+ *
+ * Unlike other operations, this need not be serialized.
+ */
 void virtqueue_disable_cb(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
@@ -359,6 +411,17 @@ void virtqueue_disable_cb(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_disable_cb);
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_enable_cb - restart callbacks after disable_cb.
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ *
+ * This re-enables callbacks; it returns "false" if there are pending
+ * buffers in the queue, to detect a possible race between the driver
+ * checking for more work, and enabling callbacks.
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue
+ * operations at the same time (except where noted).
+ */
 bool virtqueue_enable_cb(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
@@ -383,6 +446,19 @@ bool virtqueue_enable_cb(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_enable_cb);
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed - restart callbacks after disable_cb.
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ *
+ * This re-enables callbacks but hints to the other side to delay
+ * interrupts until most of the available buffers have been processed;
+ * it returns "false" if there are many pending buffers in the queue,
+ * to detect a possible race between the driver checking for more work,
+ * and enabling callbacks.
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue
+ * operations at the same time (except where noted).
+ */
 bool virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
@@ -410,6 +486,14 @@ bool virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed);
 
+/**
+ * virtqueue_detach_unused_buf - detach first unused buffer
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ *
+ * Returns NULL or the "data" token handed to virtqueue_add_buf_gfp().
+ * This is not valid on an active queue; it is useful only for device
+ * shutdown.
+ */
 void *virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
@@ -538,7 +622,13 @@ void vring_transport_features(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vring_transport_features);
 
-/* return the size of the vring within the virtqueue */
+/**
+ * virtqueue_get_vring_size - return the size of the virtqueue's vring
+ * @vq: the struct virtqueue containing the vring of interest.
+ *
+ * Returns the size of the vring.  This is mainly used for boasting to
+ * userspace.  Unlike other operations, this need not be serialized.
+ */
 unsigned int virtqueue_get_vring_size(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
 

diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 4c069d8bd74038568acc37992c4eb111188f261b..73ad7243128f7550d37730d9c63270fae17fa3ce 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -25,53 +25,6 @@ struct virtqueue {
        void *priv;
 };
 
-/**
- * operations for virtqueue
- * virtqueue_add_buf: expose buffer to other end
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- *     sg: the description of the buffer(s).
- *     out_num: the number of sg readable by other side
- *     in_num: the number of sg which are writable (after readable ones)
- *     data: the token identifying the buffer.
- *     gfp: how to do memory allocations (if necessary).
- *      Returns remaining capacity of queue (sg segments) or a negative error.
- * virtqueue_kick: update after add_buf
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue
- *     After one or more add_buf calls, invoke this to kick the other side.
- * virtqueue_get_buf: get the next used buffer
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- *     len: the length written into the buffer
- *     Returns NULL or the "data" token handed to add_buf.
- * virtqueue_disable_cb: disable callbacks
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- *     Note that this is not necessarily synchronous, hence unreliable and only
- *     useful as an optimization.
- * virtqueue_enable_cb: restart callbacks after disable_cb.
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- *     This re-enables callbacks; it returns "false" if there are pending
- *     buffers in the queue, to detect a possible race between the driver
- *     checking for more work, and enabling callbacks.
- * virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed: restart callbacks after disable_cb.
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- *     This re-enables callbacks but hints to the other side to delay
- *     interrupts until most of the available buffers have been processed;
- *     it returns "false" if there are many pending buffers in the queue,
- *     to detect a possible race between the driver checking for more work,
- *     and enabling callbacks.
- * virtqueue_detach_unused_buf: detach first unused buffer
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
- *     Returns NULL or the "data" token handed to add_buf
- * virtqueue_get_vring_size: return the size of the virtqueue's vring
- *     vq: the struct virtqueue containing the vring of interest.
- *     Returns the size of the vring.
- *
- * Locking rules are straightforward: the driver is responsible for
- * locking.  No two operations may be invoked simultaneously, with the exception
- * of virtqueue_disable_cb.
- *
- * All operations can be called in any context.
- */
-
 int virtqueue_add_buf_gfp(struct virtqueue *vq,
                          struct scatterlist sg[],
                          unsigned int out_num,