Re: [PATCH 00/10] Fix documentation warnings at linux-next

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Fri Jan 15 2021 - 08:48:50 EST


On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:49:47 +0100
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lukas,
>
> Em Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:12:38 +0100
> Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
>
> > [reduced the recipient list to the main responsible ones and list]
> >
> > Hi Mauro, hi Jonathan,
> >
> > We both, Mauro and I, have been submitting patches to address the
> > documentation warnings on linux-next. If it is okay with you, Mauro, I
> > would like to take responsibility for the task to send out the patches
> > to address all warnings on linux-next in make htmldocs and follow up
> > with all the discussions. I can also provide a short weekly summary
> > (probably always on Friday) on what is pending where and what I could
> > not resolve by myself.
> >
> > Is that okay for you?
> >
> > If at some point I do not have the time to take care anymore, I will
> > let you know.
>
> Yeah, sure!
>
> Anyway, after applying the patches I sent this week, the warnings
> I'm getting are all due to the validation scripts I wrote. So, if
> everything gets merged (either yours or my version), we'll have zero
> Sphinx/kernel-doc warnings again.
>
> The script-validation warnings are:
>
> 1. Broken cross references
> --------------------------
>
> $ scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
> Warning: Documentation/arm/booting.rst references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.rst
> Warning: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.txt references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> Warning: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/input/adc-joystick.yaml references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> Warning: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power/supply/da9150-charger.txt references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> Warning: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/regulator/rohm,bd9576-regulator.yaml references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/rohm,bd9576-pmic.yaml
> Warning: Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arm/Booting references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.rst
> Warning: Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst
> Warning: MAINTAINERS references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/toshiba,tmpv7700-pinctrl.yaml
> Warning: MAINTAINERS references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/misc/hisilicon-hikey-usb.yaml
> Warning: MAINTAINERS references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/display/intel,kmb_display.yaml
> Warning: MAINTAINERS references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/ov2680.yaml
> Warning: include/linux/rculist_nulls.h references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst
> Warning: tools/memory-model/Documentation/simple.txt references a file that doesn't exist: Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst
>
> It sounds that part of the above is due to DT patches that weren't
> merged yet, but there are a few others that can be solved, but may
> require discussions with some Kernel developers/maintainers.
>
> 2. Duplicated ABI definitions
> -----------------------------
>
> $ scripts/get_abi.pl validate
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_accel_x_calibbias is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-icm42600:0 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:394
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_accel_y_calibbias is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-icm42600:1 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:395
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_accel_z_calibbias is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-icm42600:2 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:396
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_anglvel_x_calibbias is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-icm42600:3 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:397
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_anglvel_y_calibbias is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-icm42600:4 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:398
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_anglvel_z_calibbias is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-icm42600:5 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:399
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count0_preset is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-timer-stm32:100 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-lptimer-stm32:0
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_count_quadrature_mode_available is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-counter-104-quad-8:2 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-lptimer-stm32:8
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/out_altvoltageY_frequency is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-frequency-adf4371:0 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:599
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/out_altvoltageY_powerdown is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-frequency-adf4371:36 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:588
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/out_currentY_raw is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-light-lm3533-als:43 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-health-afe440x:38
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/out_current_heater_raw is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-humidity-hdc2010:0 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-humidity-hdc100x:0
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/out_current_heater_raw_available is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-humidity-hdc2010:1 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-humidity-hdc100x:1
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/sensor_sensitivity is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-distance-srf08:0 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-proximity-as3935:8
> Warning: /sys/bus/iio/devices/triggerX/sampling_frequency is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-timer-stm32:92 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio:45
> Warning: /sys/class/backlight/<backlight>/l1_daylight_max is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-backlight-adp8860:12 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-backlight-driver-adp8870:4
> Warning: /sys/class/leds/<led>/repeat is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern:28 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-driver-el15203000:0
> Warning: /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/reserved_regions is defined 2 times: ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-iommu_groups:15 ./Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-iommu_groups:27
>
> Perhaps you could check with Jonathan Cameron some strategy to address
> the IIO warnings.

I'm being a bit rubbish on those ones. All need a bit of thought...

I'll try to kill off a few of them this weekend as *touch wood* my
review queue is looking fairly short.

Jonathan

>
> Thanks,
> Mauro