Re: [PATCH v10 1/4] random: add vgetrandom_alloc() syscall

From: Jason A. Donenfeld
Date: Tue Nov 29 2022 - 20:43:00 EST


On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 02:37:32AM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 30 2022 at 01:59, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 11:02:29PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >> > + * Returns a pointer to the first state in the allocation.
> >>
> >> I have serious doubts that this statement is correct.
> >
> > "Returns the address of the first state in the allocation" is better I
> > guess.
>
> Does not even come close to correct.
>
> As my previous hint of 'using this as template for the (hint:missing)
> man page' did not work well, may I suggest that you look at the various
> return statements in that function and validate whether your proposed
> return value documentation is valid for all of them?

Ahh, the error values and such. Righto. Will do. I'll match the style of
similar functions.

Jason