Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] doc: Add missing API references to api_c_tests.rst

Hi!
Generally it would have been easier to review if the patchset was split
per header.

> -/*
> - * Detaches a file from a loop device.
> +/**
> + * tst_detach_device() - Detach a file from a loop device.
> + * @dev_path: Path to the loop device (e.g. /dev/loop0).
>   *
> - * @dev_path Path to the loop device e.g. /dev/loop0
> - * @return Zero on succes, non-zero otherwise.
> + * Opens the device internally and calls tst_detach_device_by_fd(). If the
> + * device fd is already open, use tst_detach_device_by_fd() instead.
>   *
> - * Internally this function opens the device and calls
> - * tst_detach_device_by_fd(). If you keep device file descriptor open you
> - * have to call the by_fd() variant since having the device open twice will
> - * prevent it from being detached.
> + * Return: Zero on success, non-zero otherwise.
>   */
>  int tst_detach_device(const char *dev_path);
>  
> -/*
> - * To avoid FS deferred IO metadata/cache interference, so we do syncfs
> - * simply before the tst_dev_bytes_written invocation. For easy to use,
> - * we create this inline function tst_dev_sync.
> +/**
> + * tst_dev_sync() - Sync filesystem to avoid deferred IO interference.
> + * @fd: Open file descriptor on the filesystem to sync.
> + *
> +
> + * Return: 0 on success, -1 on failure.
>   */
>  int tst_dev_sync(int fd);
>  
> -/*
> - * Reads test block device stat file and returns the bytes written since the
> - * last call of this function.
> - * @dev: test block device
> +/**
> + * tst_dev_bytes_written() - Get bytes written to a block device since last call.
> + * @dev: Test block device path.
> + *

We need to describe the common pattern, the information about the
tst_dev_sync() being used together with this function was removed from
the tst_dev_sync() too.

We need something as:

The call is usually called twice to measure a number of bytes written
during a certain operation. However in order to avoid interference from
deferred I/O the tst_dev_sync() must be called before we take the first
measurement.

> + * Return: Number of bytes written since the previous invocation.
>   */
>  unsigned long tst_dev_bytes_written(const char *dev);
>  
> -/*
> - * Find the file or path belongs to which block dev
> - * @path       Path to find the backing dev
> - * @dev        The buffer to store the block dev in
> - * @dev_size   The length of the block dev buffer
> +/**
> + * tst_find_backing_dev() - Find the block device backing a path.
> + * @path: Path to look up.
> + * @dev: Buffer to store the block device path.
> + * @dev_size: Size of @dev buffer.
>   */
>  void tst_find_backing_dev(const char *path, char *dev, size_t dev_size);
>  
> -/*
> - * Stat the device mounted on a given path.
> +/**
> + * tst_stat_mount_dev() - Stat the device mounted at a given path.
> + * @mnt_path: Mount point path.
> + * @st: Stat buffer to fill.
>   */
>  void tst_stat_mount_dev(const char *const mnt_path, struct stat *const st);
>  
> -/*
> - * Returns the size of a physical device block size for the specific path
> - * @path   Path to find the block size
> - * @return Size of the block size
> +/**
> + * tst_dev_block_size() - Get physical block size for a device.
> + * @path: Path on the filesystem to query.
> + *
> + * Return: Physical block size in bytes.
>   */
>  int tst_dev_block_size(const char *path);
>  
> diff --git a/include/tst_fuzzy_sync.h b/include/tst_fuzzy_sync.h
> index b22364cab2bdcfbc62585dc6fd142d10489a0528..b341bb037264f93579b30ac6dd61f3d260377304 100644
> --- a/include/tst_fuzzy_sync.h
> +++ b/include/tst_fuzzy_sync.h
> @@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
>  /*
>   * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Richard Palethorpe <rpalethorpe-IBi9RG/[email protected]>
>   */
> -/**
> - * @file tst_fuzzy_sync.h
> +/*
>   * Fuzzy Synchronisation - abbreviated to fzsync
>   *
>   * This library is intended to help reproduce race conditions by synchronising
> @@ -55,8 +54,6 @@
>   *
>   * For a usage example see testcases/cve/cve-2016-7117.c or just run
>   * 'git grep tst_fuzzy_sync.h'
> - *
> - * @sa tst_fzsync_pair
>   */
>  
>  #include <math.h>
> @@ -83,7 +80,31 @@ struct tst_fzsync_stat {
>  };
>  
>  /**
> - * The state of a two way synchronisation or race.
> + * struct tst_fzsync_pair - The state of a two way synchronisation or race.
> + * @avg_alpha: Rate at which old diff samples are forgotten (default 0.25).
> + * @a_start: Internal; Thread A start time.
> + * @b_start: Internal; Thread B start time.
> + * @a_end: Internal; Thread A end time.
> + * @b_end: Internal; Thread B end time.
> + * @diff_ss: Internal; Avg. difference between a_start and b_start.
> + * @diff_sa: Internal; Avg. difference between a_start and a_end.
> + * @diff_sb: Internal; Avg. difference between b_start and b_end.
> + * @diff_ab: Internal; Avg. difference between a_end and b_end.
> + * @spins: Internal; Number of spins while waiting for the slower thread.
> + * @spins_avg: Internal; Average spins stat.
> + * @delay: Internal; Number of spins to use in the delay.
> + * @delay_bias: Internal; Bias added to delay.
> + * @sampling: Internal; Sampling state or remaining count.
> + * @min_samples: Minimum samples before random delays are calculated (default 1024).
> + * @max_dev_ratio: Maximum allowed proportional average deviation (default 0.1).
> + * @a_cntr: Internal; Atomic counter used by fzsync_pair_wait().
> + * @b_cntr: Internal; Atomic counter used by fzsync_pair_wait().
> + * @exit: Internal; Used by tst_fzsync_pair_exit() and fzsync_pair_wait().
> + * @exec_time_start: Internal; Test time remaining on tst_fzsync_pair_reset().
> + * @exec_loops: Maximum number of iterations to execute.
> + * @exec_loop: Internal; Current loop index.
> + * @thread_b: Internal; The second thread or 0.
> + * @yield_in_wait: Yield CPU while waiting on single-core machines.
>   *
>   * This contains all the necessary state for approximately synchronising two
>   * sections of code in different threads.
> @@ -96,53 +117,53 @@ struct tst_fzsync_stat {
>   * Internal fields should only be accessed by library functions.
>   */
>  struct tst_fzsync_pair {
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 * The rate at which old diff samples are forgotten
>  	 *
>  	 * Defaults to 0.25.
>  	 */
>  	float avg_alpha;
> -	/** Internal; Thread A start time */
> +	/* Internal; Thread A start time */
>  	struct timespec a_start;
> -	/** Internal; Thread B start time */
> +	/* Internal; Thread B start time */
>  	struct timespec b_start;
> -	/** Internal; Thread A end time */
> +	/* Internal; Thread A end time */
>  	struct timespec a_end;
> -	/** Internal; Thread B end time */
> +	/* Internal; Thread B end time */
>  	struct timespec b_end;
> -	/** Internal; Avg. difference between a_start and b_start */
> +	/* Internal; Avg. difference between a_start and b_start */
>  	struct tst_fzsync_stat diff_ss;
> -	/** Internal; Avg. difference between a_start and a_end */
> +	/* Internal; Avg. difference between a_start and a_end */
>  	struct tst_fzsync_stat diff_sa;
> -	/** Internal; Avg. difference between b_start and b_end */
> +	/* Internal; Avg. difference between b_start and b_end */
>  	struct tst_fzsync_stat diff_sb;
> -	/** Internal; Avg. difference between a_end and b_end */
> +	/* Internal; Avg. difference between a_end and b_end */
>  	struct tst_fzsync_stat diff_ab;
> -	/** Internal; Number of spins while waiting for the slower thread */
> +	/* Internal; Number of spins while waiting for the slower thread */
>  	int spins;
>  	struct tst_fzsync_stat spins_avg;
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 * Internal; Number of spins to use in the delay.
>  	 *
>  	 * A negative value delays thread A and a positive delays thread B.
>  	 */
>  	int delay;
>  	int delay_bias;
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 *  Internal; The number of samples left or the sampling state.
>  	 *
>  	 *  A positive value is the number of remaining mandatory
>  	 *  samples. Zero or a negative indicate some other state.
>  	 */
>  	int sampling;
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 * The Minimum number of statistical samples which must be collected.
>  	 *
>  	 * The minimum number of iterations which must be performed before a
>  	 * random delay can be calculated. Defaults to 1024.
>  	 */
>  	int min_samples;
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 * The maximum allowed proportional average deviation.
>  	 *
>  	 * A value in the range (0, 1) which gives the maximum average
> @@ -154,25 +175,25 @@ struct tst_fzsync_pair {
>  	 */
>  	float max_dev_ratio;
>  
> -	/** Internal; Atomic counter used by fzsync_pair_wait() */
> +	/* Internal; Atomic counter used by fzsync_pair_wait() */
>  	tst_atomic_t a_cntr;
> -	/** Internal; Atomic counter used by fzsync_pair_wait() */
> +	/* Internal; Atomic counter used by fzsync_pair_wait() */
>  	tst_atomic_t b_cntr;
> -	/** Internal; Used by tst_fzsync_pair_exit() and fzsync_pair_wait() */
> +	/* Internal; Used by tst_fzsync_pair_exit() and fzsync_pair_wait() */
>  	tst_atomic_t exit;
> -	/** Internal; The test time remaining on tst_fzsync_pair_reset() */
> +	/* Internal; The test time remaining on tst_fzsync_pair_reset() */
>  	float exec_time_start;
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 * The maximum number of iterations to execute during the test
>  	 *
>  	 * Defaults to a large number, but not too large.
>  	 */
>  	int exec_loops;
> -	/** Internal; The current loop index  */
> +	/* Internal; The current loop index  */
>  	int exec_loop;
> -	/** Internal; The second thread or 0 */
> +	/* Internal; The second thread or 0 */
>  	pthread_t thread_b;
> -	/**
> +	/*
>  	 * The flag indicates single core machines or not
>  	 *
>  	 * If running on single core machines, it would take considerable

Since we moved the comments to the top comment the ones that were inside
the structure should be removed, right? I do not think that we need two
exaclty same comments in two places.

> @@ -191,14 +212,11 @@ struct tst_fzsync_pair {
>  		tst_brk(TBROK, #param " is more than the upper bound " #hi);  \
>  	} while (0)
>  /**
> - * Ensures that any Fuzzy Sync parameters are properly set
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_pair
> + * tst_fzsync_pair_init() - Ensure Fuzzy Sync parameters are properly set.
> + * @pair: Fuzzy sync pair.
>   *
>   * Usually called from the setup function, it sets default parameter values or
>   * validates any existing non-defaults.
> - *
> - * @sa tst_fzsync_pair_reset()
>   */
>  static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_init(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  {
> @@ -213,9 +231,8 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_init(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  #undef CHK
>  
>  /**
> - * Exit and join thread B if necessary.
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_pair
> + * tst_fzsync_pair_cleanup() - Exit and join thread B if necessary.
> + * @pair: Fuzzy sync pair.
>   *
>   * Call this from your cleanup function.
>   */
> @@ -231,9 +248,8 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_cleanup(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Zero some stat fields
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_stat
> + * tst_init_stat() - Zero some stat fields.
> + * @s: Stat structure to zero.
>   */
>  static inline void tst_init_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s)
>  {
> @@ -242,11 +258,9 @@ static inline void tst_init_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s)
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Reset or initialise fzsync.
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_pair
> - * @param pair The state structure initialised with TST_FZSYNC_PAIR_INIT.
> - * @param run_b The function defining thread B or NULL.
> + * tst_fzsync_pair_reset() - Reset or initialise fzsync.
> + * @pair: Fuzzy sync pair.
> + * @run_b: Thread B function pointer.
>   *
>   * Call this from your main test function (thread A), just before entering the
>   * main loop. It will (re)set any variables needed by fzsync and (re)start
> @@ -256,8 +270,6 @@ static inline void tst_init_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s)
>   * you can pass NULL to run_b and handle starting and stopping thread B
>   * yourself. You may need to place tst_fzsync_pair in some shared memory as
>   * well.
> - *
> - * @sa tst_fzsync_pair_init()
>   */
>  static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_reset(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair,
>  				  void *(*run_b)(void *))
> @@ -285,9 +297,10 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_reset(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Print stat
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_stat
> + * tst_fzsync_stat_info() - Print stat.
> + * @stat: Stat to print.
> + * @unit: Unit string.
> + * @name: Name string.
>   */
>  static inline void tst_fzsync_stat_info(struct tst_fzsync_stat stat,
>  					char *unit, char *name)
> @@ -298,9 +311,8 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_stat_info(struct tst_fzsync_stat stat,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Print some synchronisation statistics
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_pair
> + * tst_fzsync_pair_info() - Print some synchronisation statistics.
> + * @pair: Fuzzy sync pair.
>   */
>  static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_info(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  {
> @@ -313,7 +325,10 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_info(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  	tst_fzsync_stat_info(pair->spins_avg, "  ", "spins");
>  }
>  
> -/** Wraps clock_gettime */
> +/**
> + * tst_fzsync_time() - Wrap clock_gettime.
> + * @t: Timespec to fill.
> + */
>  static inline void tst_fzsync_time(struct timespec *t)
>  {
>  #ifdef CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW
> @@ -324,13 +339,12 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_time(struct timespec *t)
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Exponential moving average
> - *
> - * @param alpha The preference for recent samples over old ones.
> - * @param sample The current sample
> - * @param prev_avg The average of the all the previous samples
> + * tst_exp_moving_avg() - Exponential moving average.
> + * @alpha: Smoothing factor.
> + * @sample: New sample value.
> + * @prev_avg: Previous average.
>   *
> - * @return The average including the current sample.
> + * Return: New average.
>   */
>  static inline float tst_exp_moving_avg(float alpha,
>  					float sample,
> @@ -340,9 +354,10 @@ static inline float tst_exp_moving_avg(float alpha,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Update a stat with a new sample
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_stat
> + * tst_upd_stat() - Update a stat with a new sample.
> + * @s: Stat structure.
> + * @alpha: Smoothing factor.
> + * @sample: New sample value.
>   */
>  static inline void tst_upd_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s,
>  				 float alpha,
> @@ -355,9 +370,11 @@ static inline void tst_upd_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Update a stat with a new diff sample
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_stat
> + * tst_upd_diff_stat() - Update a stat with a new diff sample.
> + * @s: Stat structure.
> + * @alpha: Smoothing factor.
> + * @t1: First timespec.
> + * @t2: Second timespec.
>   */
>  static inline void tst_upd_diff_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s,
>  				     float alpha,
> @@ -368,10 +385,11 @@ static inline void tst_upd_diff_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s,
>  }
>  
>  /**
> - * Calculate various statistics and the delay
> + * tst_fzsync_pair_update() - Calculate various statistics and the delay.
> + * @pair: Fuzzy sync pair.
>   *
>   * This function helps create the fuzz in fuzzy sync. Imagine we have the
> - * following timelines in threads A and B:
> + * following timelines in threads A and B::

Why the double :: ?

>   *
>   *  start_race_a
>   *      ^                    end_race_a (a)
> @@ -398,7 +416,7 @@ static inline void tst_upd_diff_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s,
>   * probability of hitting the race condition is close to zero. To solve this
>   * scenario (and others) a randomised delay is introduced before the syscalls
>   * in A and B. Given enough time the following should happen where the exit
> - * paths are now synchronised:
> + * paths are now synchronised::

Here as well.

>   *  start_race_a
>   *      ^                    end_race_a (a)
> @@ -452,8 +470,6 @@ static inline void tst_upd_diff_stat(struct tst_fzsync_stat *s,
>   * [1] This assumes there is always a significant difference. The algorithm
>   * may fail to introduce a delay (when one is needed) in situations where
>   * Syscall A and B finish at approximately the same time.
> - *
> - * @relates tst_fzsync_pair
>   */
>  static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_update(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  {
> @@ -510,21 +526,17 @@ static inline void tst_fzsync_pair_update(struct tst_fzsync_pair *pair)
>  }

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Cyril Hrubis
[email protected]

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