Re: [PATCH] fonts: fixup font.h kernel-doc warnings

Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:54:03 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-fbdev,org.freedesktop.lists.dri-devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>

Am 18.07.26 um 21:13 schrieb Randy Dunlap:
> Use the typedef keyword when describing a typedef.
> Add the missing function return value for font_glyph_size().
>
> Warning: include/linux/font.h:84 cannot understand function prototype:
>    'typedef const unsigned char font_data_t;'
> Warning: include/linux/font.h:53 No description found for return value
>    of 'font_glyph_size'
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>

Thanks a lot for the bug fix.

> ---
> Cc: Helge Deller <[email protected]>
> Cc: Thomas Zimmermann <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
>
>   include/linux/font.h |    4 +++-
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --- linux-next-20260717.orig/include/linux/font.h
> +++ linux-next-20260717/include/linux/font.h
> @@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static inline unsigned int font_glyph_pi
>    * scanlines, which is usually the glyph's height in scanlines. Fonts
>    * coming from user space can sometimes have a different vertical pitch
>    * with empty scanlines between two adjacent glyphs.
> + *
> + * Returns: the number of bytes per glyph
>    */
>   static inline unsigned int font_glyph_size(unsigned int width, unsigned int vpitch)
>   {
> @@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ static inline unsigned int font_glyph_si
>    */
>   
>   /**
> - * font_data_t - Raw font data
> + * typedef font_data_t - Raw font data
>    *
>    * Values of type font_data_t store a pointer to raw font data. The format
>    * is monochrome. Each bit sets a pixel of a stored glyph. Font data does

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