From: Cornelia Huck Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:45:33 +0000 (+0100) Subject: async: Add some documentation. X-Git-Tag: v2.6.29-rc4~1^2~2 X-Git-Url: http://ftp.safe.ca/?p=safe%2Fjmp%2Flinux-2.6;a=commitdiff_plain;h=f30d5b307c694e03368ab55f2f96b0ca4131e775 async: Add some documentation. Add some kerneldoc to the async interface. Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven --- diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index 078d5ed..b5f0d4b 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -209,18 +209,43 @@ static async_cookie_t __async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct l return newcookie; } +/** + * async_schedule - schedule a function for asynchronous execution + * @ptr: function to execute asynchronously + * @data: data pointer to pass to the function + * + * Returns an async_cookie_t that may be used for checkpointing later. + * Note: This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts. + */ async_cookie_t async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data) { return __async_schedule(ptr, data, &async_running); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule); +/** + * async_schedule_special - schedule a function for asynchronous execution with a special running queue + * @ptr: function to execute asynchronously + * @data: data pointer to pass to the function + * @running: list head to add to while running + * + * Returns an async_cookie_t that may be used for checkpointing later. + * @running may be used in the async_synchronize_*_special() functions + * to wait on a special running queue rather than on the global running + * queue. + * Note: This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts. + */ async_cookie_t async_schedule_special(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct list_head *running) { return __async_schedule(ptr, data, running); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule_special); +/** + * async_synchronize_full - synchronize all asynchronous function calls + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_full(void) { do { @@ -229,12 +254,27 @@ void async_synchronize_full(void) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full); +/** + * async_synchronize_full_special - synchronize all asynchronous function calls for a running list + * @list: running list to synchronize on + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the running + * list @list have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_full_special(struct list_head *list) { async_synchronize_cookie_special(next_cookie, list); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full_special); +/** + * async_synchronize_cookie_special - synchronize asynchronous function calls on a running list with cookie checkpointing + * @cookie: async_cookie_t to use as checkpoint + * @running: running list to synchronize on + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the running + * list @list submitted prior to @cookie have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *running) { ktime_t starttime, delta, endtime; @@ -257,6 +297,13 @@ void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *r } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_cookie_special); +/** + * async_synchronize_cookie - synchronize asynchronous function calls with cookie checkpointing + * @cookie: async_cookie_t to use as checkpoint + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls prior to @cookie + * have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_cookie(async_cookie_t cookie) { async_synchronize_cookie_special(cookie, &async_running);