The brief summary in the docstring for function list_next_or_null_rcu()
states that the function is supposed to provide the "first" member of a
list, whereas in truth it returns the next member.

Change the docstring so it describes what the function actually does.

Signed-off-by: Philipp Stanner <pstanner@redhat.com>
---
 include/linux/rculist.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
index 4837d8892691..fd0ed1550a7c 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init_rcu(struct list_head *list,
 })
 
 /**
- * list_next_or_null_rcu - get the first element from a list
+ * list_next_or_null_rcu - get the next element from a list
  * @head:	the head for the list.
  * @ptr:        the list head to take the next element from.
  * @type:       the type of the struct this is embedded in.
-- 
2.41.0

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 11:22:12AM +0200, Philipp Stanner wrote:
> The brief summary in the docstring for function list_next_or_null_rcu()
> states that the function is supposed to provide the "first" member of a
> list, whereas in truth it returns the next member.
> 
> Change the docstring so it describes what the function actually does.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Stanner <pstanner@redhat.com>

Queued and pushed, thank you!

							Thanx, Paul

> ---
>  include/linux/rculist.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
> index 4837d8892691..fd0ed1550a7c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rculist.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
> @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init_rcu(struct list_head *list,
>  })
>  
>  /**
> - * list_next_or_null_rcu - get the first element from a list
> + * list_next_or_null_rcu - get the next element from a list
>   * @head:	the head for the list.
>   * @ptr:        the list head to take the next element from.
>   * @type:       the type of the struct this is embedded in.
> -- 
> 2.41.0
>