try_folio_split_to_order(), folio_split, __folio_split(), and
__split_unmapped_folio() do not have correct kernel-doc comment format.
Fix them.
Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
---
include/linux/huge_mm.h | 10 ++++++----
mm/huge_memory.c | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
index 3d9587f40c0b..1a1b9ed50acc 100644
--- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ static inline int split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct lis
return __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(page, list, new_order, false);
}
-/*
- * try_folio_split_to_order - try to split a @folio at @page to @new_order using
- * non uniform split.
+/**
+ * try_folio_split_to_order() - try to split a @folio at @page to @new_order
+ * using non uniform split.
* @folio: folio to be split
* @page: split to @order at the given page
* @new_order: the target split order
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static inline int split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct lis
* folios are put back to LRU list. Use min_order_for_split() to get the lower
* bound of @new_order.
*
- * Return: 0: split is successful, otherwise split failed.
+ * Return: 0 - split is successful, otherwise split failed.
*/
static inline int try_folio_split_to_order(struct folio *folio,
struct page *page, unsigned int new_order)
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ static inline spinlock_t *pud_trans_huge_lock(pud_t *pud,
/**
* folio_test_pmd_mappable - Can we map this folio with a PMD?
* @folio: The folio to test
+ *
+ * Return: true - @folio can be mapped, false - @folio cannot be mapped.
*/
static inline bool folio_test_pmd_mappable(struct folio *folio)
{
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index f308f11dc72f..89179711539e 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3552,8 +3552,9 @@ static void __split_folio_to_order(struct folio *folio, int old_order,
ClearPageCompound(&folio->page);
}
-/*
- * It splits an unmapped @folio to lower order smaller folios in two ways.
+/**
+ * __split_unmapped_folio() - splits an unmapped @folio to lower order folios in
+ * two ways: uniform split or non-uniform split.
* @folio: the to-be-split folio
* @new_order: the smallest order of the after split folios (since buddy
* allocator like split generates folios with orders from @folio's
@@ -3588,8 +3589,8 @@ static void __split_folio_to_order(struct folio *folio, int old_order,
* folio containing @page. The caller needs to unlock and/or free after-split
* folios if necessary.
*
- * For !uniform_split, when -ENOMEM is returned, the original folio might be
- * split. The caller needs to check the input folio.
+ * Return: 0 - successful, <0 - failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
+ * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
*/
static int __split_unmapped_folio(struct folio *folio, int new_order,
struct page *split_at, struct xa_state *xas,
@@ -3703,8 +3704,8 @@ bool uniform_split_supported(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
return true;
}
-/*
- * __folio_split: split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
+/**
+ * __folio_split() - split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
* @folio: folio to split
* @new_order: the order of the new folio
* @split_at: a page within the new folio
@@ -3722,7 +3723,7 @@ bool uniform_split_supported(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
* 1. for uniform split, @lock_at points to one of @folio's subpages;
* 2. for buddy allocator like (non-uniform) split, @lock_at points to @folio.
*
- * return: 0: successful, <0 failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
+ * Return: 0 - successful, <0 - failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
* split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
*/
static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
@@ -4111,14 +4112,13 @@ int __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list
unmapped);
}
-/*
- * folio_split: split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
+/**
+ * folio_split() - split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
* @folio: folio to split
* @new_order: the order of the new folio
* @split_at: a page within the new folio
- *
- * return: 0: successful, <0 failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
- * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
+ * @list: after-split folios are added to @list if not null, otherwise to LRU
+ * list
*
* It has the same prerequisites and returns as
* split_huge_page_to_list_to_order().
@@ -4132,6 +4132,9 @@ int __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list
* [order-4, {order-3}, order-3, order-5, order-6, order-7, order-8].
*
* After split, folio is left locked for caller.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 - successful, <0 - failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
+ * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
*/
int folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
struct page *split_at, struct list_head *list)
--
2.51.0
On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 11:34:52PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> try_folio_split_to_order(), folio_split, __folio_split(), and
> __split_unmapped_folio() do not have correct kernel-doc comment format.
> Fix them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
Thanks for doing this! LGTM, so:
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> ---
> include/linux/huge_mm.h | 10 ++++++----
> mm/huge_memory.c | 27 +++++++++++++++------------
> 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
> index 3d9587f40c0b..1a1b9ed50acc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
> @@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ static inline int split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct lis
> return __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(page, list, new_order, false);
> }
>
> -/*
> - * try_folio_split_to_order - try to split a @folio at @page to @new_order using
> - * non uniform split.
> +/**
> + * try_folio_split_to_order() - try to split a @folio at @page to @new_order
> + * using non uniform split.
> * @folio: folio to be split
> * @page: split to @order at the given page
> * @new_order: the target split order
> @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static inline int split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct lis
> * folios are put back to LRU list. Use min_order_for_split() to get the lower
> * bound of @new_order.
> *
> - * Return: 0: split is successful, otherwise split failed.
> + * Return: 0 - split is successful, otherwise split failed.
> */
> static inline int try_folio_split_to_order(struct folio *folio,
> struct page *page, unsigned int new_order)
> @@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ static inline spinlock_t *pud_trans_huge_lock(pud_t *pud,
> /**
> * folio_test_pmd_mappable - Can we map this folio with a PMD?
> * @folio: The folio to test
> + *
> + * Return: true - @folio can be mapped, false - @folio cannot be mapped.
> */
> static inline bool folio_test_pmd_mappable(struct folio *folio)
> {
> diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> index f308f11dc72f..89179711539e 100644
> --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> @@ -3552,8 +3552,9 @@ static void __split_folio_to_order(struct folio *folio, int old_order,
> ClearPageCompound(&folio->page);
> }
>
> -/*
> - * It splits an unmapped @folio to lower order smaller folios in two ways.
> +/**
> + * __split_unmapped_folio() - splits an unmapped @folio to lower order folios in
> + * two ways: uniform split or non-uniform split.
> * @folio: the to-be-split folio
> * @new_order: the smallest order of the after split folios (since buddy
> * allocator like split generates folios with orders from @folio's
> @@ -3588,8 +3589,8 @@ static void __split_folio_to_order(struct folio *folio, int old_order,
> * folio containing @page. The caller needs to unlock and/or free after-split
> * folios if necessary.
> *
> - * For !uniform_split, when -ENOMEM is returned, the original folio might be
> - * split. The caller needs to check the input folio.
> + * Return: 0 - successful, <0 - failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
> + * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
> */
> static int __split_unmapped_folio(struct folio *folio, int new_order,
> struct page *split_at, struct xa_state *xas,
> @@ -3703,8 +3704,8 @@ bool uniform_split_supported(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> return true;
> }
>
> -/*
> - * __folio_split: split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
> +/**
> + * __folio_split() - split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
> * @folio: folio to split
> * @new_order: the order of the new folio
> * @split_at: a page within the new folio
> @@ -3722,7 +3723,7 @@ bool uniform_split_supported(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> * 1. for uniform split, @lock_at points to one of @folio's subpages;
> * 2. for buddy allocator like (non-uniform) split, @lock_at points to @folio.
> *
> - * return: 0: successful, <0 failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
> + * Return: 0 - successful, <0 - failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
> * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
> */
> static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> @@ -4111,14 +4112,13 @@ int __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list
> unmapped);
> }
>
> -/*
> - * folio_split: split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
> +/**
> + * folio_split() - split a folio at @split_at to a @new_order folio
> * @folio: folio to split
> * @new_order: the order of the new folio
> * @split_at: a page within the new folio
> - *
> - * return: 0: successful, <0 failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
> - * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
> + * @list: after-split folios are added to @list if not null, otherwise to LRU
> + * list
> *
> * It has the same prerequisites and returns as
> * split_huge_page_to_list_to_order().
> @@ -4132,6 +4132,9 @@ int __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list
> * [order-4, {order-3}, order-3, order-5, order-6, order-7, order-8].
> *
> * After split, folio is left locked for caller.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 - successful, <0 - failed (if -ENOMEM is returned, @folio might be
> + * split but not to @new_order, the caller needs to check)
> */
> int folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> struct page *split_at, struct list_head *list)
> --
> 2.51.0
>
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