Add return value documentation and clarify the units of the @size
parameter.
Signed-off-by: Cody P Schafer <c...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
b/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
index 71c7780..998d4d5 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops/find.h
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
* @addr: The address to base the search on
* @offset: The bitnumber to start searching at
* @size: The bitmap size in bits
+ *
+ * Returns the bit number for the next set bit
+ * If no bits are set, returns @size.
*/
extern unsigned long find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned long
size, unsigned long offset);
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ extern unsigned long find_next_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
unsigned long
* @addr: The address to base the search on
* @offset: The bitnumber to start searching at
* @size: The bitmap size in bits
+ *
+ * Returns the bit number of the next zero bit
+ * If no bits are zero, returns @size.
*/
extern unsigned long find_next_zero_bit(const unsigned long *addr, unsigned
long size, unsigned long offset);
@@ -28,9 +34,10 @@ extern unsigned long find_next_zero_bit(const unsigned long
*addr, unsigned
/**
* find_first_bit - find the first set bit in a memory region
* @addr: The address to start the search at
- * @size: The maximum size to search
+ * @size: The maximum number of bits to search
*
* Returns the bit number of the first set bit.
+ * If no bits are set, returns @size.
*/
extern unsigned long find_first_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
unsigned long size);
@@ -38,9 +45,10 @@ extern unsigned long find_first_bit(const unsigned long
*addr,
/**
* find_first_zero_bit - find the first cleared bit in a memory region
* @addr: The address to start the search at
- * @size: The maximum size to search
+ * @size: The maximum number of bits to search
*
* Returns the bit number of the first cleared bit.
+ * If no bits are zero, returns @size.
*/
extern unsigned long find_first_zero_bit(const unsigned long *addr,
unsigned long size);
--
1.8.1.5
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