lib/bitmap.c: fix documentation for scnprintf() functions

The code comments for bscnl_emit() and bitmap_scnlistprintf() are
describing snprintf() return semantics, but these functions use
scnprintf() return semantics.  Fix that, and document the
bitmap_scnprintf() return value as well.

Cc: Ryota Ozaki <ozaki.ryota@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Andrew Morton 2012-05-29 15:07:32 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 68aecfb979
commit 05a6c8a922
1 changed files with 6 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_find_next_zero_area);
* @nmaskbits: size of bitmap, in bits
*
* Exactly @nmaskbits bits are displayed. Hex digits are grouped into
* comma-separated sets of eight digits per set.
* comma-separated sets of eight digits per set. Returns the number of
* characters which were written to *buf, excluding the trailing \0.
*/
int bitmap_scnprintf(char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits)
@ -517,8 +518,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_parse_user);
*
* Helper routine for bitmap_scnlistprintf(). Write decimal number
* or range to buf, suppressing output past buf+buflen, with optional
* comma-prefix. Return len of what would be written to buf, if it
* all fit.
* comma-prefix. Return len of what was written to *buf, excluding the
* trailing \0.
*/
static inline int bscnl_emit(char *buf, int buflen, int rbot, int rtop, int len)
{
@ -544,9 +545,8 @@ static inline int bscnl_emit(char *buf, int buflen, int rbot, int rtop, int len)
* the range. Output format is compatible with the format
* accepted as input by bitmap_parselist().
*
* The return value is the number of characters which would be
* generated for the given input, excluding the trailing '\0', as
* per ISO C99.
* The return value is the number of characters which were written to *buf
* excluding the trailing '\0', as per ISO C99's scnprintf.
*/
int bitmap_scnlistprintf(char *buf, unsigned int buflen,
const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits)