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Subject[PATCH 21/31] flexible-arrays.txt: standardize document format
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Each text file under Documentation follows a different
format. Some doesn't even have titles!

Change its representation to follow the adopted standard,
using ReST markups for it to be parseable by Sphinx:

- use :Author: and :Updated: markups;
- use proper markup for the document title;
- mark the literal-blocks.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
---
Documentation/flexible-arrays.txt | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/flexible-arrays.txt b/Documentation/flexible-arrays.txt
index df904aec9904..45aec4d354f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/flexible-arrays.txt
+++ b/Documentation/flexible-arrays.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
Using flexible arrays in the kernel
-Last updated for 2.6.32
-Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
+===================================
+
+:Updated: Last updated for 2.6.32
+:Author: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>

Large contiguous memory allocations can be unreliable in the Linux kernel.
Kernel programmers will sometimes respond to this problem by allocating
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ operation. It's also worth noting that flexible arrays do no internal
locking at all; if concurrent access to an array is possible, then the
caller must arrange for appropriate mutual exclusion.

-The creation of a flexible array is done with:
+The creation of a flexible array is done with::

#include <linux/flex_array.h>

@@ -40,14 +42,14 @@ argument is passed directly to the internal memory allocation calls. With
the current code, using flags to ask for high memory is likely to lead to
notably unpleasant side effects.

-It is also possible to define flexible arrays at compile time with:
+It is also possible to define flexible arrays at compile time with::

DEFINE_FLEX_ARRAY(name, element_size, total);

This macro will result in a definition of an array with the given name; the
element size and total will be checked for validity at compile time.

-Storing data into a flexible array is accomplished with a call to:
+Storing data into a flexible array is accomplished with a call to::

int flex_array_put(struct flex_array *array, unsigned int element_nr,
void *src, gfp_t flags);
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ running in some sort of atomic context; in this situation, sleeping in the
memory allocator would be a bad thing. That can be avoided by using
GFP_ATOMIC for the flags value, but, often, there is a better way. The
trick is to ensure that any needed memory allocations are done before
-entering atomic context, using:
+entering atomic context, using::

int flex_array_prealloc(struct flex_array *array, unsigned int start,
unsigned int nr_elements, gfp_t flags);
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ defined by start and nr_elements has been allocated. Thereafter, a
flex_array_put() call on an element in that range is guaranteed not to
block.

-Getting data back out of the array is done with:
+Getting data back out of the array is done with::

void *flex_array_get(struct flex_array *fa, unsigned int element_nr);

@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ involving that number probably result from use of unstored array entries.
Note that, if array elements are allocated with __GFP_ZERO, they will be
initialized to zero and this poisoning will not happen.

-Individual elements in the array can be cleared with:
+Individual elements in the array can be cleared with::

int flex_array_clear(struct flex_array *array, unsigned int element_nr);

@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ This function will set the given element to FLEX_ARRAY_FREE and return
zero. If storage for the indicated element is not allocated for the array,
flex_array_clear() will return -EINVAL instead. Note that clearing an
element does not release the storage associated with it; to reduce the
-allocated size of an array, call:
+allocated size of an array, call::

int flex_array_shrink(struct flex_array *array);

@@ -106,12 +108,12 @@ This function works by scanning the array for pages containing nothing but
FLEX_ARRAY_FREE bytes, so (1) it can be expensive, and (2) it will not work
if the array's pages are allocated with __GFP_ZERO.

-It is possible to remove all elements of an array with a call to:
+It is possible to remove all elements of an array with a call to::

void flex_array_free_parts(struct flex_array *array);

This call frees all elements, but leaves the array itself in place.
-Freeing the entire array is done with:
+Freeing the entire array is done with::

void flex_array_free(struct flex_array *array);

--
2.9.4
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