Commit 3f23d815 authored by Randy Dunlap's avatar Randy Dunlap Committed by James Morris

security: add/fix security kernel-doc

Add security/inode.c functions to the kernel-api docbook.
Use '%' on constants in kernel-doc notation.
Fix several typos/spellos in security function descriptions.
Signed-off-by: default avatarRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJames Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
parent dbc74c65
......@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ X!Earch/x86/kernel/mca_32.c
<chapter id="security">
<title>Security Framework</title>
!Isecurity/security.c
!Esecurity/inode.c
</chapter>
<chapter id="audit">
......
......@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
* @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the file to create.
* @mode: the permission that the file should have
* @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file. This should be a
* directory dentry if set. If this paramater is NULL, then the
* directory dentry if set. If this parameter is %NULL, then the
* file will be created in the root of the securityfs filesystem.
* @data: a pointer to something that the caller will want to get to later
* on. The inode.i_private pointer will point to this value on
......@@ -199,18 +199,18 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
* this file.
*
* This is the basic "create a file" function for securityfs. It allows for a
* wide range of flexibility in createing a file, or a directory (if you
* wide range of flexibility in creating a file, or a directory (if you
* want to create a directory, the securityfs_create_dir() function is
* recommended to be used instead.)
* recommended to be used instead).
*
* This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
* to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
* you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
* you are responsible here). If an error occurs, %NULL is returned.
*
* If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
* If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
* returned. It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
* NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
* %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
* code.
*/
struct dentry *securityfs_create_file(const char *name, mode_t mode,
......@@ -252,19 +252,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_create_file);
* @name: a pointer to a string containing the name of the directory to
* create.
* @parent: a pointer to the parent dentry for this file. This should be a
* directory dentry if set. If this paramater is NULL, then the
* directory dentry if set. If this parameter is %NULL, then the
* directory will be created in the root of the securityfs filesystem.
*
* This function creates a directory in securityfs with the given name.
* This function creates a directory in securityfs with the given @name.
*
* This function will return a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* This function returns a pointer to a dentry if it succeeds. This
* pointer must be passed to the securityfs_remove() function when the file is
* to be removed (no automatic cleanup happens if your module is unloaded,
* you are responsible here.) If an error occurs, NULL will be returned.
* you are responsible here). If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned.
*
* If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -ENODEV will be
* If securityfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value %-ENODEV is
* returned. It is not wise to check for this value, but rather, check for
* NULL or !NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
* %NULL or !%NULL instead as to eliminate the need for #ifdef in the calling
* code.
*/
struct dentry *securityfs_create_dir(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
......@@ -278,16 +278,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(securityfs_create_dir);
/**
* securityfs_remove - removes a file or directory from the securityfs filesystem
*
* @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be
* removed.
* @dentry: a pointer to a the dentry of the file or directory to be removed.
*
* This function removes a file or directory in securityfs that was previously
* created with a call to another securityfs function (like
* securityfs_create_file() or variants thereof.)
*
* This function is required to be called in order for the file to be
* removed, no automatic cleanup of files will happen when a module is
* removed, you are responsible here.
* removed. No automatic cleanup of files will happen when a module is
* removed; you are responsible here.
*/
void securityfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
{
......
......@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ __setup("security=", choose_lsm);
*
* Return true if:
* -The passed LSM is the one chosen by user at boot time,
* -or user didsn't specify a specific LSM and we're the first to ask
* for registeration permissoin,
* -or user didn't specify a specific LSM and we're the first to ask
* for registration permission,
* -or the passed LSM is currently loaded.
* Otherwise, return false.
*/
......@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ int __init security_module_enable(struct security_operations *ops)
* register_security - registers a security framework with the kernel
* @ops: a pointer to the struct security_options that is to be registered
*
* This function is to allow a security module to register itself with the
* This function allows a security module to register itself with the
* kernel security subsystem. Some rudimentary checking is done on the @ops
* value passed to this function. You'll need to check first if your LSM
* is allowed to register its @ops by calling security_module_enable(@ops).
*
* If there is already a security module registered with the kernel,
* an error will be returned. Otherwise 0 is returned on success.
* an error will be returned. Otherwise %0 is returned on success.
*/
int register_security(struct security_operations *ops)
{
......
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