Merge branch 'thermal_core-doc-comments-update' of .git into next

Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt

@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ This function returns the thermal_instance corresponding to a given
 {thermal_zone, cooling_device, trip_point} combination. Returns NULL
 if such an instance does not exist.
 
-5.3:notify_thermal_framework:
+5.3:thermal_notify_framework:
 This function handles the trip events from sensor drivers. It starts
 throttling the cooling devices according to the policy configured.
 For CRITICAL and HOT trip points, this notifies the respective drivers,

drivers/thermal/thermal_core.c

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Zhang Rui");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic thermal management sysfs support");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 
 static DEFINE_IDR(thermal_tz_idr);
 static DEFINE_IDR(thermal_cdev_idr);
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void thermal_zone_device_update(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	for (count = 0; count < tz->trips; count++)
 		handle_thermal_trip(tz, count);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_zone_device_update);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_update);
 
 static void thermal_zone_device_check(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -1109,13 +1109,23 @@ thermal_remove_hwmon_sysfs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 #endif
 
 /**
- * thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device - bind a cooling device to a thermal zone
- * @tz:		thermal zone device
+ * thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device() - bind a cooling device to a thermal zone
+ * @tz:		pointer to struct thermal_zone_device
  * @trip:	indicates which trip point the cooling devices is
  *		associated with in this thermal zone.
- * @cdev:	thermal cooling device
+ * @cdev:	pointer to struct thermal_cooling_device
+ * @upper:	the Maximum cooling state for this trip point.
+ *		THERMAL_NO_LIMIT means no upper limit,
+ *		and the cooling device can be in max_state.
+ * @lower:	the Minimum cooling state can be used for this trip point.
+ *		THERMAL_NO_LIMIT means no lower limit,
+ *		and the cooling device can be in cooling state 0.
  *
+ * This interface function bind a thermal cooling device to the certain trip
+ * point of a thermal zone device.
  * This function is usually called in the thermal zone device .bind callback.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, the proper error value otherwise.
  */
 int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				     int trip,
@@ -1209,16 +1219,21 @@ int thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	kfree(dev);
 	return result;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_bind_cooling_device);
 
 /**
- * thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device - unbind a cooling device from a thermal zone
- * @tz:		thermal zone device
+ * thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device() - unbind a cooling device from a
+ *					  thermal zone.
+ * @tz:		pointer to a struct thermal_zone_device.
  * @trip:	indicates which trip point the cooling devices is
  *		associated with in this thermal zone.
- * @cdev:	thermal cooling device
+ * @cdev:	pointer to a struct thermal_cooling_device.
  *
+ * This interface function unbind a thermal cooling device from the certain
+ * trip point of a thermal zone device.
  * This function is usually called in the thermal zone device .unbind callback.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, the proper error value otherwise.
  */
 int thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 				       int trip,
@@ -1249,7 +1264,7 @@ int thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 	kfree(pos);
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_unbind_cooling_device);
 
 static void thermal_release(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -1272,10 +1287,17 @@ static struct class thermal_class = {
 };
 
 /**
- * thermal_cooling_device_register - register a new thermal cooling device
+ * thermal_cooling_device_register() - register a new thermal cooling device
  * @type:	the thermal cooling device type.
  * @devdata:	device private data.
  * @ops:		standard thermal cooling devices callbacks.
+ *
+ * This interface function adds a new thermal cooling device (fan/processor/...)
+ * to /sys/class/thermal/ folder as cooling_device[0-*]. It tries to bind itself
+ * to all the thermal zone devices registered at the same time.
+ *
+ * Return: a pointer to the created struct thermal_cooling_device or an
+ * ERR_PTR. Caller must check return value with IS_ERR*() helpers.
  */
 struct thermal_cooling_device *
 thermal_cooling_device_register(char *type, void *devdata,
@@ -1301,7 +1323,7 @@ thermal_cooling_device_register(char *type, void *devdata,
 		return ERR_PTR(result);
 	}
 
-	strcpy(cdev->type, type ? : "");
+	strlcpy(cdev->type, type ? : "", sizeof(cdev->type));
 	mutex_init(&cdev->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->thermal_instances);
 	cdev->ops = ops;
@@ -1346,7 +1368,7 @@ thermal_cooling_device_register(char *type, void *devdata,
 	device_unregister(&cdev->device);
 	return ERR_PTR(result);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_cooling_device_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_cooling_device_register);
 
 /**
  * thermal_cooling_device_unregister - removes the registered thermal cooling device
@@ -1406,7 +1428,7 @@ void thermal_cooling_device_unregister(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 	device_unregister(&cdev->device);
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_cooling_device_unregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_cooling_device_unregister);
 
 void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 {
@@ -1432,7 +1454,7 @@ void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_cdev_update);
 
 /**
- * notify_thermal_framework - Sensor drivers use this API to notify framework
+ * thermal_notify_framework - Sensor drivers use this API to notify framework
  * @tz:		thermal zone device
  * @trip:	indicates which trip point has been crossed
  *
@@ -1443,16 +1465,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_cdev_update);
  * The throttling policy is based on the configured platform data; if no
  * platform data is provided, this uses the step_wise throttling policy.
  */
-void notify_thermal_framework(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
+void thermal_notify_framework(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int trip)
 {
 	handle_thermal_trip(tz, trip);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(notify_thermal_framework);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_notify_framework);
 
 /**
- * create_trip_attrs - create attributes for trip points
+ * create_trip_attrs() - create attributes for trip points
  * @tz:		the thermal zone device
  * @mask:	Writeable trip point bitmap.
+ *
+ * helper function to instantiate sysfs entries for every trip
+ * point and its properties of a struct thermal_zone_device.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, the proper error value otherwise.
  */
 static int create_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz, int mask)
 {
@@ -1553,7 +1580,7 @@ static void remove_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 }
 
 /**
- * thermal_zone_device_register - register a new thermal zone device
+ * thermal_zone_device_register() - register a new thermal zone device
  * @type:	the thermal zone device type
  * @trips:	the number of trip points the thermal zone support
  * @mask:	a bit string indicating the writeablility of trip points
@@ -1566,8 +1593,15 @@ static void remove_trip_attrs(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
  *		   whether trip points have been crossed (0 for interrupt
  *		   driven systems)
  *
+ * This interface function adds a new thermal zone device (sensor) to
+ * /sys/class/thermal folder as thermal_zone[0-*]. It tries to bind all the
+ * thermal cooling devices registered at the same time.
  * thermal_zone_device_unregister() must be called when the device is no
  * longer needed. The passive cooling depends on the .get_trend() return value.
+ *
+ * Return: a pointer to the created struct thermal_zone_device or an
+ * in case of error, an ERR_PTR. Caller must check return value with
+ * IS_ERR*() helpers.
  */
 struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	int trips, int mask, void *devdata,
@@ -1606,7 +1640,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 		return ERR_PTR(result);
 	}
 
-	strcpy(tz->type, type ? : "");
+	strlcpy(tz->type, type ? : "", sizeof(tz->type));
 	tz->ops = ops;
 	tz->tzp = tzp;
 	tz->device.class = &thermal_class;
@@ -1699,7 +1733,7 @@ struct thermal_zone_device *thermal_zone_device_register(const char *type,
 	device_unregister(&tz->device);
 	return ERR_PTR(result);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_zone_device_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_register);
 
 /**
  * thermal_device_unregister - removes the registered thermal zone device
@@ -1766,7 +1800,7 @@ void thermal_zone_device_unregister(struct thermal_zone_device *tz)
 	device_unregister(&tz->device);
 	return;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_zone_device_unregister);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_zone_device_unregister);
 
 /**
  * thermal_zone_get_zone_by_name() - search for a zone and returns its ref
@@ -1882,7 +1916,7 @@ int thermal_generate_netlink_event(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,
 
 	return result;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(thermal_generate_netlink_event);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_generate_netlink_event);
 
 static int genetlink_init(void)
 {

include/linux/thermal.h

@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int get_tz_trend(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
 struct thermal_instance *get_thermal_instance(struct thermal_zone_device *,
 		struct thermal_cooling_device *, int);
 void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *);
-void notify_thermal_framework(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
+void thermal_notify_framework(struct thermal_zone_device *, int);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 extern int thermal_generate_netlink_event(struct thermal_zone_device *tz,