Merge tag 'docs-fixes' of git://git.lwn.net/linux

Pull documentation fixes from Jonathan Corbet:
 "A handful of fixes for reasonably obnoxious documentation issues"

* tag 'docs-fixes' of git://git.lwn.net/linux:
  scripts: documentation-file-ref-check: Add line break before exit
  scripts/kernel-doc: Add missing close-paren in c:function directives
  docs: admin-guide: merge sections for the kernel.modprobe sysctl
  docs: timekeeping: Use correct prototype for deprecated functions

Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst

@@ -390,20 +390,33 @@ When ``kptr_restrict`` is set to 2, kernel pointers printed using
 modprobe
 ========
 
-This gives the full path of the modprobe command which the kernel will
-use to load modules. This can be used to debug module loading
-requests::
+The full path to the usermode helper for autoloading kernel modules,
+by default "/sbin/modprobe".  This binary is executed when the kernel
+requests a module.  For example, if userspace passes an unknown
+filesystem type to mount(), then the kernel will automatically request
+the corresponding filesystem module by executing this usermode helper.
+This usermode helper should insert the needed module into the kernel.
+
+This sysctl only affects module autoloading.  It has no effect on the
+ability to explicitly insert modules.
+
+This sysctl can be used to debug module loading requests::
 
     echo '#! /bin/sh' > /tmp/modprobe
     echo 'echo "$@" >> /tmp/modprobe.log' >> /tmp/modprobe
     echo 'exec /sbin/modprobe "$@"' >> /tmp/modprobe
     chmod a+x /tmp/modprobe
     echo /tmp/modprobe > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe
 
-This only applies when the *kernel* is requesting that the module be
-loaded; it won't have any effect if the module is being loaded
-explicitly using ``modprobe`` from userspace.
+Alternatively, if this sysctl is set to the empty string, then module
+autoloading is completely disabled.  The kernel will not try to
+execute a usermode helper at all, nor will it call the
+kernel_module_request LSM hook.
 
+If CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y is set in the kernel configuration,
+then the configured static usermode helper overrides this sysctl,
+except that the empty string is still accepted to completely disable
+module autoloading as described above.
 
 modules_disabled
 ================
@@ -446,28 +459,6 @@ Notes:
      successful IPC object allocation. If an IPC object allocation syscall
      fails, it is undefined if the value remains unmodified or is reset to -1.
 
-modprobe:
-=========
-
-The path to the usermode helper for autoloading kernel modules, by
-default "/sbin/modprobe".  This binary is executed when the kernel
-requests a module.  For example, if userspace passes an unknown
-filesystem type to mount(), then the kernel will automatically request
-the corresponding filesystem module by executing this usermode helper.
-This usermode helper should insert the needed module into the kernel.
-
-This sysctl only affects module autoloading.  It has no effect on the
-ability to explicitly insert modules.
-
-If this sysctl is set to the empty string, then module autoloading is
-completely disabled.  The kernel will not try to execute a usermode
-helper at all, nor will it call the kernel_module_request LSM hook.
-
-If CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y is set in the kernel configuration,
-then the configured static usermode helper overrides this sysctl,
-except that the empty string is still accepted to completely disable
-module autoloading as described above.
-
 nmi_watchdog
 ============
 

Documentation/core-api/timekeeping.rst

@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ architectures. These are the recommended replacements:
 
 	Use ktime_get() or ktime_get_ts64() instead.
 
-.. c:function:: struct timeval do_gettimeofday( void )
-		struct timespec getnstimeofday( void )
-		struct timespec64 getnstimeofday64( void )
+.. c:function:: void do_gettimeofday( struct timeval * )
+		void getnstimeofday( struct timespec * )
+		void getnstimeofday64( struct timespec64 * )
 		void ktime_get_real_ts( struct timespec * )
 
 	ktime_get_real_ts64() is a direct replacement, but consider using

scripts/documentation-file-ref-check

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ my $fix = 0;
 my $warn = 0;
 
 if (! -d ".git") {
-	printf "Warning: can't check if file exists, as this is not a git tree";
+	printf "Warning: can't check if file exists, as this is not a git tree\n";
 	exit 0;
 }
 

scripts/kernel-doc

@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ sub output_function_rst(%) {
 
 	if ($type =~ m/([^\(]*\(\*)\s*\)\s*\(([^\)]*)\)/) {
 	    # pointer-to-function
-	    print $1 . $parameter . ") (" . $2;
+	    print $1 . $parameter . ") (" . $2 . ")";
 	} else {
 	    print $type . " " . $parameter;
 	}