Re: [PATCH v10 1/4] random: add vgetrandom_alloc() syscall

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Tue Nov 29 2022 - 20:37:41 EST


On Wed, Nov 30 2022 at 01:59, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 11:02:29PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> > + * Returns a pointer to the first state in the allocation.
>>
>> I have serious doubts that this statement is correct.
>
> "Returns the address of the first state in the allocation" is better I
> guess.

Does not even come close to correct.

As my previous hint of 'using this as template for the (hint:missing)
man page' did not work well, may I suggest that you look at the various
return statements in that function and validate whether your proposed
return value documentation is valid for all of them?

Thanks,

tglx