Merge branch 'linus' into x86/threadinfotip-x86-threadinfo-2008-06-23_09.53_Mon

1 files changed, 43 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/9p/transport.h b/include/net/9p/transport.h
index d2209ae9d18b..0db3a4038dc0 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/transport.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/transport.h
@@ -26,12 +26,40 @@
 #ifndef NET_9P_TRANSPORT_H
 #define NET_9P_TRANSPORT_H
 
+/**
+ * enum p9_trans_status - different states of underlying transports
+ * @Connected: transport is connected and healthy
+ * @Disconnected: transport has been disconnected
+ * @Hung: transport is connected by wedged
+ *
+ * This enumeration details the various states a transport
+ * instatiation can be in.
+ */
+
 enum p9_trans_status {
 	Connected,
 	Disconnected,
 	Hung,
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct p9_trans - per-transport state and API
+ * @status: transport &p9_trans_status
+ * @msize: negotiated maximum packet size (duplicate from client)
+ * @extended: negotiated protocol extensions (duplicate from client)
+ * @priv: transport private data
+ * @close: member function to disconnect and close the transport
+ * @rpc: member function to issue a request to the transport
+ *
+ * This is the basic API for a transport instance.  It is used as
+ * a handle by the client to issue requests.  This interface is currently
+ * in flux during reorganization.
+ *
+ * Bugs: there is lots of duplicated data here and its not clear that
+ * the member functions need to be per-instance versus per transport
+ * module.
+ */
+
 struct p9_trans {
 	enum p9_trans_status status;
 	int msize;
@@ -42,6 +70,21 @@ struct p9_trans {
 							struct p9_fcall **rc);
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct p9_trans_module - transport module interface
+ * @list: used to maintain a list of currently available transports
+ * @name: the human-readable name of the transport
+ * @maxsize: transport provided maximum packet size
+ * @def: set if this transport should be considered the default
+ * @create: member function to create a new connection on this transport
+ *
+ * This is the basic API for a transport module which is registered by the
+ * transport module with the 9P core network module and used by the client
+ * to instantiate a new connection on a transport.
+ *
+ * Bugs: the transport module list isn't protected.
+ */
+
 struct p9_trans_module {
 	struct list_head list;
 	char *name;		/* name of transport */
@@ -53,5 +96,4 @@ struct p9_trans_module {
 void v9fs_register_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m);
 struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_match_trans(const substring_t *name);
 struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_default_trans(void);
-
 #endif /* NET_9P_TRANSPORT_H */