Merge branch 'linus' into x86/irq

1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 892d41cb338..baeb71ee1cd 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -512,6 +512,20 @@ void simple_release_fs(struct vfsmount **mount, int *count)
 	mntput(mnt);
 }
 
+/**
+ * simple_read_from_buffer - copy data from the buffer to user space
+ * @to: the user space buffer to read to
+ * @count: the maximum number of bytes to read
+ * @ppos: the current position in the buffer
+ * @from: the buffer to read from
+ * @available: the size of the buffer
+ *
+ * The simple_read_from_buffer() function reads up to @count bytes from the
+ * buffer @from at offset @ppos into the user space address starting at @to.
+ *
+ * On success, the number of bytes read is returned and the offset @ppos is
+ * advanced by this number, or negative value is returned on error.
+ **/
 ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __user *to, size_t count, loff_t *ppos,
 				const void *from, size_t available)
 {
@@ -528,6 +542,20 @@ ssize_t simple_read_from_buffer(void __user *to, size_t count, loff_t *ppos,
 	return count;
 }
 
+/**
+ * memory_read_from_buffer - copy data from the buffer
+ * @to: the kernel space buffer to read to
+ * @count: the maximum number of bytes to read
+ * @ppos: the current position in the buffer
+ * @from: the buffer to read from
+ * @available: the size of the buffer
+ *
+ * The memory_read_from_buffer() function reads up to @count bytes from the
+ * buffer @from at offset @ppos into the kernel space address starting at @to.
+ *
+ * On success, the number of bytes read is returned and the offset @ppos is
+ * advanced by this number, or negative value is returned on error.
+ **/
 ssize_t memory_read_from_buffer(void *to, size_t count, loff_t *ppos,
 				const void *from, size_t available)
 {