Use the correct function name and add description for the @state parameter to avoid these kernel-doc warnings: Warning: fs/namei.c:2853 function parameter 'state' not described in '__start_dirop' WARNING: fs/namei.c:2853 expecting prototype for start_dirop(). Prototype was for __start_dirop() instead Fixes: ff7c4ea11a05 ("VFS: add start_creating_killable() and start_removing_killable()") Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap --- Cc: NeilBrown Cc: Christian Brauner Cc: Alexander Viro Cc: Jan Kara --- fs/namei.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- linux-next-20251127.orig/fs/namei.c +++ linux-next-20251127/fs/namei.c @@ -2836,10 +2836,11 @@ static int filename_parentat(int dfd, st } /** - * start_dirop - begin a create or remove dirop, performing locking and lookup + * __start_dirop - begin a create or remove dirop, performing locking and lookup * @parent: the dentry of the parent in which the operation will occur * @name: a qstr holding the name within that parent * @lookup_flags: intent and other lookup flags. + * @state: target task state * * The lookup is performed and necessary locks are taken so that, on success, * the returned dentry can be operated on safely.