Merging upstream version 6.9.7.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

3 files changed, 61 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
index 6ad72ac686..d6f7efefea 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
@@ -341,6 +341,51 @@ Typedefs with function prototypes can also be documented::
    */
    typedef void (*type_name)(struct v4l2_ctrl *arg1, void *arg2);
 
+Object-like macro documentation
+-------------------------------
+
+Object-like macros are distinct from function-like macros. They are
+differentiated by whether the macro name is immediately followed by a
+left parenthesis ('(') for function-like macros or not followed by one
+for object-like macros.
+
+Function-like macros are handled like functions by ``scripts/kernel-doc``.
+They may have a parameter list. Object-like macros have do not have a
+parameter list.
+
+The general format of an object-like macro kernel-doc comment is::
+
+  /**
+   * define object_name - Brief description.
+   *
+   * Description of the object.
+   */
+
+Example::
+
+  /**
+   * define MAX_ERRNO - maximum errno value that is supported
+   *
+   * Kernel pointers have redundant information, so we can use a
+   * scheme where we can return either an error code or a normal
+   * pointer with the same return value.
+   */
+  #define MAX_ERRNO	4095
+
+Example::
+
+  /**
+   * define DRM_GEM_VRAM_PLANE_HELPER_FUNCS - \
+   *	Initializes struct drm_plane_helper_funcs for VRAM handling
+   *
+   * This macro initializes struct drm_plane_helper_funcs to use the
+   * respective helper functions.
+   */
+  #define DRM_GEM_VRAM_PLANE_HELPER_FUNCS \
+	.prepare_fb = drm_gem_vram_plane_helper_prepare_fb, \
+	.cleanup_fb = drm_gem_vram_plane_helper_cleanup_fb
+
+
 Highlights and cross-references
 -------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst
index 755d39f0d4..db3636d0d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst
+++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ documentation and ensure that no new errors or warnings have been
 introduced.  Generating HTML documents and looking at the result will help
 to avoid unsightly misunderstandings about how things will be rendered.
 
+All new documentation (including additions to existing documents) should
+ideally justify who the intended target audience is somewhere in the
+changelog; this way, we ensure that the documentation ends up in the correct
+place.  Some possible categories are: kernel developers (experts or
+beginners), userspace programmers, end users and/or system administrators,
+and distributors.
+
 Key cycle dates
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
index 3d125fb413..8081ebfe48 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
+++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
@@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ or ``virtualenv``, depending on how your distribution packaged Python 3.
       on the Sphinx version, it should be installed separately,
       with ``pip install sphinx_rtd_theme``.
 
-In summary, if you want to install Sphinx version 2.4.4, you should do::
+In summary, if you want to install the latest version of Sphinx, you
+should do::
 
-       $ virtualenv sphinx_2.4.4
-       $ . sphinx_2.4.4/bin/activate
-       (sphinx_2.4.4) $ pip install -r Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt
+       $ virtualenv sphinx_latest
+       $ . sphinx_latest/bin/activate
+       (sphinx_latest) $ pip install -r Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt
 
-After running ``. sphinx_2.4.4/bin/activate``, the prompt will change,
+After running ``. sphinx_latest/bin/activate``, the prompt will change,
 in order to indicate that you're using the new environment. If you
 open a new shell, you need to rerun this command to enter again at
 the virtual environment before building the documentation.
@@ -63,8 +64,7 @@ Image output
 ------------
 
 The kernel documentation build system contains an extension that
-handles images on both GraphViz and SVG formats (see
-:ref:`sphinx_kfigure`).
+handles images in both GraphViz and SVG formats (see :ref:`sphinx_kfigure`).
 
 For it to work, you need to install both GraphViz and ImageMagick
 packages. If those packages are not installed, the build system will
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ further info.
 Checking for Sphinx dependencies
 --------------------------------
 
-There's a script that automatically check for Sphinx dependencies. If it can
+There's a script that automatically checks for Sphinx dependencies. If it can
 recognize your distribution, it will also give a hint about the install
 command line options for your distro::
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Here are some specific guidelines for the kernel documentation:
   from highlighting. For a short snippet of code embedded in the text, use \`\`.
 
 
-the C domain
+The C domain
 ------------
 
 The **Sphinx C Domain** (name c) is suited for documentation of C API. E.g. a