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@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ ugly), but try to avoid excess.  Instead, put the comments at the head
 of the function, telling people what it does, and possibly WHY it does
 it.
+When commenting the kernel API functions, please use the kerneldoc format.
+See the files Documentation/kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt and scripts/kernel-doc
+for details.
                Chapter 8: You've made a mess of it

diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index f25b3953f513..22e5f9036f3c 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ ugly), but try to avoid excess. Instead, put the comments at the head
236	of the function, telling people what it does, and possibly WHY it does	236	of the function, telling people what it does, and possibly WHY it does
237	it.	237	it.
238		238
		239	When commenting the kernel API functions, please use the kerneldoc format.
		240	See the files Documentation/kernel-doc-nano-HOWTO.txt and scripts/kernel-doc
		241	for details.
239		242
240	Chapter 8: You've made a mess of it	243	Chapter 8: You've made a mess of it
241		244