docs: kernel-doc.rst: document private: scope propagation

This was an undefined behavior, but at least one place used private:
inside a nested struct meant to not be propagated outside it.

Kernel-doc now defines how this is propagated. So, document that.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Message-ID: <bbe0ed698c21f3f930a561b885bc8a47824f7f1d.1773770483.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
index 8d2c09fb36e4..1c148fe8e1f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
+++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ The ``private:`` and ``public:`` tags must begin immediately following a
 ``/*`` comment marker. They may optionally include comments between the
 ``:`` and the ending ``*/`` marker.
 
+When ``private:`` is used on nested structs, it propagates only to inner
+structs/unions.
+
+
 Example::
 
   /**
@@ -256,8 +260,10 @@ It is possible to document nested structs and unions, like::
         union {
           struct {
             int memb1;
+            /* private: hides memb2 from documentation */
             int memb2;
           };
+          /* Everything here is public again, as private scope finished */
           struct {
             void *memb3;
             int memb4;