drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:9270: warning: Function parameter or member 'method' not described in 'tpacpi_battery_acpi_eval'

[kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>]

Hi Ognjen,

FYI, the error/warning still remains.

tree:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
head:   89cdf9d556016a54ff6ddd62324aa5ec790c05cc
commit: 2801b9683f740012863f7f0b1f0bc770c417fe72 thinkpad_acpi: Add support for battery thresholds
date:   6 years ago
config: i386-randconfig-004-20230904 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231110/202311101401.V95EdtRq-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20231110/202311101401.V95EdtRq-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202311101401.V95EdtRq-lkp@intel.com/

All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c: In function 'create_attr_set':
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:1034:31: warning: taking address of packed member of 'struct attribute_set_obj' may result in an unaligned pointer value [-Waddress-of-packed-member]
    1034 |         sobj->s.group.attrs = &sobj->a;
         |                               ^~~~~~~~
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:1037:16: warning: taking address of packed member of 'struct attribute_set_obj' may result in an unaligned pointer value [-Waddress-of-packed-member]
    1037 |         return &sobj->s;
         |                ^~~~~~~~
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c: In function 'tpacpi_battery_store':
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:9451:27: warning: comparison of unsigned expression in '< 0' is always false [-Wtype-limits]
    9451 |                 if (value < 0 || value > 99)
         |                           ^
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c: In function 'thermal_get_sensor':
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:6224:20: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=]
    6224 |                 if (idx >= 8 && idx <= 15) {
         |                    ^
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:6230:9: note: here
    6230 |         case TPACPI_THERMAL_TPEC_8:
         |         ^~~~
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c: In function 'hotkey_notify':
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:4181:28: warning: this statement may fall through [-Wimplicit-fallthrough=]
    4181 |                         if (tp_features.hotkey_wlsw &&
         |                            ^
   drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:4189:17: note: here
    4189 |                 default:
         |                 ^~~~~~~
>> drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:9270: warning: Function parameter or member 'method' not described in 'tpacpi_battery_acpi_eval'
>> drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:9270: warning: Function parameter or member 'ret' not described in 'tpacpi_battery_acpi_eval'
>> drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c:9270: warning: Function parameter or member 'param' not described in 'tpacpi_battery_acpi_eval'


vim +9270 drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c

  9263	
  9264	/**
  9265	 * This evaluates a ACPI method call specific to the battery
  9266	 * ACPI extension. The specifics are that an error is marked
  9267	 * in the 32rd bit of the response, so we just check that here.
  9268	 */
  9269	static acpi_status tpacpi_battery_acpi_eval(char *method, int *ret, int param)
> 9270	{
  9271		int response;
  9272	
  9273		if (!acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, &response, method, "dd", param)) {
  9274			acpi_handle_err(hkey_handle, "%s: evaluate failed", method);
  9275			return AE_ERROR;
  9276		}
  9277		if (response & METHOD_ERR) {
  9278			acpi_handle_err(hkey_handle,
  9279					"%s evaluated but flagged as error", method);
  9280			return AE_ERROR;
  9281		}
  9282		*ret = response;
  9283		return AE_OK;
  9284	}
  9285	

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