[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] rte_eal: clarify the argc and argv documentation

[Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>]

It's been a source of confusion in the past, and even with this update
may continue to be a source of confusion.  However, the original
language seems to imply that the DPDK EAL will take ownership of the
array passed in.  Loosening the language up a bit might give a better
understanding for what is actually happening.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Conole <aconole@redhat.com>
---
 lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
index d150b9d..03fee50 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_eal.h
@@ -146,14 +146,19 @@ int rte_eal_iopl_init(void);
  * This behavior may change in the future.
  *
  * @param argc
- *   The argc argument that was given to the main() function.
+ *   A non-negative value.  If it is greater than 0, the array members
+ *   for argv[0] through argv[argc] (non-inclusive) shall contain pointers
+ *   to strings.
  * @param argv
- *   The argv argument that was given to the main() function.
+ *   An array of strings.  The contents of the array, as well as the strings
+ *   which are pointed to by the array, may be modified by this function.
  * @return
  *   - On success, the number of parsed arguments, which is greater or
  *     equal to zero. After the call to rte_eal_init(),
- *     all arguments argv[x] with x < ret may be modified and should
- *     not be accessed by the application.
+ *     all arguments argv[x] with x < ret may have been modified by this
+ *     function call and should not be further interpreted by the
+ *     application.  The EAL does not take any ownership of the memory used
+ *     for either the argv array, or its members.
  *   - On failure, a negative error value.
  */
 int rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv);
-- 
2.7.4