Added info about the documentation comment block

diff --git a/comedi/drivers/skel.c b/comedi/drivers/skel.c
index b0f54abc85653afb316de30166b8670b5b6a986f..f506705acc3c3f0b9527e99773346f1fe5328259 100644 (file)
--- a/comedi/drivers/skel.c
+++ b/comedi/drivers/skel.c
@@ -25,11 +25,44 @@ Driver: skel.o
 Description: Skeleton driver, an example for driver writers
 Devices:
 Author: ds
+Updated: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:34:01 -0800
+Status: works
 
 This driver is a documented example on how Comedi drivers are
 written.
+
+Configuration Options:
+  none
 */
 
+/*
+ * The previous block comment is used to automatically generate
+ * documentation in Comedi and Comedilib.  The fields:
+ *
+ * Driver: the name of the driver
+ * Description: a short phrase describing the driver.  Don't list boards.
+ * Devices: a full list of the boards that attempt to be supported by
+ *   the driver.  Format is "(manufacturer) board name [comedi name]",
+ *   where comedi_name is the name that is used to configure the board.
+ *   See the comment near board_name: in the comedi_driver structure
+ *   below.  If (manufacturer) or [comedi name] is missing, the previous
+ *   value is used.
+ * Author: you
+ * Updated: date when the _documentation_ was last updated.  Use 'date -R'
+ *   to get a value for this.
+ * Status: a one-word description of the status.  Valid values are:
+ *   works - driver works correctly on most boards supported, and
+ *     passes comedi_test.
+ *   unknown - unknown.  Usually put there by ds.
+ *   experimental - may not work in any particular release.  Author
+ *     probably wants assistance testing it.
+ *   bitrotten - driver has not been update in a long time, probably
+ *     doesn't work, and probably is missing support for significant
+ *     Comedi interface features.
+ *   untested - author probably wrote it "blind", and is believed to
+ *     work, but no confirmation.
+ */
+
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>