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Subject: [PATCH v1 14/14] libperf cpumap: Document perf_cpu_map__nr's behavior
From:   Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
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perf_cpu_map__nr's behavior around an empty CPU map is strange as it
returns that there is 1 CPU. Changing code that may rely on this
behavior is hard, we can at least document the behavior.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h b/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h
index 523e4348fc96..90457d17fb2f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/include/perf/cpumap.h
@@ -44,7 +44,18 @@ LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__merge(struct perf_cpu_map *orig,
 LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu_map *perf_cpu_map__intersect(struct perf_cpu_map *orig,
 							 struct perf_cpu_map *other);
 LIBPERF_API void perf_cpu_map__put(struct perf_cpu_map *map);
+/**
+ * perf_cpu_map__cpu - get the CPU value at the given index. Returns -1 if index
+ *                     is invalid.
+ */
 LIBPERF_API struct perf_cpu perf_cpu_map__cpu(const struct perf_cpu_map *cpus, int idx);
+/**
+ * perf_cpu_map__nr - for an empty map returns 1, as perf_cpu_map__cpu returns a
+ *                    cpu of -1 for an invalid index, this makes an empty map
+ *                    look like it contains the "any CPU"/dummy value. Otherwise
+ *                    the result is the number CPUs in the map plus one if the
+ *                    "any CPU"/dummy value is present.
+ */
 LIBPERF_API int perf_cpu_map__nr(const struct perf_cpu_map *cpus);
 /**
  * perf_cpu_map__has_any_cpu_or_is_empty - is map either empty or has the "any CPU"/dummy value.
-- 
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