[PATCH v2 2/2] lib/base64: fix copy-pasted @padding doc in base64_decode()
From: Josh Law
Date: Tue Mar 24 2026 - 18:37:33 EST
The @padding kernel-doc for base64_decode() says "whether to append
'=' padding characters", which was copy-pasted from base64_encode().
In the decode context, it controls whether the input is expected to
include padding, not whether to append it.
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/base64.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/base64.c b/lib/base64.c
index 20dacee25f65..325c7332b049 100644
--- a/lib/base64.c
+++ b/lib/base64.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(base64_encode);
* @src: the string to decode. Doesn't need to be NUL-terminated.
* @srclen: the length of @src in bytes
* @dst: (output) the decoded binary data
- * @padding: whether to append '=' padding characters
+ * @padding: whether the input is expected to include '=' padding characters
* @variant: which base64 variant to use
*
* Decodes a string using the selected Base64 variant.
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2.34.1