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diff --git a/Documentation/sync_file.txt b/Documentation/sync_file.txt
index c3d033a06e8d..496fb2c3b3e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/sync_file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sync_file.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
- Sync File API Guide
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+===================
+Sync File API Guide
+===================
- Gustavo Padovan
- <gustavo at padovan dot org>
+:Author: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo at padovan dot org>
This document serves as a guide for device drivers writers on what the
sync_file API is, and how drivers can support it. Sync file is the carrier of
@@ -46,16 +46,17 @@ Creating Sync Files
When a driver needs to send an out-fence userspace it creates a sync_file.
-Interface:
+Interface::
+
struct sync_file *sync_file_create(struct dma_fence *fence);
The caller pass the out-fence and gets back the sync_file. That is just the
first step, next it needs to install an fd on sync_file->file. So it gets an
-fd:
+fd::
fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
-and installs it on sync_file->file:
+and installs it on sync_file->file::
fd_install(fd, sync_file->file);
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ When userspace needs to send an in-fence to the driver it passes file descriptor
of the Sync File to the kernel. The kernel can then retrieve the fences
from it.
-Interface:
+Interface::
+
struct dma_fence *sync_file_get_fence(int fd);
@@ -79,5 +81,6 @@ The returned reference is owned by the caller and must be disposed of
afterwards using dma_fence_put(). In case of error, a NULL is returned instead.
References:
-[1] struct sync_file in include/linux/sync_file.h
-[2] All interfaces mentioned above defined in include/linux/sync_file.h
+
+1. struct sync_file in include/linux/sync_file.h
+2. All interfaces mentioned above defined in include/linux/sync_file.h