all: switch to the new deprecation convention

While we're at it, move some misplaced comment blocks around.

Change-Id: I1847d7f1ca1dbb8e5de737203c4ed6c66e112508
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/10188Reviewed-by: Rob Pike <r@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Russ Cox <rsc@golang.org>

src/archive/zip/struct.go

@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ type FileHeader struct {
 	ModifiedTime       uint16 // MS-DOS time
 	ModifiedDate       uint16 // MS-DOS date
 	CRC32              uint32
-	CompressedSize     uint32 // deprecated; use CompressedSize64
-	UncompressedSize   uint32 // deprecated; use UncompressedSize64
+	CompressedSize     uint32 // Deprecated: Use CompressedSize64 instead.
+	UncompressedSize   uint32 // Deprecated: Use UncompressedSize64 instead.
 	CompressedSize64   uint64
 	UncompressedSize64 uint64
 	Extra              []byte

src/cmd/internal/obj/textflag.go

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 package obj
 
 const (
-	// Don't profile the marked routine.  This flag is deprecated.
+	// Don't profile the marked routine.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: Not implemented, do not use.
 	NOPROF = 1
 
 	// It is ok for the linker to get multiple of these symbols.  It will

src/cmd/link/internal/ld/objfile.go

@@ -4,6 +4,102 @@
 
 package ld
 
+// Writing and reading of Go object files.
+//
+// Originally, Go object files were Plan 9 object files, but no longer.
+// Now they are more like standard object files, in that each symbol is defined
+// by an associated memory image (bytes) and a list of relocations to apply
+// during linking. We do not (yet?) use a standard file format, however.
+// For now, the format is chosen to be as simple as possible to read and write.
+// It may change for reasons of efficiency, or we may even switch to a
+// standard file format if there are compelling benefits to doing so.
+// See golang.org/s/go13linker for more background.
+//
+// The file format is:
+//
+//	- magic header: "\x00\x00go13ld"
+//	- byte 1 - version number
+//	- sequence of strings giving dependencies (imported packages)
+//	- empty string (marks end of sequence)
+//	- sequence of defined symbols
+//	- byte 0xff (marks end of sequence)
+//	- magic footer: "\xff\xffgo13ld"
+//
+// All integers are stored in a zigzag varint format.
+// See golang.org/s/go12symtab for a definition.
+//
+// Data blocks and strings are both stored as an integer
+// followed by that many bytes.
+//
+// A symbol reference is a string name followed by a version.
+// An empty name corresponds to a nil LSym* pointer.
+//
+// Each symbol is laid out as the following fields (taken from LSym*):
+//
+//	- byte 0xfe (sanity check for synchronization)
+//	- type [int]
+//	- name [string]
+//	- version [int]
+//	- flags [int]
+//		1 dupok
+//	- size [int]
+//	- gotype [symbol reference]
+//	- p [data block]
+//	- nr [int]
+//	- r [nr relocations, sorted by off]
+//
+// If type == STEXT, there are a few more fields:
+//
+//	- args [int]
+//	- locals [int]
+//	- nosplit [int]
+//	- flags [int]
+//		1 leaf
+//		2 C function
+//	- nlocal [int]
+//	- local [nlocal automatics]
+//	- pcln [pcln table]
+//
+// Each relocation has the encoding:
+//
+//	- off [int]
+//	- siz [int]
+//	- type [int]
+//	- add [int]
+//	- xadd [int]
+//	- sym [symbol reference]
+//	- xsym [symbol reference]
+//
+// Each local has the encoding:
+//
+//	- asym [symbol reference]
+//	- offset [int]
+//	- type [int]
+//	- gotype [symbol reference]
+//
+// The pcln table has the encoding:
+//
+//	- pcsp [data block]
+//	- pcfile [data block]
+//	- pcline [data block]
+//	- npcdata [int]
+//	- pcdata [npcdata data blocks]
+//	- nfuncdata [int]
+//	- funcdata [nfuncdata symbol references]
+//	- funcdatasym [nfuncdata ints]
+//	- nfile [int]
+//	- file [nfile symbol references]
+//
+// The file layout and meaning of type integers are architecture-independent.
+//
+// TODO(rsc): The file format is good for a first pass but needs work.
+//	- There are SymID in the object file that should really just be strings.
+//	- The actual symbol memory images are interlaced with the symbol
+//	  metadata. They should be separated, to reduce the I/O required to
+//	  load just the metadata.
+//	- The symbol references should be shortened, either with a symbol
+//	  table or by using a simple backward index to an earlier mentioned symbol.
+
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"cmd/internal/obj"

src/cmd/link/internal/ld/textflag.go

@@ -4,130 +4,26 @@
 
 package ld
 
-// Writing and reading of Go object files.
-//
-// Originally, Go object files were Plan 9 object files, but no longer.
-// Now they are more like standard object files, in that each symbol is defined
-// by an associated memory image (bytes) and a list of relocations to apply
-// during linking. We do not (yet?) use a standard file format, however.
-// For now, the format is chosen to be as simple as possible to read and write.
-// It may change for reasons of efficiency, or we may even switch to a
-// standard file format if there are compelling benefits to doing so.
-// See golang.org/s/go13linker for more background.
-//
-// The file format is:
-//
-//	- magic header: "\x00\x00go13ld"
-//	- byte 1 - version number
-//	- sequence of strings giving dependencies (imported packages)
-//	- empty string (marks end of sequence)
-//	- sequence of defined symbols
-//	- byte 0xff (marks end of sequence)
-//	- magic footer: "\xff\xffgo13ld"
-//
-// All integers are stored in a zigzag varint format.
-// See golang.org/s/go12symtab for a definition.
-//
-// Data blocks and strings are both stored as an integer
-// followed by that many bytes.
-//
-// A symbol reference is a string name followed by a version.
-// An empty name corresponds to a nil LSym* pointer.
-//
-// Each symbol is laid out as the following fields (taken from LSym*):
-//
-//	- byte 0xfe (sanity check for synchronization)
-//	- type [int]
-//	- name [string]
-//	- version [int]
-//	- flags [int]
-//		1 dupok
-//	- size [int]
-//	- gotype [symbol reference]
-//	- p [data block]
-//	- nr [int]
-//	- r [nr relocations, sorted by off]
-//
-// If type == STEXT, there are a few more fields:
-//
-//	- args [int]
-//	- locals [int]
-//	- nosplit [int]
-//	- flags [int]
-//		1 leaf
-//		2 C function
-//	- nlocal [int]
-//	- local [nlocal automatics]
-//	- pcln [pcln table]
-//
-// Each relocation has the encoding:
-//
-//	- off [int]
-//	- siz [int]
-//	- type [int]
-//	- add [int]
-//	- xadd [int]
-//	- sym [symbol reference]
-//	- xsym [symbol reference]
-//
-// Each local has the encoding:
-//
-//	- asym [symbol reference]
-//	- offset [int]
-//	- type [int]
-//	- gotype [symbol reference]
-//
-// The pcln table has the encoding:
-//
-//	- pcsp [data block]
-//	- pcfile [data block]
-//	- pcline [data block]
-//	- npcdata [int]
-//	- pcdata [npcdata data blocks]
-//	- nfuncdata [int]
-//	- funcdata [nfuncdata symbol references]
-//	- funcdatasym [nfuncdata ints]
-//	- nfile [int]
-//	- file [nfile symbol references]
-//
-// The file layout and meaning of type integers are architecture-independent.
-//
-// TODO(rsc): The file format is good for a first pass but needs work.
-//	- There are SymID in the object file that should really just be strings.
-//	- The actual symbol memory images are interlaced with the symbol
-//	  metadata. They should be separated, to reduce the I/O required to
-//	  load just the metadata.
-//	- The symbol references should be shortened, either with a symbol
-//	  table or by using a simple backward index to an earlier mentioned symbol.
-
-// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
 // This file defines flags attached to various functions
 // and data objects.  The compilers, assemblers, and linker must
 // all agree on these values.
 
-// Don't profile the marked routine.  This flag is deprecated.
-
-// It is ok for the linker to get multiple of these symbols.  It will
-// pick one of the duplicates to use.
-
-// Don't insert stack check preamble.
-
-// Put this data in a read-only section.
-
-// This data contains no pointers.
-
-// This is a wrapper function and should not count as disabling 'recover'.
-
-// This function uses its incoming context register.
 const (
-	NOPROF   = 1
-	DUPOK    = 2
-	NOSPLIT  = 4
-	RODATA   = 8
-	NOPTR    = 16
-	WRAPPER  = 32
+	// Don't profile the marked routine.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: Not implemented, do not use.
+	NOPROF = 1
+	// It is ok for the linker to get multiple of these symbols.  It will
+	// pick one of the duplicates to use.
+	DUPOK = 2
+	// Don't insert stack check preamble.
+	NOSPLIT = 4
+	// Put this data in a read-only section.
+	RODATA = 8
+	// This data contains no pointers.
+	NOPTR = 16
+	// This is a wrapper function and should not count as disabling 'recover'.
+	WRAPPER = 32
+	// This function uses its incoming context register.
 	NEEDCTXT = 64
 )

src/go/doc/doc.go

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ type Package struct {
 	Imports    []string
 	Filenames  []string
 	Notes      map[string][]*Note
-	// DEPRECATED. For backward compatibility Bugs is still populated,
+
+	// Deprecated: For backward compatibility Bugs is still populated,
 	// but all new code should use Notes instead.
 	Bugs []string
 

src/image/jpeg/reader.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var unzig = [blockSize]int{
 	53, 60, 61, 54, 47, 55, 62, 63,
 }
 
-// Reader is deprecated.
+// Deprecated: Reader is deprecated.
 type Reader interface {
 	io.ByteReader
 	io.Reader

src/runtime/debug/stack.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func PrintStack() {
 // then attempts to discover, for Go functions, the calling function or
 // method and the text of the line containing the invocation.
 //
-// This function is deprecated. Use package runtime's Stack instead.
+// Deprecated: Use package runtime's Stack instead.
 func Stack() []byte {
 	return stack()
 }

src/syscall/exec_plan9.go

@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ import (
 
 var ForkLock sync.RWMutex
 
-// StringSlicePtr is deprecated. Use SlicePtrFromStrings instead.
-// If any string contains a NUL byte this function panics instead
-// of returning an error.
+// StringSlicePtr converts a slice of strings to a slice of pointers
+// to NUL-terminated byte arrays. If any string contains a NUL byte
+// this function panics instead of returning an error.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use SlicePtrFromStrings instead.
 func StringSlicePtr(ss []string) []*byte {
 	bb := make([]*byte, len(ss)+1)
 	for i := 0; i < len(ss); i++ {
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ func StringSlicePtr(ss []string) []*byte {
 }
 
 // SlicePtrFromStrings converts a slice of strings to a slice of
-// pointers to NUL-terminated byte slices. If any string contains
+// pointers to NUL-terminated byte arrays. If any string contains
 // a NUL byte, it returns (nil, EINVAL).
 func SlicePtrFromStrings(ss []string) ([]*byte, error) {
 	var err error

src/syscall/exec_unix.go

@@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ import (
 
 var ForkLock sync.RWMutex
 
-// StringSlicePtr is deprecated. Use SlicePtrFromStrings instead.
-// If any string contains a NUL byte this function panics instead
-// of returning an error.
+// StringSlicePtr converts a slice of strings to a slice of pointers
+// to NUL-terminated byte arrays. If any string contains a NUL byte
+// this function panics instead of returning an error.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use SlicePtrFromStrings instead.
 func StringSlicePtr(ss []string) []*byte {
 	bb := make([]*byte, len(ss)+1)
 	for i := 0; i < len(ss); i++ {
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ func StringSlicePtr(ss []string) []*byte {
 }
 
 // SlicePtrFromStrings converts a slice of strings to a slice of
-// pointers to NUL-terminated byte slices. If any string contains
+// pointers to NUL-terminated byte arrays. If any string contains
 // a NUL byte, it returns (nil, EINVAL).
 func SlicePtrFromStrings(ss []string) ([]*byte, error) {
 	var err error

src/syscall/syscall.go

@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
 
-// StringByteSlice is deprecated. Use ByteSliceFromString instead.
+// StringByteSlice converts a string to a NUL-terminated []byte,
 // If s contains a NUL byte this function panics instead of
 // returning an error.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use ByteSliceFromString instead.
 func StringByteSlice(s string) []byte {
 	a, err := ByteSliceFromString(s)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,9 +55,11 @@ func ByteSliceFromString(s string) ([]byte, error) {
 	return a, nil
 }
 
-// StringBytePtr is deprecated. Use BytePtrFromString instead.
-// If s contains a NUL byte this function panics instead of
-// returning an error.
+// StringBytePtr returns a pointer to a NUL-terminated array of bytes.
+// If s contains a NUL byte this function panics instead of returning
+// an error.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use BytePtrFromString instead.
 func StringBytePtr(s string) *byte { return &StringByteSlice(s)[0] }
 
 // BytePtrFromString returns a pointer to a NUL-terminated array of

src/syscall/syscall_windows.go

@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ type Handle uintptr
 
 const InvalidHandle = ^Handle(0)
 
-// StringToUTF16 is deprecated. Use UTF16FromString instead.
-// If s contains a NUL byte this function panics instead of
-// returning an error.
+// StringToUTF16 returns the UTF-16 encoding of the UTF-8 string s,
+// with a terminating NUL added. If s contains a NUL byte this
+// function panics instead of returning an error.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use UTF16FromString instead.
 func StringToUTF16(s string) []uint16 {
 	a, err := UTF16FromString(s)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -54,9 +56,12 @@ func UTF16ToString(s []uint16) string {
 	return string(utf16.Decode(s))
 }
 
-// StringToUTF16Ptr is deprecated. Use UTF16PtrFromString instead.
+// StringToUTF16Ptr returns pointer to the UTF-16 encoding of
+// the UTF-8 string s, with a terminating NUL added. If s
 // If s contains a NUL byte this function panics instead of
 // returning an error.
+//
+// Deprecated: Use UTF16PtrFromString instead.
 func StringToUTF16Ptr(s string) *uint16 { return &StringToUTF16(s)[0] }
 
 // UTF16PtrFromString returns pointer to the UTF-16 encoding of

src/text/template/parse/node.go

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ type PipeNode struct {
 	NodeType
 	Pos
 	tr   *Tree
-	Line int             // The line number in the input (deprecated; kept for compatibility)
+	Line int             // The line number in the input. Deprecated: Kept for compatibility.
 	Decl []*VariableNode // Variable declarations in lexical order.
 	Cmds []*CommandNode  // The commands in lexical order.
 }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ type ActionNode struct {
 	NodeType
 	Pos
 	tr   *Tree
-	Line int       // The line number in the input (deprecated; kept for compatibility)
+	Line int       // The line number in the input. Deprecated: Kept for compatibility.
 	Pipe *PipeNode // The pipeline in the action.
 }
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ type elseNode struct {
 	NodeType
 	Pos
 	tr   *Tree
-	Line int // The line number in the input (deprecated; kept for compatibility)
+	Line int // The line number in the input. Deprecated: Kept for compatibility.
 }
 
 func (t *Tree) newElse(pos Pos, line int) *elseNode {
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ type BranchNode struct {
 	NodeType
 	Pos
 	tr       *Tree
-	Line     int       // The line number in the input (deprecated; kept for compatibility)
+	Line     int       // The line number in the input. Deprecated: Kept for compatibility.
 	Pipe     *PipeNode // The pipeline to be evaluated.
 	List     *ListNode // What to execute if the value is non-empty.
 	ElseList *ListNode // What to execute if the value is empty (nil if absent).
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ type TemplateNode struct {
 	NodeType
 	Pos
 	tr   *Tree
-	Line int       // The line number in the input (deprecated; kept for compatibility)
+	Line int       // The line number in the input. Deprecated: Kept for compatibility.
 	Name string    // The name of the template (unquoted).
 	Pipe *PipeNode // The command to evaluate as dot for the template.
 }