qapi: rephrase return docs to avoid type name

"Returns: <description>" is rendered like "Return: <Type> –
<description>".  Mentioning the type in the description again is
commonly redundant.  Rephrase such descriptions not to.

Well, I tried. Maybe not very hard. Sorry!

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20250711051045.51110-5-jsnow@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
[Commit message amended to explain why]
Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

qapi/block-core.json

@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
 #
 # Get a list of BlockInfo for all virtual block devices.
 #
-# Returns: a list of @BlockInfo describing each virtual block device.
+# Returns: a list describing each virtual block device.
 #     Filter nodes that were created implicitly are skipped over.
 #
 # Since: 0.14
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@
 #     nodes that were created implicitly are skipped over in this
 #     mode.  (Since 2.3)
 #
-# Returns: A list of @BlockStats for each virtual block devices.
+# Returns: A list of statistics for each virtual block device.
 #
 # Since: 0.14
 #
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@
 #
 # Return information about long-running block device operations.
 #
-# Returns: a list of @BlockJobInfo for each active block job
+# Returns: a list of job info for each active block job
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##

qapi/block-export.json

@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 ##
 # @query-block-exports:
 #
-# Returns: A list of BlockExportInfo describing all block exports
+# Returns: A list describing all block exports
 #
 # Since: 5.2
 ##

qapi/block.json

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 # Return a list of information about each persistent reservation
 # manager.
 #
-# Returns: a list of @PRManagerInfo for each persistent reservation
+# Returns: a list of manager info for each persistent reservation
 #     manager
 #
 # Since: 3.0

qapi/control.json

@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
 #
 # Return the current version of QEMU.
 #
-# Returns: A @VersionInfo object describing the current version of
+# Returns: An object describing the current version of QEMU.
-#     QEMU.
 #
 # Since: 0.14
 #
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@
 #
 # Return a list of supported QMP commands by this server
 #
-# Returns: A list of @CommandInfo for all supported commands
+# Returns: A list of all supported commands
 #
 # Since: 0.14
 #

qapi/dump.json

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 #
 # Query latest dump status.
 #
-# Returns: A @DumpStatus object showing the dump status.
+# Returns: An object showing the dump status.
 #
 # Since: 2.6
 #
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@
 #
 # Return the available formats for dump-guest-memory
 #
-# Returns: A @DumpGuestMemoryCapability object listing available
+# Returns: An object listing available formats for dump-guest-memory
-#     formats for dump-guest-memory
 #
 # Since: 2.0
 #

qapi/introspect.json

@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
 # string into a specific enum or from one specific type into an
 # alternate that includes the original type alongside something else.
 #
-# Returns: array of @SchemaInfo, where each element describes an
+# Returns: an array where each element describes an entity in the ABI:
-#     entity in the ABI: command, event, type, ...
+#     command, event, type, ...
 #
-#     The order of the various SchemaInfo is unspecified; however, all
+#     The order of the various elements is unspecified; however, all
 #     names are guaranteed to be unique (no name will be duplicated
 #     with different meta-types).
 #

qapi/job.json

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 #
 # Return information about jobs.
 #
-# Returns: a list with a @JobInfo for each active job
+# Returns: a list with info for each active job
 #
 # Since: 3.0
 ##

qapi/misc-i386.json

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 # 'sev-guest' confidential virtualization object.  The launch
 # measurement for SEV-SNP guests is only available within the guest.
 #
-# Returns: The @SevLaunchMeasureInfo for the guest
+# Returns: The guest's SEV guest launch measurement info
 #
 # Errors:
 #     - If the launch measurement is unavailable, either due to an

qapi/misc.json

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 #    declared using the ``-object iothread`` command-line option.  It
 #    is always the main thread of the process.
 #
-# Returns: a list of @IOThreadInfo for each iothread
+# Returns: a list of info for each iothread
 #
 # Since: 2.0
 #
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@
 #
 # @option: option name
 #
-# Returns: list of @CommandLineOptionInfo for all options (or for the
+# Returns: list of objects for all options (or for the given @option).
-#     given @option).
 #
 # Errors:
 #     - if the given @option doesn't exist

qapi/net.json

@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
 #
 # @name: net client name
 #
-# Returns: list of @RxFilterInfo for all NICs (or for the given NIC).
+# Returns: list of info for all NICs (or for the given NIC).
 #
 # Errors:
 #     - if the given @name doesn't exist

qapi/pci.json

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 #
 # Return information about the PCI bus topology of the guest.
 #
-# Returns: a list of @PciInfo for each PCI bus.  Each bus is
+# Returns: a list of info for each PCI bus.  Each bus is
 #     represented by a json-object, which has a key with a json-array
 #     of all PCI devices attached to it.  Each device is represented
 #     by a json-object.

qapi/qdev.json

@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 #
 # @typename: the type name of a device
 #
-# Returns: a list of ObjectPropertyInfo describing a devices
+# Returns: a list describing a devices properties
-#     properties
 #
 # .. note:: Objects can create properties at runtime, for example to
 #    describe links between different devices and/or objects.  These

qapi/qom.json

@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
 # @path: the path within the object model.  See @qom-get for a
 #     description of this parameter.
 #
-# Returns: a list of @ObjectPropertyInfo that describe the properties
+# Returns: a list that describe the properties of the object.
-#     of the object.
 #
 # Since: 1.2
 #
@@ -178,8 +177,7 @@
 #
 # @abstract: if true, include abstract types in the results
 #
-# Returns: a list of @ObjectTypeInfo or an empty list if no results
+# Returns: a list of types, or an empty list if no results are found
-#     are found
 #
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
@@ -199,7 +197,7 @@
 #    describe links between different devices and/or objects.  These
 #    properties are not included in the output of this command.
 #
-# Returns: a list of ObjectPropertyInfo describing object properties
+# Returns: a list describing object properties
 #
 # Since: 2.12
 ##

qapi/stats.json

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 # The arguments are a StatsFilter and specify the provider and objects
 # to return statistics about.
 #
-# Returns: a list of StatsResult, one for each provider and object
+# Returns: a list of statistics, one for each provider and object
 #     (e.g., for each vCPU).
 #
 # Since: 7.1

qapi/trace.json

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #
 # @name: Event name pattern (case-sensitive glob).
 #
-# Returns: a list of @TraceEventInfo for the matching events
+# Returns: a list of info for the matching events
 #
 # Since: 2.2
 #

qapi/ui.json

@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@
 #
 # Return information about each active mouse device
 #
-# Returns: a list of @MouseInfo for each device
+# Returns: a list of info for each device
 #
 # Since: 0.14
 #

qapi/virtio.json

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 #
 # @unstable: This command is meant for debugging.
 #
-# Returns: VirtioStatus of the virtio device
+# Returns: Status of the virtio device
 #
 # Since: 7.2
 #
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
 #
 # @unstable: This command is meant for debugging.
 #
-# Returns: VirtQueueStatus of the VirtQueue
+# Returns: Status of the queue
 #
 # .. note:: last_avail_idx will not be displayed in the case where the
 #    selected VirtIODevice has a running vhost device and the
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
 #
 # @unstable: This command is meant for debugging.
 #
-# Returns: VirtVhostQueueStatus of the vhost_virtqueue
+# Returns: Status of the vhost_virtqueue
 #
 # Since: 7.2
 #