merge revision(s) 57375:

More description about the protected attribute of a method

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/branches/ruby_2_4@57865 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

version.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "2.4.0"
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2017-03-12"
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 30
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 31
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2017
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 3

vm_method.c

@@ -1669,6 +1669,15 @@ rb_mod_public(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE module)
  *  defined methods to protected. With arguments, sets the named methods
  *  to have protected visibility.
  *  String arguments are converted to symbols.
+ *
+ *  If a method has protected visibility, it is callable only where
+ *  <code>self</code> of the context is the same as the method.
+ *  (method definition or instance_eval). This behavior is different from
+ *  Java's protected method. Usually <code>private</code> should be used.
+ *
+ *  Note that a protected method is slow because it can't use inline cache.
+ *
+ *  To show a private method on RDoc, use <code>:doc:</code> instead of this.
  */
 
 static VALUE
@@ -1696,6 +1705,8 @@ rb_mod_protected(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE module)
  *       private :a
  *     end
  *     Mod.private_instance_methods   #=> [:a, :c]
+ *
+ *  Note that to show a private method on RDoc, use <code>:doc:</code>.
  */
 
 static VALUE