[PATCH 5/7] docs: kdoc: some tweaks to process_proto_function()

Jonathan Corbet posted 7 patches 3 months, 1 week ago
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[PATCH 5/7] docs: kdoc: some tweaks to process_proto_function()
Posted by Jonathan Corbet 3 months, 1 week ago
Add a set of comments to process_proto_function and reorganize the logic
slightly; no functional change.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
---
 scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 43 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 61da297df623..d5ef3ce87438 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -1553,39 +1553,44 @@ class KernelDoc:
         """Ancillary routine to process a function prototype"""
 
         # strip C99-style comments to end of line
-        r = KernRe(r"\/\/.*$", re.S)
-        line = r.sub('', line)
-
+        line = KernRe(r"\/\/.*$", re.S).sub('', line)
+        #
+        # Soak up the line's worth of prototype text, stopping at { or ; if present.
+        #
         if KernRe(r'\s*#\s*define').match(line):
             self.entry.prototype = line
-        elif line.startswith('#'):
-            # Strip other macros like #ifdef/#ifndef/#endif/...
-            pass
-        else:
+        elif not line.startswith('#'):   # skip other preprocessor stuff
             r = KernRe(r'([^\{]*)')
             if r.match(line):
                 self.entry.prototype += r.group(1) + " "
-
+        #
+        # If we now have the whole prototype, clean it up and declare victory.
+        #
         if '{' in line or ';' in line or KernRe(r'\s*#\s*define').match(line):
             # strip comments and surrounding spaces
-            r = KernRe(r'/\*.*\*/')
-            self.entry.prototype = r.sub('', self.entry.prototype).strip()
-
+            self.entry.prototype = KernRe(r'/\*.*\*/').sub('', self.entry.prototype).strip()
+            #
             # Handle self.entry.prototypes for function pointers like:
             #       int (*pcs_config)(struct foo)
-
+            # by turning it into
+            #	    int pcs_config(struct foo)
+            #
             r = KernRe(r'^(\S+\s+)\(\s*\*(\S+)\)')
             self.entry.prototype = r.sub(r'\1\2', self.entry.prototype)
-
+            #
+            # Handle special declaration syntaxes
+            #
             if 'SYSCALL_DEFINE' in self.entry.prototype:
                 self.entry.prototype = self.syscall_munge(ln,
                                                           self.entry.prototype)
-
-            r = KernRe(r'TRACE_EVENT|DEFINE_EVENT|DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT')
-            if r.search(self.entry.prototype):
-                self.entry.prototype = self.tracepoint_munge(ln,
-                                                             self.entry.prototype)
-
+            else:
+                r = KernRe(r'TRACE_EVENT|DEFINE_EVENT|DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT')
+                if r.search(self.entry.prototype):
+                    self.entry.prototype = self.tracepoint_munge(ln,
+                                                                 self.entry.prototype)
+            #
+            # ... and we're done
+            #
             self.dump_function(ln, self.entry.prototype)
             self.reset_state(ln)
 
-- 
2.49.0
Re: [PATCH 5/7] docs: kdoc: some tweaks to process_proto_function()
Posted by Mauro Carvalho Chehab 3 months ago
Em Tue,  1 Jul 2025 14:57:28 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:

> Add a set of comments to process_proto_function and reorganize the logic
> slightly; no functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>

LGTM.
Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>

> ---
>  scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 43 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
> index 61da297df623..d5ef3ce87438 100644
> --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
> +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
> @@ -1553,39 +1553,44 @@ class KernelDoc:
>          """Ancillary routine to process a function prototype"""
>  
>          # strip C99-style comments to end of line
> -        r = KernRe(r"\/\/.*$", re.S)
> -        line = r.sub('', line)
> -
> +        line = KernRe(r"\/\/.*$", re.S).sub('', line)
> +        #
> +        # Soak up the line's worth of prototype text, stopping at { or ; if present.
> +        #
>          if KernRe(r'\s*#\s*define').match(line):
>              self.entry.prototype = line
> -        elif line.startswith('#'):
> -            # Strip other macros like #ifdef/#ifndef/#endif/...
> -            pass
> -        else:
> +        elif not line.startswith('#'):   # skip other preprocessor stuff
>              r = KernRe(r'([^\{]*)')
>              if r.match(line):
>                  self.entry.prototype += r.group(1) + " "
> -
> +        #
> +        # If we now have the whole prototype, clean it up and declare victory.
> +        #
>          if '{' in line or ';' in line or KernRe(r'\s*#\s*define').match(line):
>              # strip comments and surrounding spaces
> -            r = KernRe(r'/\*.*\*/')
> -            self.entry.prototype = r.sub('', self.entry.prototype).strip()
> -
> +            self.entry.prototype = KernRe(r'/\*.*\*/').sub('', self.entry.prototype).strip()
> +            #
>              # Handle self.entry.prototypes for function pointers like:
>              #       int (*pcs_config)(struct foo)
> -
> +            # by turning it into
> +            #	    int pcs_config(struct foo)
> +            #
>              r = KernRe(r'^(\S+\s+)\(\s*\*(\S+)\)')
>              self.entry.prototype = r.sub(r'\1\2', self.entry.prototype)
> -
> +            #
> +            # Handle special declaration syntaxes
> +            #
>              if 'SYSCALL_DEFINE' in self.entry.prototype:
>                  self.entry.prototype = self.syscall_munge(ln,
>                                                            self.entry.prototype)
> -
> -            r = KernRe(r'TRACE_EVENT|DEFINE_EVENT|DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT')
> -            if r.search(self.entry.prototype):
> -                self.entry.prototype = self.tracepoint_munge(ln,
> -                                                             self.entry.prototype)
> -
> +            else:
> +                r = KernRe(r'TRACE_EVENT|DEFINE_EVENT|DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT')
> +                if r.search(self.entry.prototype):
> +                    self.entry.prototype = self.tracepoint_munge(ln,
> +                                                                 self.entry.prototype)
> +            #
> +            # ... and we're done
> +            #
>              self.dump_function(ln, self.entry.prototype)
>              self.reset_state(ln)
>