The section list always comes directly from the under-construction entry
and is used uniformly. Formalize section handling in the KdocItem class,
and have output_declaration() load the sections directly from the entry,
eliminating a lot of duplicated, verbose parameters.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
---
scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py | 8 ++++++++
scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py | 36 ++++++++++++---------------------
scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 20 +++---------------
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
index add2cc772fec..c8329019a219 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class KdocItem:
self.name = name
self.type = type
self.declaration_start_line = start_line
+ self.sections = self.sections_start_lines = { }
#
# Just save everything else into our own dict so that the output
# side can grab it directly as before. As we move things into more
@@ -24,3 +25,10 @@ class KdocItem:
def __getitem__(self, key):
return self.get(key)
+
+ #
+ # Tracking of section information.
+ #
+ def set_sections(self, sections, start_lines):
+ self.sections = sections
+ self.section_start_lines = start_lines
diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
index 4895c80e4b81..15cb89f91987 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
@@ -338,11 +338,7 @@ class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
starts by putting out the name of the doc section itself, but that
tends to duplicate a header already in the template file.
"""
-
- sections = args.get('sections', {})
- section_start_lines = args.get('section_start_lines', {})
-
- for section in sections:
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
# Skip sections that are in the nosymbol_table
if section in self.nosymbol:
continue
@@ -354,8 +350,8 @@ class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
else:
self.data += f'{self.lineprefix}**{section}**\n\n'
- self.print_lineno(section_start_lines.get(section, 0))
- self.output_highlight(sections[section])
+ self.print_lineno(args.section_start_lines.get(section, 0))
+ self.output_highlight(text)
self.data += "\n"
self.data += "\n"
@@ -635,23 +631,20 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
self.data += line + "\n"
def out_doc(self, fname, name, args):
- sections = args.get('sections', {})
-
if not self.check_doc(name, args):
return
self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{self.modulename}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
- for section in sections:
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
- self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
+ self.output_highlight(text)
def out_function(self, fname, name, args):
"""output function in man"""
parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
- sections = args.get('sections', {})
self.data += f'.TH "{args["function"]}" 9 "{args["function"]}" "{self.man_date}" "Kernel Hacker\'s Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
@@ -692,15 +685,14 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name, ""))
- for section in sections:
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
self.data += f'.SH "{section.upper()}"' + "\n"
- self.output_highlight(sections[section])
+ self.output_highlight(text)
def out_enum(self, fname, name, args):
name = args.get('enum', '')
parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
- sections = args.get('sections', {})
self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "enum {args["enum"]}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
@@ -727,24 +719,23 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
self.output_highlight(args['parameterdescs'].get(parameter_name, ""))
- for section in sections:
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
- self.output_highlight(sections[section])
+ self.output_highlight(text)
def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
module = self.modulename
typedef = args.get('typedef')
purpose = args.get('purpose')
- sections = args.get('sections', {})
self.data += f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{typedef}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
self.data += ".SH NAME\n"
self.data += f"typedef {typedef} \\- {purpose}\n"
- for section in sections:
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
- self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
+ self.output_highlight(text)
def out_struct(self, fname, name, args):
module = self.modulename
@@ -753,7 +744,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
purpose = args.get('purpose')
definition = args.get('definition')
parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
- sections = args.get('sections', {})
parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
self.data += f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{struct_type} {struct_name}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
@@ -782,6 +772,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name))
- for section in sections:
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
- self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
+ self.output_highlight(text)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 2e00c8b3a5f2..608f3a1045dc 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ class KernelDoc:
item = KdocItem(name, dtype, self.entry.declaration_start_line, **args)
item.warnings = self.entry.warnings
- sections = item.get('sections', {})
-
# Drop empty sections
# TODO: improve empty sections logic to emit warnings
+ sections = self.entry.sections
for section in ["Description", "Return"]:
if section in sections and not sections[section].rstrip():
del sections[section]
+ item.set_sections(sections, self.entry.section_start_lines)
self.entries.append(item)
@@ -824,8 +824,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
def dump_enum(self, ln, proto):
@@ -908,8 +906,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
parameterlist=self.entry.parameterlist,
parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
def dump_declaration(self, ln, prototype):
@@ -1079,8 +1075,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose,
func_macro=func_macro)
else:
@@ -1092,8 +1086,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose,
func_macro=func_macro)
@@ -1137,8 +1129,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
return
@@ -1159,8 +1149,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
self.output_declaration('typedef', declaration_name,
typedef=declaration_name,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
return
@@ -1642,9 +1630,7 @@ class KernelDoc:
if doc_end.search(line):
self.dump_section()
- self.output_declaration("doc", self.entry.identifier,
- sections=self.entry.sections,
- section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines)
+ self.output_declaration("doc", self.entry.identifier)
self.reset_state(ln)
elif doc_content.search(line):
--
2.49.0Em Wed, 2 Jul 2025 16:35:16 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:
> The section list always comes directly from the under-construction entry
> and is used uniformly. Formalize section handling in the KdocItem class,
> and have output_declaration() load the sections directly from the entry,
> eliminating a lot of duplicated, verbose parameters.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
> ---
> scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py | 8 ++++++++
> scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py | 36 ++++++++++++---------------------
> scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 20 +++---------------
> 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
> index add2cc772fec..c8329019a219 100644
> --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
> +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class KdocItem:
> self.name = name
> self.type = type
> self.declaration_start_line = start_line
> + self.sections = self.sections_start_lines = { }
Nitpicks:
- to make coding-style uniform, please use "{}" without spaces;
- Please place one statement per line, just like we (usually) do in Kernel.
In this specific case, I strongly suspect that what you coded is not
implementing the semantics you want. See:
1. are you creating a single dict and placing the same dict on two
variables?
or:
2. are you initializing two different vars with their own empty
dict?
The subsequent code assumes (2), but a quick check with python3 command
line:
>>> a = b = {}
>>> a["foo"] = "bar"
>>> print(b)
{'foo': 'bar'}
Shows that Python is doing (1) here: it basically creates a single
dict and assign pointers to it for both self.declaration_start_line
and self.sections. Clearly, this is not what we want.
This is not a problem in practice with the current code, as
set_sections will replace both at the same time, but if we ever
handle them using different functions, this will become a problem.
The rest of the code looks sane to me.
> #
> # Just save everything else into our own dict so that the output
> # side can grab it directly as before. As we move things into more
> @@ -24,3 +25,10 @@ class KdocItem:
>
> def __getitem__(self, key):
> return self.get(key)
> +
> + #
> + # Tracking of section information.
> + #
> + def set_sections(self, sections, start_lines):
> + self.sections = sections
> + self.section_start_lines = start_lines
> diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
> index 4895c80e4b81..15cb89f91987 100644
> --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
> +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
> @@ -338,11 +338,7 @@ class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
> starts by putting out the name of the doc section itself, but that
> tends to duplicate a header already in the template file.
> """
> -
> - sections = args.get('sections', {})
> - section_start_lines = args.get('section_start_lines', {})
> -
> - for section in sections:
> + for section, text in args.sections.items():
> # Skip sections that are in the nosymbol_table
> if section in self.nosymbol:
> continue
> @@ -354,8 +350,8 @@ class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
> else:
> self.data += f'{self.lineprefix}**{section}**\n\n'
>
> - self.print_lineno(section_start_lines.get(section, 0))
> - self.output_highlight(sections[section])
> + self.print_lineno(args.section_start_lines.get(section, 0))
> + self.output_highlight(text)
> self.data += "\n"
> self.data += "\n"
>
> @@ -635,23 +631,20 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
> self.data += line + "\n"
>
> def out_doc(self, fname, name, args):
> - sections = args.get('sections', {})
> -
> if not self.check_doc(name, args):
> return
>
> self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{self.modulename}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
>
> - for section in sections:
> + for section, text in args.sections.items():
> self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
> - self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
> + self.output_highlight(text)
>
> def out_function(self, fname, name, args):
> """output function in man"""
>
> parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
> parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
> - sections = args.get('sections', {})
>
> self.data += f'.TH "{args["function"]}" 9 "{args["function"]}" "{self.man_date}" "Kernel Hacker\'s Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
>
> @@ -692,15 +685,14 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
> self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
> self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name, ""))
>
> - for section in sections:
> + for section, text in args.sections.items():
> self.data += f'.SH "{section.upper()}"' + "\n"
> - self.output_highlight(sections[section])
> + self.output_highlight(text)
>
> def out_enum(self, fname, name, args):
>
> name = args.get('enum', '')
> parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
> - sections = args.get('sections', {})
>
> self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "enum {args["enum"]}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
>
> @@ -727,24 +719,23 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
> self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
> self.output_highlight(args['parameterdescs'].get(parameter_name, ""))
>
> - for section in sections:
> + for section, text in args.sections.items():
> self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
> - self.output_highlight(sections[section])
> + self.output_highlight(text)
>
> def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
> module = self.modulename
> typedef = args.get('typedef')
> purpose = args.get('purpose')
> - sections = args.get('sections', {})
>
> self.data += f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{typedef}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
>
> self.data += ".SH NAME\n"
> self.data += f"typedef {typedef} \\- {purpose}\n"
>
> - for section in sections:
> + for section, text in args.sections.items():
> self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
> - self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
> + self.output_highlight(text)
>
> def out_struct(self, fname, name, args):
> module = self.modulename
> @@ -753,7 +744,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
> purpose = args.get('purpose')
> definition = args.get('definition')
> parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
> - sections = args.get('sections', {})
> parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
>
> self.data += f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{struct_type} {struct_name}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
> @@ -782,6 +772,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
> self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
> self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name))
>
> - for section in sections:
> + for section, text in args.sections.items():
> self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
> - self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
> + self.output_highlight(text)
> diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
> index 2e00c8b3a5f2..608f3a1045dc 100644
> --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
> +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
> @@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ class KernelDoc:
> item = KdocItem(name, dtype, self.entry.declaration_start_line, **args)
> item.warnings = self.entry.warnings
>
> - sections = item.get('sections', {})
> -
> # Drop empty sections
> # TODO: improve empty sections logic to emit warnings
> + sections = self.entry.sections
> for section in ["Description", "Return"]:
> if section in sections and not sections[section].rstrip():
> del sections[section]
> + item.set_sections(sections, self.entry.section_start_lines)
>
> self.entries.append(item)
>
> @@ -824,8 +824,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
> parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
> parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
> parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
> purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
>
> def dump_enum(self, ln, proto):
> @@ -908,8 +906,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
> parameterlist=self.entry.parameterlist,
> parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
> parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
> purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
>
> def dump_declaration(self, ln, prototype):
> @@ -1079,8 +1075,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
> parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
> parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
> parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
> purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose,
> func_macro=func_macro)
> else:
> @@ -1092,8 +1086,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
> parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
> parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
> parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
> purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose,
> func_macro=func_macro)
>
> @@ -1137,8 +1129,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
> parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
> parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
> parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
> purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
> return
>
> @@ -1159,8 +1149,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
>
> self.output_declaration('typedef', declaration_name,
> typedef=declaration_name,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
> purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
> return
>
> @@ -1642,9 +1630,7 @@ class KernelDoc:
>
> if doc_end.search(line):
> self.dump_section()
> - self.output_declaration("doc", self.entry.identifier,
> - sections=self.entry.sections,
> - section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines)
> + self.output_declaration("doc", self.entry.identifier)
> self.reset_state(ln)
>
> elif doc_content.search(line):
Thanks,
Mauro
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> writes:
> Em Wed, 2 Jul 2025 16:35:16 -0600
> Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:
>
>> The section list always comes directly from the under-construction entry
>> and is used uniformly. Formalize section handling in the KdocItem class,
>> and have output_declaration() load the sections directly from the entry,
>> eliminating a lot of duplicated, verbose parameters.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
>> ---
>> scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py | 8 ++++++++
>> scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py | 36 ++++++++++++---------------------
>> scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 20 +++---------------
>> 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
>> index add2cc772fec..c8329019a219 100644
>> --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
>> +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_item.py
>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class KdocItem:
>> self.name = name
>> self.type = type
>> self.declaration_start_line = start_line
>> + self.sections = self.sections_start_lines = { }
>
> Nitpicks:
> - to make coding-style uniform, please use "{}" without spaces;
> - Please place one statement per line, just like we (usually) do in Kernel.
Sure, fine.
> In this specific case, I strongly suspect that what you coded is not
> implementing the semantics you want. See:
>
> 1. are you creating a single dict and placing the same dict on two
> variables?
> or:
> 2. are you initializing two different vars with their own empty
> dict?
>
> The subsequent code assumes (2), but a quick check with python3 command
> line:
As you note, the subsequent code does *not* actually assume that; I know
the way Python semantics work :) But I can separate the lines and make
things explicit.
Thanks,
jon
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