C domain supports a ".. c:namespace::" tag that allows setting a
symbol namespace. This is used within the kernel to avoid warnings
about duplicated symbols. This is specially important for syscalls,
as each subsystem may have their own documentation for them.
This is specially true for ioctl.

When such tag is used, all C domain symbols have c++ style,
e.g. they'll become "{namespace}.{reference}".

Allow specifying C namespace at the exception files, avoiding
the need of override rules for every symbol.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
---
 tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py b/tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py
index cbdbf7dfe785..0d537e989ea7 100755
--- a/tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py
+++ b/tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py
@@ -53,11 +53,19 @@ class ParseDataStructs:
 
         replace <type> <old_symbol> <new_reference>
 
-    Replaces how old_symbol with a new reference. The new_reference can be:
+       Replaces how old_symbol with a new reference. The new_reference can be:
+
         - A simple symbol name;
         - A full Sphinx reference.
 
-    On both cases, <type> can be:
+    3. Namespace rules
+
+        namespace <namespace>
+
+       Sets C namespace to be used during cross-reference generation. Can
+       be overridden by replace rules.
+
+    On ignore and replace rules, <type> can be:
         - ioctl: for defines that end with _IO*, e.g. ioctl definitions
         - define: for other defines
         - symbol: for symbols defined within enums;
@@ -71,6 +79,8 @@ class ParseDataStructs:
         ignore ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT
         replace ioctl VIDIOC_DQBUF vidioc_qbuf
         replace define V4L2_EVENT_MD_FL_HAVE_FRAME_SEQ :c:type:`v4l2_event_motion_det`
+
+        namespace MC
     """
 
     # Parser regexes with multiple ways to capture enums and structs
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ class ParseDataStructs:
 
         self.symbols = {}
 
+        self.namespace = None
         self.ignore = []
         self.replace = []
 
@@ -173,6 +184,11 @@ class ParseDataStructs:
                                          match.group(3)))
                     continue
 
+                match = re.match(r"^namespace\s+(\S+)", line)
+                if match:
+                    self.namespace = match.group(1)
+                    continue
+
                 sys.exit(f"{name}:{ln}: invalid line: {line}")
 
     def apply_exceptions(self):
@@ -237,18 +253,23 @@ class ParseDataStructs:
         ref_type = defs.get("ref_type")
 
         # Determine ref_link based on symbol type
-        if ref_type:
-            if symbol_type == "enum":
-                ref_link = f"{ref_type}:`{symbol}`"
-            else:
-                if not ref_name:
-                    ref_name = symbol.lower()
+        if ref_type or self.namespace:
+            if not ref_name:
+                ref_name = symbol.lower()
 
-                # c-type references don't support hash
-                if ref_type == ":ref" and replace_underscores:
-                    ref_name = ref_name.replace("_", "-")
+            # c-type references don't support hash
+            if ref_type == ":ref" and replace_underscores:
+                ref_name = ref_name.replace("_", "-")
 
+            # C domain references may have namespaces
+            if ref_type.startswith(":c:"):
+                if self.namespace:
+                    ref_name = f"{self.namespace}.{ref_name}"
+
+            if ref_type:
                 ref_link = f"{ref_type}:`{symbol} <{ref_name}>`"
+            else:
+                ref_link = f"`{symbol} <{ref_name}>`"
         else:
             ref_link = symbol
 
-- 
2.51.0