From nobody Thu Oct 2 10:55:21 2025 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4A70A30596E; Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:55:07 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1758196507; cv=none; b=dtWLwE2AumcfVcxY3eAFsecyQVBvFnVcz7F+xEMaUVnmkPuS94YJEjHHP2DcdoXwoQ+l3kdxC5F2W2TWDPYyzNO/IH7IA2Z4NvdQVMiCM+De8XFR5nLkInty+i3coXLCRP2rcW8y6S/2pTY2C6imVbPwe3EKERLPILelZ29bMck= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1758196507; c=relaxed/simple; bh=bNOmw1tzFH8Sl7kR3p+wUYP6U5+a6FHYIcsXQNkIydI=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=MZ8TqfOqjihsbOFvZDzDOdGJGX6hJxWiGjAEd7ucuVmsgTLeBjDt9uENEzNQRBVhsYbfNpqOfqNvFYnl4h5XpUy5GaZB/YZAwjYF35BnAxKOWLcl7Yjjg2vd1SiAKFhrvpULSYv088h0WalK61FwIOerVBI5m8hw5mldoMkHtZg= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=Xh5Kw9Bz; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="Xh5Kw9Bz" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 08AB6C4CEEB; Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:55:07 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1758196507; bh=bNOmw1tzFH8Sl7kR3p+wUYP6U5+a6FHYIcsXQNkIydI=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=Xh5Kw9BzPzpIE/0dFJ/i0tZQOf1qY1IFX6jqsh4+EwCAFk0jnYib7pPSBp5Br1MlP CVrR0iROfUKhBnMUWvatnGJ5RnGhca74WXFllzlDORFeBE+1acKNYEz5OUqYr257JT Owf/tB3QLmKNClke128wkIpjki3Yty5rIBkAKEMwQ4GzSmrfcClAFH/YWi+qjVQVoJ p/0WxcyNdf26YaG6zNaeLSGSwR9mnU25i6dvIkVHh8UQ1sIQ1klBCZXtXlgTD7Q3KW 1rqolE+PPu6Gouydk4aHahT47a9UsvOIzNWFHAbSQXmVQKKhddDwnan0Q+YNM/SGB3 cRdXHYhmNu7Vw== Received: from mchehab by mail.kernel.org with local (Exim 4.98.2) (envelope-from ) id 1uzDE8-0000000CrtU-1WcV; Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:55:04 +0200 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab To: Linux Doc Mailing List , Jonathan Corbet Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab , "Akira Yokosawa" , "Mauro Carvalho Chehab" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH v8 20/24] tools: kernel-doc: add a see also section at man pages Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:54:54 +0200 Message-ID: X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.51.0 In-Reply-To: References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: Mauro Carvalho Chehab While cross-references are complex, as related ones can be on different files, we can at least correlate the ones that belong to the same file, adding a SEE ALSO section for them. The result is not bad. See for instance: $ tools/docs/sphinx-build-wrapper --sphinxdirs driver-api/media -- mandocs $ man Documentation/output/driver-api/man/edac_pci_add_device.9 edac_pci_add_device(9) Kernel Hacker's Manual edac_pci_add_device(9) NAME edac_pci_add_device - Insert the 'edac_dev' structure into the edac_pci global list and create sysfs entries associated with edac_pci structure. SYNOPSIS int edac_pci_add_device (struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci , int edac_idx ); ARGUMENTS pci pointer to the edac_device structure to be added to the list edac_idx A unique numeric identifier to be assigned to the RETURN 0 on Success, or an error code on failure SEE ALSO edac_pci_alloc_ctl_info(9), edac_pci_free_ctl_info(9), edac_pci_alloc_index(9), edac_pci_del_device(9), edac_pci_cre=E2= =80=90 ate_generic_ctl(9), edac_pci_release_generic_ctl(9), edac_pci_create_sysfs(9), edac_pci_remove_sysfs(9) August 2025 edac_pci_add_device edac_pci_add_device(9) Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_files.py | 5 +- scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_files.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_files.py index 9e09b45b02fa..061c033f32da 100644 --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_files.py +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_files.py @@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ class KernelFiles(): self.config.log.warning("No kernel-doc for file %s", fname) continue =20 - for arg in self.results[fname]: + symbols =3D self.results[fname] + self.out_style.set_symbols(symbols) + + for arg in symbols: m =3D self.out_msg(fname, arg.name, arg) =20 if m is None: diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output= .py index ea8914537ba0..1eca9a918558 100644 --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py @@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ class OutputFormat: =20 # Virtual methods to be overridden by inherited classes # At the base class, those do nothing. + def set_symbols(self, symbols): + """Get a list of all symbols from kernel_doc""" + def out_doc(self, fname, name, args): """Outputs a DOC block""" =20 @@ -577,6 +580,7 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): =20 super().__init__() self.modulename =3D modulename + self.symbols =3D [] =20 dt =3D None tstamp =3D os.environ.get("KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP") @@ -593,6 +597,68 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): =20 self.man_date =3D dt.strftime("%B %Y") =20 + def arg_name(self, args, name): + """ + Return the name that will be used for the man page. + + As we may have the same name on different namespaces, + prepend the data type for all types except functions and typedefs. + + The doc section is special: it uses the modulename. + """ + + dtype =3D args.type + + if dtype =3D=3D "doc": + return self.modulename + + if dtype in ["function", "typedef"]: + return name + + return f"{dtype} {name}" + + def set_symbols(self, symbols): + """ + Get a list of all symbols from kernel_doc. + + Man pages will uses it to add a SEE ALSO section with other + symbols at the same file. + """ + self.symbols =3D symbols + + def out_tail(self, fname, name, args): + """Adds a tail for all man pages""" + + # SEE ALSO section + if len(self.symbols) >=3D 2: + cur_name =3D self.arg_name(args, name) + + self.data +=3D f'.SH "SEE ALSO"' + "\n.PP\n" + related =3D [] + for arg in self.symbols: + out_name =3D self.arg_name(arg, arg.name) + + if cur_name =3D=3D out_name: + continue + + related.append(f"\\fB{out_name}\\fR(9)") + + self.data +=3D ",\n".join(related) + "\n" + + # TODO: does it make sense to add other sections? Maybe + # REPORTING ISSUES? LICENSE? + + def msg(self, fname, name, args): + """ + Handles a single entry from kernel-doc parser. + + Add a tail at the end of man pages output. + """ + super().msg(fname, name, args) + self.out_tail(fname, name, args) + + return self.data + def output_highlight(self, block): """ Outputs a C symbol that may require being highlighted with @@ -618,7 +684,9 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): if not self.check_doc(name, args): return =20 - self.data +=3D f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{self.modulename}" "{s= elf.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" + out_name =3D self.arg_name(args, name) + + self.data +=3D f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{out_name}" "{self.man= _date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" =20 for section, text in args.sections.items(): self.data +=3D f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n" @@ -627,7 +695,9 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): def out_function(self, fname, name, args): """output function in man""" =20 - self.data +=3D f'.TH "{name}" 9 "{name}" "{self.man_date}" "Kernel= Hacker\'s Manual" LINUX' + "\n" + out_name =3D self.arg_name(args, name) + + self.data +=3D f'.TH "{name}" 9 "{out_name}" "{self.man_date}" "Ke= rnel Hacker\'s Manual" LINUX' + "\n" =20 self.data +=3D ".SH NAME\n" self.data +=3D f"{name} \\- {args['purpose']}\n" @@ -671,7 +741,9 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): self.output_highlight(text) =20 def out_enum(self, fname, name, args): - self.data +=3D f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "enum {name}" "{self.ma= n_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" + out_name =3D self.arg_name(args, name) + + self.data +=3D f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{out_name}" "{self.man= _date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" =20 self.data +=3D ".SH NAME\n" self.data +=3D f"enum {name} \\- {args['purpose']}\n" @@ -703,8 +775,9 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args): module =3D self.modulename purpose =3D args.get('purpose') + out_name =3D self.arg_name(args, name) =20 - self.data +=3D f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{name}" "{self.man_date}" "API = Manual" LINUX' + "\n" + self.data +=3D f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{out_name}" "{self.man_date}" "= API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" =20 self.data +=3D ".SH NAME\n" self.data +=3D f"typedef {name} \\- {purpose}\n" @@ -717,8 +790,9 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat): module =3D self.modulename purpose =3D args.get('purpose') definition =3D args.get('definition') + out_name =3D self.arg_name(args, name) =20 - self.data +=3D f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{args.type} {name}" "{self.man_= date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" + self.data +=3D f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{out_name}" "{self.man_date}" "= API Manual" LINUX' + "\n" =20 self.data +=3D ".SH NAME\n" self.data +=3D f"{args.type} {name} \\- {purpose}\n" --=20 2.51.0