[PATCH 5/9] docs: kdoc: remove the KernelEntry::is_kernel_comment member
From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Fri Jun 06 2025 - 12:35:43 EST
entry::is_kernel_comment never had anything to do with the entry itself; it
is a bit of local state in one branch of process_name(). It can, in fact,
be removed entirely; rework the code slightly so that it is no longer
needed.
No change in the rendered output.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
---
scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 16 ++++++++--------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 3ea260b423e2..56299695abd1 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -1216,7 +1216,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
if doc_decl.search(line):
self.entry.identifier = doc_decl.group(1)
- self.entry.is_kernel_comment = False
decl_start = str(doc_com) # comment block asterisk
fn_type = r"(?:\w+\s*\*\s*)?" # type (for non-functions)
@@ -1234,14 +1233,20 @@ class KernelDoc:
if r.search(line):
self.entry.decl_type = r.group(1)
self.entry.identifier = r.group(2)
- self.entry.is_kernel_comment = True
#
# Look for a function description
#
elif r2.search(line):
self.entry.identifier = r2.group(1)
self.entry.decl_type = "function"
- self.entry.is_kernel_comment = True
+ #
+ # We struck out.
+ #
+ else:
+ self.emit_msg(ln,
+ f"This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst\n{line}")
+ self.state = state.NORMAL
+ return
self.entry.identifier = self.entry.identifier.strip(" ")
@@ -1263,11 +1268,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
else:
self.entry.declaration_purpose = ""
- if not self.entry.is_kernel_comment:
- self.emit_msg(ln,
- f"This comment starts with '/**', but isn't a kernel-doc comment. Refer Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst\n{line}")
- self.state = state.NORMAL
-
if not self.entry.declaration_purpose and self.config.wshort_desc:
self.emit_msg(ln,
f"missing initial short description on line:\n{line}")
--
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