[PATCH 3/7] docs: kdoc: remove the brcount floor in process_proto_type()

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Tue Jul 01 2025 - 16:59:09 EST


Putting the floor under brcount does not change the output in any way, just
remove it.

Change the termination test from ==0 to <=0 to prevent infinite loops in
case somebody does something truly wacko in the code.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
---
scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index d9ff2d066160..935f2a3c4b47 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -1609,9 +1609,7 @@ class KernelDoc:
self.entry.brcount += r.group(2).count('{')
self.entry.brcount -= r.group(2).count('}')

- self.entry.brcount = max(self.entry.brcount, 0)
-
- if r.group(2) == ';' and self.entry.brcount == 0:
+ if r.group(2) == ';' and self.entry.brcount <= 0:
self.dump_declaration(ln, self.entry.prototype)
self.reset_state(ln)
break
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