Re: Kernel API Reference Documentation

["Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:41:07 +0200 Lukas Jelinek wrote:

> >>>>>I looked at
> >>>>>http://www.kernel-api.org/docs/online/2.6.17/da/dab/structsk__buff.html
> >>>>>
> >>>>>and you apparently ignore kernel-doc for structs. Cf.
> >>>>>include/linux/skbuff.h:177 ff.
> >>>>
> >>>>There are several problems. The one you describe is probably caused by a
> >>>>blank line between the struct and the related comment. Doxygen doesn't
> >>>>recognize it correctly (and simply ignores the comment).
> >>>
> >>>No blank line in this case.
> >>
> >>Oh, yes, there is a blank line between the comment and the struct. It's
> >>a pitty that someone put much effort into writing a usable description,
> >>which is then not seen. Anyway, should we find all such occurences in
> >>the kernel tree and fix them, or make a workaround for doxygen?
> > 
> > 
> > Which struct are we talking about here?  I missed it.
> > 
> > I guess the easy answer is Both.
> > However, I'm working on fixing up the kernel tree, so sending
> > patches is correct IMO.
> > 
> 
> We are currently talking about struct sk_buff. And there _is_ a single
> blank line which avoids to make a relation between the struct and the
> comment above.

OK, I believed Petr when he stated that, I just wanted to get my
head screwed on straight.  So its the blank line between

 */
and
struct sk_buff {
?

I don't think the kernel-doc rules cover that case, but
scripts/kernel-doc handles it, so the Doxygen parser should handle
it IMO. 

HTH.
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~Randy