From: Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene <emmaonana18@gmail.com>
To: mchehab+huawei@kernel.org
Cc: corbet@lwn.net, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, skhan@linuxfoundation.org,
rdunlap@infradead.org, mchehab@kernel.org, paulmck@kernel.org,
linusw@kernel.org, Julia.Lawall@inria.fr, gary@garyguo.net,
rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk, hemanth.selam@gmail.com,
Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene <emmaonana18@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] docs: kdoc: handle TRACE_EVENT_FN() with CMatch
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:04:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261023130444.26270-3-emmaonana18@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261023130444.26270-1-emmaonana18@gmail.com>
kernel-doc fails to parse tracepoint declarations that use TRACE_EVENT_FN(), e.g. gpu_power_status:
... Unrecognized tracepoint format ...
... expecting prototype for gpu_power_status(). Prototype was for TRACE_EVENT_FN() instead
Convert SYSCALL_DEFINE0() through SYSCALL_DEFINE6(), the TRACE_EVENT() and DEFINE_EVENT() families,
DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT(), and TP_PROTO() to CMatch transformations.
Add a CMatch back-reference form that trims whitespace around selected macro arguments,
and retain nested commas within arguments.
Add regression tests for TRACE_EVENT_FN() and SYSCALL_DEFINE0/3().
Signed-off-by: Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene <emmaonana18@gmail.com>
---
tools/lib/python/kdoc/c_lex.py | 19 ++++++
tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 94 ++-------------------------
tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py | 39 +++++++++++
tools/unittests/test_kdoc_parser.py | 56 ++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 88 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/c_lex.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/c_lex.py
index 532e2c5a815e..4adc1b211b54 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/c_lex.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/c_lex.py
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ class CTokenArgs:
sub_str = KernRe(r'(\\\d+)[+]').sub(r"\1", sub_str)
+ self.trim_groups = set()
+ for match in KernRe(r'\\(\d+)-').finditer(sub_str):
+ self.trim_groups.add(int(match.group(1)))
+ sub_str = KernRe(r'(\\\d+)-').sub(r"\1", sub_str)
+
self.sub_str = sub_str
self.sub_tokeninzer = CTokenizer(sub_str)
@@ -448,8 +453,22 @@ class CTokenArgs:
if pos < self.max_group:
log.error(fr"{self.sub_str} groups are up to {pos} instead of {self.max_group}")
+ groups_list = [self._trim_group(group) if i in self.trim_groups else group
+ for i, group in enumerate(groups_list)]
+
return level, groups_list
+ @staticmethod
+ def _trim_group(tokens):
+ """Return macro argument tokens without surrounding whitespace."""
+ start = 0
+ end = len(tokens)
+ while start < end and tokens[start].kind == CToken.SPACE:
+ start += 1
+ while end > start and tokens[end - 1].kind == CToken.SPACE:
+ end -= 1
+ return tokens[start:end]
+
def tokens(self, new_tokenizer):
level, groups = self.groups(new_tokenizer)
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 80d4245acd17..5057a131117b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -1493,82 +1493,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
self.entry.add_text(doc_content.group(1))
# else ... ??
- def syscall_munge(self, ln, proto): # pylint: disable=W0613
- """
- Handle syscall definitions.
- """
-
- is_void = False
-
- # Strip newlines/CR's
- proto = re.sub(r'[\r\n]+', ' ', proto)
-
- # Check if it's a SYSCALL_DEFINE0
- if 'SYSCALL_DEFINE0' in proto:
- is_void = True
-
- # Replace SYSCALL_DEFINE with correct return type & function name
- proto = KernRe(r'SYSCALL_DEFINE.*\(').sub('long sys_', proto)
-
- r = KernRe(r'long\s+(sys_.*?),')
- if r.search(proto):
- proto = KernRe(',').sub('(', proto, count=1)
- elif is_void:
- proto = KernRe(r'\)').sub('(void)', proto, count=1)
-
- # Now delete all of the odd-numbered commas in the proto
- # so that argument types & names don't have a comma between them
- count = 0
- length = len(proto)
-
- if is_void:
- length = 0 # skip the loop if is_void
-
- for ix in range(length):
- if proto[ix] == ',':
- count += 1
- if count % 2 == 1:
- proto = proto[:ix] + ' ' + proto[ix + 1:]
-
- return proto
-
- def tracepoint_munge(self, ln, proto):
- """
- Handle tracepoint definitions.
- """
-
- tracepointname = None
- tracepointargs = None
-
- # Match tracepoint name based on different patterns
- r = KernRe(r'TRACE_EVENT\((.*?),')
- if r.search(proto):
- tracepointname = r.group(1)
-
- r = KernRe(r'DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT\((.*?),')
- if r.search(proto):
- tracepointname = r.group(1)
-
- r = KernRe(r'DEFINE_EVENT\((.*?),(.*?),')
- if r.search(proto):
- tracepointname = r.group(2)
-
- if tracepointname:
- tracepointname = tracepointname.lstrip()
-
- r = KernRe(r'TP_PROTO\((.*?)\)')
- if r.search(proto):
- tracepointargs = r.group(1)
-
- if not tracepointname or not tracepointargs:
- self.emit_msg(ln,
- f"Unrecognized tracepoint format:\n{proto}\n")
- else:
- proto = f"static inline void trace_{tracepointname}({tracepointargs})"
- self.entry.identifier = f"trace_{self.entry.identifier}"
-
- return proto
-
def process_proto_function(self, ln, line, source):
"""Ancillary routine to process a function prototype."""
@@ -1597,18 +1521,12 @@ class KernelDoc:
#
r = KernRe(r'^(\S+\s+)\(\s*\*(\S+)\)')
self.entry.prototype = r.sub(r'\1\2', self.entry.prototype)
- #
- # Handle special declaration syntaxes
- #
- if 'SYSCALL_DEFINE' in self.entry.prototype:
- self.entry.prototype = self.syscall_munge(ln,
- self.entry.prototype)
- else:
- r = KernRe(r'TRACE_EVENT|DEFINE_EVENT|DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT')
- if r.search(self.entry.prototype):
- self.entry.prototype = self.tracepoint_munge(ln,
- self.entry.prototype)
- #
+ # Tracepoint documentation uses the short event name, while its
+ # generated function has the trace_ prefix. The declaration itself
+ # is normalized by CTransforms in dump_function().
+ if self.xforms.is_tracepoint(self.entry.prototype):
+ self.entry.identifier = f"trace_{self.entry.identifier}"
+
# ... and we're done
#
self.dump_function(ln, self.entry.prototype, source)
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py
index 15f6f21c7a9e..315b54feff33 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ class CTransforms:
into something we can parse and generate kdoc for.
"""
+ tracepoint_pattern = (
+ r"(?:TRACE_EVENT(?:_FN(?:_COND)?|_CONDITION|_SYSCALL)?|"
+ r"DEFINE_EVENT(?:_FN|_PRINT|_CONDITION|_NOP|_WRITABLE)?|"
+ r"DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT)"
+ )
+ tracepoint_match = CMatch(tracepoint_pattern)
+
#
# NOTE:
# Due to performance reasons, place CMatch rules before KernRe,
@@ -108,6 +115,32 @@ class CTransforms:
(CMatch("STATIC_IFN_KUNIT"), ""),
(CMatch("INLINE_IFN_KUNIT"), ""),
+ # Turn syscall declaration macros into ordinary function prototypes.
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE0"), r"long sys_\1( void )"),
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE1"), r"long sys_\1(\2- \3-)"),
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE2"), r"long sys_\1(\2- \3-, \4- \5-)"),
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE3"),
+ r"long sys_\1(\2- \3-, \4- \5-, \6- \7-)"),
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE4"),
+ r"long sys_\1(\2- \3-, \4- \5-, \6- \7-, \8- \9-)"),
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE5"),
+ r"long sys_\1(\2- \3-, \4- \5-, \6- \7-, \8- \9-, "
+ r"\10- \11-)"),
+ (CMatch("SYSCALL_DEFINE6"),
+ r"long sys_\1(\2- \3-, \4- \5-, \6- \7-, \8- \9-, "
+ r"\10- \11-, \12- \13-)"),
+
+ # Tracepoint documentation uses the event name, while the generated
+ # function has the trace_ prefix. The proto argument is unwrapped
+ # separately below.
+ (CMatch(r"TRACE_EVENT(?:_FN(?:_COND)?|_CONDITION|_SYSCALL)?"),
+ r"static inline void trace_\1-(\2-)"),
+ (CMatch(r"DEFINE_EVENT(?:_FN|_PRINT|_CONDITION|_NOP|_WRITABLE)?"),
+ r"static inline void trace_\2-(\3-)"),
+ (CMatch("DEFINE_SINGLE_EVENT"),
+ r"static inline void trace_\1-(\2-)"),
+ (CMatch("TP_PROTO"), r"\0"),
+
#
# HACK: this is similar to process_export() hack. It is meant to
# drop _noproof from function name. See for instance:
@@ -159,3 +192,9 @@ class CTransforms:
source = search.sub(subst, source)
return str(source)
+
+ @classmethod
+ def is_tracepoint(cls, source):
+ """Return whether source starts with a supported tracepoint macro."""
+
+ return any(cls.tracepoint_match.search(source))
diff --git a/tools/unittests/test_kdoc_parser.py b/tools/unittests/test_kdoc_parser.py
index 4baa78ca02b3..1702f912c897 100755
--- a/tools/unittests/test_kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/tools/unittests/test_kdoc_parser.py
@@ -444,6 +444,62 @@ class TestContextLockStruct(GenerateKdocItem):
self.assertEqual(entries[0].name, "debugfs_cancellation")
self.assertEqual(entries[0].warnings, [])
+
+class TestSpecialFunctionMacros(GenerateKdocItem):
+ def _parse(self, source):
+ kernel_doc = KernelDoc(self.config, "test.c", self.xforms)
+ patcher = patch('builtins.open', new_callable=mock_open,
+ read_data=dedent(source))
+ with patcher:
+ return kernel_doc.parse_kdoc()[1]
+
+ def test_trace_event_fn(self):
+ entries = self._parse("""
+ /**
+ * gpu_power_status - called when hardware turns on or off
+ * @dev: pointer to device
+ * @shader_bitmap: bitmap
+ *
+ * Description of the tracepoint.
+ */
+ TRACE_EVENT_FN(gpu_power_status, TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, u64 shader_bitmap), TP_ARGS(dev, shader_bitmap), TP_STRUCT__entry(__field(u64, shader_bitmap)), TP_fast_assign(__entry->shader_bitmap = shader_bitmap;), TP_printk("%s", __get_str(dev_name)), my_register, my_unregister);
+ """)
+
+ self.assertEqual(len(entries), 1)
+ self.assertEqual(entries[0].name, "trace_gpu_power_status")
+ self.assertEqual(entries[0].warnings, [])
+
+ def test_syscall_define_zero(self):
+ entries = self._parse("""
+ /**
+ * sys_demo - demo syscall
+ *
+ * Return: zero
+ */
+ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(demo);
+ """)
+
+ self.assertEqual(len(entries), 1)
+ self.assertEqual(entries[0].name, "sys_demo")
+ self.assertEqual(entries[0].warnings, [])
+
+ def test_syscall_define_three(self):
+ entries = self._parse("""
+ /**
+ * sys_demo - demo syscall
+ * @one: first value
+ * @two: second value
+ * @three: third value
+ *
+ * Return: zero
+ */
+ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(demo, int, one, long, two, unsigned int, three);
+ """)
+
+ self.assertEqual(len(entries), 1)
+ self.assertEqual(entries[0].name, "sys_demo")
+ self.assertEqual(entries[0].warnings, [])
+
#
# Class and logic to create dynamic tests from YAML
#
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-23 13:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-02 4:15 [PATCH] docs: kdoc: strip DOMAIN_NS() wrapper in function prototypes Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-02 4:28 ` Randy Dunlap
2026-10-14 17:22 ` Jonathan Corbet
2026-10-14 22:47 ` Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-15 0:53 ` Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-15 13:00 ` Jonathan Corbet
2026-10-15 16:44 ` [PATCH v3 0/2] docs: kdoc: fix TRACE_EVENT_FN and DOMAIN_NS parsing Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-15 16:44 ` [PATCH v3 1/2] docs: kdoc: handle TRACE_EVENT_FN() family in tracepoint parser Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-15 17:06 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2026-10-16 20:43 ` [PATCH] " Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-16 21:11 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2026-10-23 13:04 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] docs: kdoc: convert tracepoint parsing to CMatch Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-23 13:04 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] docs: kdoc: handle nested commas in CMatch arguments Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
2026-10-23 13:04 ` Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene [this message]
2026-10-15 16:44 ` [PATCH v3 2/2] docs: kdoc: strip DOMAIN_NS() wrapper in function prototypes Omokefe Emmanuel Onanaroghene
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