From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
To: Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>,
"Jonathan Corbet" <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>,
"Mauro Carvalho Chehab" <mchehab@kernel.org>,
"Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/5] kernel-doc: add support for handling global variables
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:37:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c08067e2bfe253e5969076c0fc76dc9cfd7f3d3b.1763814816.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1763814816.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Specially on kAPI, sometimes it is desirable to be able to
describe global variables that are part of kAPI.
Documenting vars with Sphinx is simple, as we don't need
to parse a data struct. All we need is the variable
declaration and use natice C domain ::c:var: to format it
for us.
Add support for it.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/491c3022-cef8-4860-a945-c9c4a3b63c09@infradead.org/T/#m947c25d95cb1d96a394410ab1131dc8e9e5013f1
Suggested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
---
tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_output.py | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_output.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
index 14378953301b..8d811c2afaab 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ class OutputFormat:
self.out_enum(fname, name, args)
return self.data
+ if dtype == "var":
+ self.out_var(fname, name, args)
+ return self.data
+
if dtype == "typedef":
self.out_typedef(fname, name, args)
return self.data
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@ class OutputFormat:
def out_enum(self, fname, name, args):
"""Outputs an enum"""
+ def out_var(self, fname, name, args):
+ """Outputs a variable"""
+
def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
"""Outputs a typedef"""
@@ -472,6 +479,25 @@ class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
self.lineprefix = oldprefix
self.out_section(args)
+ def out_var(self, fname, name, args):
+ oldprefix = self.lineprefix
+ ln = args.declaration_start_line
+ full_proto = args.other_stuff["full_proto"]
+
+ self.lineprefix = " "
+
+ self.data += f"\n\n.. c:macro:: {name}\n\n{self.lineprefix}{full_proto}\n\n"
+
+ self.print_lineno(ln)
+ self.output_highlight(args.get('purpose', ''))
+ self.data += "\n"
+
+ if args.other_stuff["default_val"]:
+ self.data += f'{self.lineprefix}**Initialization**\n\n'
+ self.output_highlight(f'default: ``{args.other_stuff["default_val"]}``')
+
+ self.out_section(args)
+
def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
oldprefix = self.lineprefix
@@ -773,6 +799,27 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
self.output_highlight(text)
+ def out_var(self, fname, name, args):
+ out_name = self.arg_name(args, name)
+ prototype = args.other_stuff["var_type"]
+ full_proto = args.other_stuff["full_proto"]
+
+ self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{out_name}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
+
+ self.data += ".SH NAME\n"
+ self.data += f"{prototype} \\- {args['purpose']}\n"
+
+ self.data += ".SH SYNOPSIS\n"
+ self.data += f"{full_proto}\n"
+
+ if args.other_stuff["default_val"]:
+ self.data += f'.SH "Initialization"' + "\n"
+ self.output_highlight(f'default: {args.other_stuff["default_val"]}')
+
+ for section, text in args.sections.items():
+ self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
+ self.output_highlight(text)
+
def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
module = self.modulename
purpose = args.get('purpose')
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index c0cc714d4d6f..edb0fb5330e0 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type_param = KernRe(r"@(\w*((\.\w+)|(->\w+))*(\.\.\.)?)", cache=False)
# Tests for the beginning of a kerneldoc block in its various forms.
#
doc_block = doc_com + KernRe(r'DOC:\s*(.*)?', cache=False)
-doc_begin_data = KernRe(r"^\s*\*?\s*(struct|union|enum|typedef)\b\s*(\w*)", cache = False)
+doc_begin_data = KernRe(r"^\s*\*?\s*(struct|union|enum|typedef|var)\b\s*(\w*)", cache = False)
doc_begin_func = KernRe(str(doc_com) + # initial " * '
r"(?:\w+\s*\*\s*)?" + # type (not captured)
r'(?:define\s+)?' + # possible "define" (not captured)
@@ -924,6 +924,58 @@ class KernelDoc:
self.output_declaration('enum', declaration_name,
purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
+ def dump_var(self, ln, proto):
+ """
+ Store variables that are part of kAPI.
+ """
+ VAR_ATTRIBS = [
+ "extern",
+ ]
+ OPTIONAL_VAR_ATTR = "^(?:" + "|".join(VAR_ATTRIBS) + ")?"
+
+ sub_prefixes = [
+ (KernRe(r"__read_mostly"), ""),
+ (KernRe(r"__ro_after_init"), ""),
+ (KernRe(r"(?://.*)$"), ""),
+ (KernRe(r"(?:/\*.*\*/)"), ""),
+ (KernRe(r";$"), ""),
+ (KernRe(r"=.*"), ""),
+ ]
+
+ #
+ # Store the full prototype before modifying it
+ #
+ full_proto = proto
+
+ #
+ # Drop comments and macros to have a pure C prototype
+ #
+ for search, sub in sub_prefixes:
+ proto = search.sub(sub, proto)
+
+ proto = proto.rstrip()
+
+ #
+ # Variable name is at the end of the declaration
+ #
+
+ r= KernRe(OPTIONAL_VAR_ATTR + r"\w.*\s+(?:\*+)?([\w_]+)\s*[\d\]\[]*\s*(=.*)?")
+ if not r.match(proto):
+ self.emit_msg(ln,f"{proto}: can't parse variable")
+ return
+
+ var_type = r.group(0)
+ declaration_name = r.group(1)
+ default_val = r.group(2)
+ if default_val:
+ default_val = default_val.lstrip("=").strip()
+
+ self.output_declaration("var", declaration_name,
+ full_proto=full_proto,
+ var_type=var_type,
+ default_val=default_val,
+ purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
+
def dump_declaration(self, ln, prototype):
"""
Stores a data declaration inside self.entries array.
@@ -935,6 +987,8 @@ class KernelDoc:
self.dump_typedef(ln, prototype)
elif self.entry.decl_type in ["union", "struct"]:
self.dump_struct(ln, prototype)
+ elif self.entry.decl_type == "var":
+ self.dump_var(ln, prototype)
else:
# This would be a bug
self.emit_message(ln, f'Unknown declaration type: {self.entry.decl_type}')
--
2.51.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-22 12:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-22 12:37 [PATCH v4 0/5] kernel-doc: add support for documenting vars Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-11-22 12:37 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab [this message]
2025-11-22 12:37 ` [PATCH v4 2/5] kernel-doc: add support to handle DEFINE_ variables Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-11-22 12:37 ` [PATCH v4 3/5] docs: media: v4l2-ioctl.h: document two global variables Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-11-22 12:37 ` [PATCH v4 4/5] docs: kernel-doc.rst: don't let automarkup mangle with consts Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-11-24 3:41 ` Randy Dunlap
2025-11-22 12:37 ` [PATCH v4 5/5] docs: kernel-doc.rst: document the new "var" kernel-doc markup Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-11-23 11:28 ` [PATCH v4 0/5] kernel-doc: add support for documenting vars Akira Yokosawa
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