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>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>,
Sean Young <sean@mess.org>,
linux-media@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 00/24] better handle media headers
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:21:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cover.1755784929.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> (raw)
Hi Jon,
Sorry for the big series. I wanted it to be smaller, by still this
is still only the first half of the history. I have a pile of other
patches on the top of this one to be sent - part of them to media.
This series comes after:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/cover.1755258303.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org/
Its goal is to drop one of the most ancient and ugliest hack from
the documentation build system.
Before migrating to Sphinx, the media subsystem already had
a very comprehensive uAPI book, together with a build time
system to detect and point for any documentation gaps.
When migrating to Sphinx, we ported the logic to a Perl script
(parse-headers.pl) and Markus came up with a Sphinx extension
(kernel_include.py). We also added some files to control how
parse-headers produce results, and a Makefile.
At the initial Sphinx versions (1.4.1 if I recall correctly), when
a new symbol is added to videodev2.h, a new warning were
produced at documentatiion time, it the patchset didn't have
the corresponding documentation path.
While kernel-include is generic, the only user at the moment
is the media subsystem.
This series gets rid of the Python script, replacing it by a
command line script and a class. The parse header class
can optionally be used by kernel-include to produce an
enriched code that will contain cross-references.
As the other conversions, it starts with a bug-compatible
version of parse-headers, but the subsequent patches
add more functionalities and fix bugs.
It should be noticed that modern of Sphinx disabled the
cross-reference warnings. So, at the next series, I'll be
re-adding it in a controlled way (e.g. just for the
references from kernel-include that has an special
argument).
The script also supports now generating a "toc" output,
which will be used at the next series.
Mauro Carvalho Chehab (24):
docs: parse-headers.pl: improve its debug output format
docs: parse-headers.py: convert parse-headers.pl
docs: parse-headers.py: improve --help logic
docs: parse-headers.py: better handle @var arguments
docs: parse-headers.py: simplify the rules for hashes
tools: docs: parse-headers.py: move it from sphinx dir
tools: docs: parse_data_structs.py: add methods to return output
MAINTAINERS: add files from tools/docs to documentation entry
docs: uapi: media: Makefile: use parse-headers.py
docs: : Update its coding style
docs: kernel_include.py: allow cross-reference generation
docs: kernel_include.py: generate warnings for broken refs
docs: kernel_include.py: move rawtext logic to separate functions
docs: kernel_include.py: move range logic to a separate function
docs: kernel_include.py: remove range restriction for gen docs
docs: kernel_include.py: move code and literal functions
docs: kernel_include.py: add support to generate a TOC table
docs: kernel_include.py: append line numbers to better report errors
docs: kernel_include.py: move apply_range() and add a docstring
docs: kernel_include.py: remove line numbers from parsed-literal
docs: kernel_include.py: remove Include class inheritance
docs: kernel_include.py: document all supported parameters
scripts: sphinx-build-wrapper: get rid of uapi/media Makefile
docs: sphinx: drop parse-headers.pl
.pylintrc | 2 +-
Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py | 519 +++++++++++++-----
Documentation/sphinx/parse-headers.pl | 404 --------------
Documentation/userspace-api/media/Makefile | 64 ---
.../userspace-api/media/cec/cec-header.rst | 5 +-
.../media/{ => cec}/cec.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../media/{ => dvb}/ca.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../media/{ => dvb}/dmx.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../media/{ => dvb}/frontend.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../userspace-api/media/dvb/headers.rst | 17 +-
.../media/{ => dvb}/net.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../media/mediactl/media-header.rst | 5 +-
.../{ => mediactl}/media.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-header.rst | 4 +-
.../media/{ => rc}/lirc.h.rst.exceptions | 0
.../userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev.rst | 4 +-
.../{ => v4l}/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions | 0
MAINTAINERS | 1 +
scripts/sphinx-build-wrapper | 48 --
tools/docs/lib/__init__.py | 0
tools/docs/lib/enrich_formatter.py | 70 +++
tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py | 452 +++++++++++++++
tools/docs/parse-headers.py | 60 ++
23 files changed, 984 insertions(+), 671 deletions(-)
delete mode 100755 Documentation/sphinx/parse-headers.pl
delete mode 100644 Documentation/userspace-api/media/Makefile
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => cec}/cec.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => dvb}/ca.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => dvb}/dmx.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => dvb}/frontend.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => dvb}/net.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => mediactl}/media.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => rc}/lirc.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
rename Documentation/userspace-api/media/{ => v4l}/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions (100%)
create mode 100644 tools/docs/lib/__init__.py
create mode 100644 tools/docs/lib/enrich_formatter.py
create mode 100755 tools/docs/lib/parse_data_structs.py
create mode 100755 tools/docs/parse-headers.py
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next reply other threads:[~2025-08-21 14:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-21 14:21 Mauro Carvalho Chehab [this message]
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 01/24] docs: parse-headers.pl: improve its debug output format Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 02/24] docs: parse-headers.py: convert parse-headers.pl Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 03/24] docs: parse-headers.py: improve --help logic Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 04/24] docs: parse-headers.py: better handle @var arguments Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 05/24] docs: parse-headers.py: simplify the rules for hashes Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 06/24] tools: docs: parse-headers.py: move it from sphinx dir Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 07/24] tools: docs: parse_data_structs.py: add methods to return output Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 08/24] MAINTAINERS: add files from tools/docs to documentation entry Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 09/24] docs: uapi: media: Makefile: use parse-headers.py Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 10/24] docs: kernel_include.py: Update its coding style Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 11/24] docs: kernel_include.py: allow cross-reference generation Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 12/24] docs: kernel_include.py: generate warnings for broken refs Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 13/24] docs: kernel_include.py: move rawtext logic to separate functions Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 14/24] docs: kernel_include.py: move range logic to a separate function Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 15/24] docs: kernel_include.py: remove range restriction for gen docs Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 16/24] docs: kernel_include.py: move code and literal functions Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 17/24] docs: kernel_include.py: add support to generate a TOC table Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 18/24] docs: kernel_include.py: append line numbers to better report errors Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 19/24] docs: kernel_include.py: move apply_range() and add a docstring Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 20/24] docs: kernel_include.py: remove line numbers from parsed-literal Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 21/24] docs: kernel_include.py: remove Include class inheritance Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 22/24] docs: kernel_include.py: document all supported parameters Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 23/24] scripts: sphinx-build-wrapper: get rid of uapi/media Makefile Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-21 14:21 ` [PATCH 24/24] docs: sphinx: drop parse-headers.pl Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2025-08-25 7:48 ` [PATCH 00/24] better handle media headers Jani Nikula
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