Get rid of the $start variable, since it's really not necessary. No functional change. Signed-off-by: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/kernel-doc | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc index 4dc5c3909d8c..9b7441e77669 100755 --- a/scripts/kernel-doc +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc @@ -820,7 +820,6 @@ sub output_function_rst(%) { my %args = %{$_[0]}; my ($parameter, $section); my $oldprefix = $lineprefix; - my $start = ""; my $is_macro = 0; if ($sphinx_major < 3) { @@ -830,7 +829,7 @@ sub output_function_rst(%) { print " **Typedef**: "; $lineprefix = ""; output_highlight_rst($args{'purpose'}); - $start = "\n\n**Syntax**\n\n ``"; + print "\n\n**Syntax**\n\n ``"; $is_macro = 1; } else { print ".. c:function:: "; @@ -848,17 +847,16 @@ sub output_function_rst(%) { print " **Typedef**: "; $lineprefix = ""; output_highlight_rst($args{'purpose'}); - $start = "\n\n**Syntax**\n\n ``"; + print "\n\n**Syntax**\n\n ``"; } else { print "``" if ($is_macro); } } if ($args{'functiontype'} ne "") { - $start .= $args{'functiontype'} . " " . $args{'function'} . " ("; + print $args{'functiontype'} . " " . $args{'function'} . " ("; } else { - $start .= $args{'function'} . " ("; + print $args{'function'} . " ("; } - print $start; my $count = 0; foreach my $parameter (@{$args{'parameterlist'}}) { -- 2.34.1