On 08/03/2015 12:59 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 07/31/15 14:06, Danilo Cesar Lemes de Paula wrote:
>> Describing arguments at top of a struct definition works fine
>> for small/medium size structs, but it definitely doesn't work well
>> for struct with a huge list of elements.
>>
>> Keeping the arguments list inside the struct body makes it easier
>> to maintain the documentation.
>> ie:
>> /**
>> * struct my_struct - short description
>> * @a: first member
>> * @b: second member
>> *
>> * Longer description
>> */
>> struct my_struct {
>> int a;
>> int b;
>> /**
>> * @c: This is longer description of C
>> *
>> * You can use paragraphs to describe arguments
>> * using this method.
>> */
>> int c;
>> };
>>
>> This patch allows the use of this kind of syntax. Only one argument
>> per comment and user can use how many paragraphs he needs. It should
>> start with /**, which is already being used by kernel-doc. If those
>> comment doesn't follow those rules, it will be ignored.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Danilo Cesar Lemes de Paula <danilo.cesar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@xxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Stephan Mueller <smueller@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@xxxxxxx>
>> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: intel-gfx <intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: dri-devel <dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> scripts/kernel-doc | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>> 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
>> index 9922e66..9bfa8b9 100755
>> --- a/scripts/kernel-doc
>> +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
>> @@ -133,6 +133,30 @@ use strict;
>> #
>> # All descriptions can be multiline, except the short function description.
>> #
>> +# For really longs structs, you can also describe arguments inside the
>> +# body of the struct.
>> +# eg.
>> +# /**
>> +# * struct my_struct - short description
>> +# * @a: first member
>> +# * @b: second member
>> +# *
>> +# * Longer description
>> +# */
>> +# struct my_struct {
>> +# int a;
>> +# int b;
>> +# /**
>> +# * @c: This is longer description of C
>> +# *
>> +# * You can use paragraphs to describe arguments
>> +# * using this method.
>> +# */
>> +# int c;
>> +# };
>> +#
>> +# This should be use for arguments only.
>
> used
>
> What are "arguments" in this context? do you mean struct fields or members?
Yes. I can change the text if you want to.
>
>> +#
>> # You can also add additional sections. When documenting kernel functions you
>> # should document the "Context:" of the function, e.g. whether the functions
>> # can be called form interrupts. Unlike other sections you can end it with an
>> @@ -287,9 +311,19 @@ my $lineprefix="";
>> # 2 - scanning field start.
>> # 3 - scanning prototype.
>> # 4 - documentation block
>> +# 5 - gathering documentation outside main block
>> my $state;
>> my $in_doc_sect;
>>
>> +# Split Doc State
>> +# 0 - Invalid (Before start or after finish)
>> +# 1 - Is started (the /** was found inside a struct)
>> +# 2 - The @parameter header was found, start accepting multi paragraph text.
>> +# 3 - Finished (the */ was found)
>> +# 4 - Error - Comment without header was found. Spit a warning as it's not
>> +# proper kernel-doc and ignore the rest.
>> +my $split_doc_state;
>> +
>> #declaration types: can be
>> # 'function', 'struct', 'union', 'enum', 'typedef'
>> my $decl_type;
>> @@ -304,6 +338,9 @@ my $doc_decl = $doc_com . '(\w+)';
>> my $doc_sect = $doc_com . '([' . $doc_special . ']?[\w\s]+):(.*)';
>> my $doc_content = $doc_com_body . '(.*)';
>> my $doc_block = $doc_com . 'DOC:\s*(.*)?';
>> +my $doc_split_start = '^\s*/\*\*\s*$';
>> +my $doc_split_sect = '\s*\*\s*(@[\w\s]+):(.*)';
>> +my $doc_split_end = '^\s*\*/\s*$';
>>
>> my %constants;
>> my %parameterdescs;
>> @@ -2181,6 +2218,7 @@ sub reset_state {
>> $prototype = "";
>>
>> $state = 0;
>> + $split_doc_state = 0;
>> }
>>
>> sub tracepoint_munge($) {
>> @@ -2453,7 +2491,6 @@ sub process_file($) {
>> }
>> $section = $newsection;
>> } elsif (/$doc_end/) {
>> -
>> if (($contents ne "") && ($contents ne "\n")) {
>> dump_section($file, $section, xml_escape($contents));
>> $section = $section_default;
>> @@ -2494,8 +2531,47 @@ sub process_file($) {
>> print STDERR "Warning(${file}:$.): bad line: $_";
>> ++$warnings;
>> }
>> + } elsif ($state == 5) { # scanning for split parameters
>> +
>> + # First line (state 1) needs to be a @parameter
>> + if ($split_doc_state == 1 && /$doc_split_sect/o) {
>> + $section = $1;
>> + $contents = $2;
>> + if ($contents ne "") {
>> + while ((substr($contents, 0, 1) eq " ") ||
>> + substr($contents, 0, 1) eq "\t") {
>> + $contents = substr($contents, 1);
>> + }
>> + $contents .= "\n";
>> + }
>> + $split_doc_state = 2;
>> +
>> + # End commend */
>
> comment
Fixed in my next v2.
Thanks
>
>> + } elsif (/$doc_split_end/) {
>> + if (($contents ne "") && ($contents ne "\n")) {
>> + dump_section($file, $section, xml_escape($contents));
>> + $section = $section_default;
>> + $contents = "";
>> + }
>> + $state = 3;
>> + $split_doc_state = 0;
>> +
>
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