The RST cpp:function handler is very pedantic: it doesn't allow any macros like __user on it: Documentation/media/kapi/dtv-core.rst:28: WARNING: Error when parsing function declaration. If the function has no return type: Error in declarator or parameters and qualifiers Invalid definition: Expecting "(" in parameters_and_qualifiers. [error at 8] ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_read_user (struct dvb_ringbuffer * rbuf, size_t idx, int offset, u8 __user * buf, size_t len) --------^ If the function has a return type: Error in declarator or parameters and qualifiers If pointer to member declarator: Invalid definition: Expected '::' in pointer to member (function). [error at 37] ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_read_user (struct dvb_ringbuffer * rbuf, size_t idx, int offset, u8 __user * buf, size_t len) -------------------------------------^ If declarator-id: Invalid definition: Expecting "," or ")" in parameters_and_qualifiers, got "*". [error at 102] ssize_t dvb_ringbuffer_pkt_read_user (struct dvb_ringbuffer * rbuf, size_t idx, int offset, u8 __user * buf, size_t len) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ So, we have to remove it from the function prototype. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/kernel-doc | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc index 41eade332307..4394746cc1aa 100755 --- a/scripts/kernel-doc +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc @@ -1848,6 +1848,10 @@ sub output_function_rst(%) { } $count++; $type = $args{'parametertypes'}{$parameter}; + + # RST doesn't like address_space tags at function prototypes + $type =~ s/__(user|kernel|iomem|percpu|pmem|rcu)\s*//; + if ($type =~ m/([^\(]*\(\*)\s*\)\s*\(([^\)]*)\)/) { # pointer-to-function print $1 . $parameter . ") (" . $2; -- 2.7.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html