Currently there is no automated checking for kernel-doc comments except running 'kernel-doc -v -none <filename>'. Mention the possibility to run kernel-doc to verify formatting of the comments in the kernel-doc guide. Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: * fix typo * add a sentence about using 'make W=n' Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst index c6c3297..80383b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst @@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ that somebody changing the code will also change the documentation. The overview kernel-doc comments may be placed anywhere at the top indentation level. +Running the ``kernel-doc`` tool with increased verbosity and without actual +output generation may be used to verify proper formatting of the +documentation comments. For example:: + + scripts/kernel-doc -v -none drivers/foo/bar.c + +The documentation format is verified by the kernel build when it is +requested to perform extra gcc checks:: + + make W=n + Function documentation ---------------------- -- 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
