Update text and examples in the "Cross-referencing from reStructuredText" section to reflect that no additional syntax is needed anymore. Signed-off-by: Nícolas F. R. A. Prado <nfraprado@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst | 33 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst index fff6604631ea..4fd86c21397b 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst @@ -387,22 +387,23 @@ Domain`_ references. Cross-referencing from reStructuredText ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -To cross-reference the functions and types defined in the kernel-doc comments -from reStructuredText documents, please use the `Sphinx C Domain`_ -references. For example:: - - See function :c:func:`foo` and struct/union/enum/typedef :c:type:`bar`. - -While the type reference works with just the type name, without the -struct/union/enum/typedef part in front, you may want to use:: - - See :c:type:`struct foo <foo>`. - See :c:type:`union bar <bar>`. - See :c:type:`enum baz <baz>`. - See :c:type:`typedef meh <meh>`. - -This will produce prettier links, and is in line with how kernel-doc does the -cross-references. +No additional syntax is needed to cross-reference the functions and types +defined in the kernel-doc comments from reStructuredText documents. +Just end function names with ``()`` and write ``struct``, ``union``, ``enum`` +or ``typedef`` before types. +For example:: + + See foo(). + See struct foo. + See union bar. + See enum baz. + See typedef meh. + +However, if you want custom text in the cross-reference link, that can be done +through the following syntax:: + + See :c:func:`my custom link text for function foo <foo>`. + See :c:type:`my custom link text for struct bar <bar>`. For further details, please refer to the `Sphinx C Domain`_ documentation. -- 2.28.0
