Some typedef expressions are output as normal functions. As we need to be clearer about the type with Sphinx 3.x, detect such cases. While here, fix a wrongly-indented block. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/kernel-doc | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc index 6a7996c96bbb..33ad3ce66f73 100755 --- a/scripts/kernel-doc +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc @@ -1748,30 +1748,48 @@ sub dump_function($$) { return; } - my $prms = join " ", @parameterlist; - check_sections($file, $declaration_name, "function", $sectcheck, $prms); + my $prms = join " ", @parameterlist; + check_sections($file, $declaration_name, "function", $sectcheck, $prms); - # This check emits a lot of warnings at the moment, because many - # functions don't have a 'Return' doc section. So until the number - # of warnings goes sufficiently down, the check is only performed in - # verbose mode. - # TODO: always perform the check. - if ($verbose && !$noret) { - check_return_section($file, $declaration_name, $return_type); - } + # This check emits a lot of warnings at the moment, because many + # functions don't have a 'Return' doc section. So until the number + # of warnings goes sufficiently down, the check is only performed in + # verbose mode. + # TODO: always perform the check. + if ($verbose && !$noret) { + check_return_section($file, $declaration_name, $return_type); + } - output_declaration($declaration_name, - 'function', - {'function' => $declaration_name, - 'module' => $modulename, - 'functiontype' => $return_type, - 'parameterlist' => \@parameterlist, - 'parameterdescs' => \%parameterdescs, - 'parametertypes' => \%parametertypes, - 'sectionlist' => \@sectionlist, - 'sections' => \%sections, - 'purpose' => $declaration_purpose - }); + # The function parser can be called with a typedef parameter. + # Handle it. + if ($return_type =~ /typedef/) { + output_declaration($declaration_name, + 'function', + {'function' => $declaration_name, + 'typedef' => 1, + 'module' => $modulename, + 'functiontype' => $return_type, + 'parameterlist' => \@parameterlist, + 'parameterdescs' => \%parameterdescs, + 'parametertypes' => \%parametertypes, + 'sectionlist' => \@sectionlist, + 'sections' => \%sections, + 'purpose' => $declaration_purpose + }); + } else { + output_declaration($declaration_name, + 'function', + {'function' => $declaration_name, + 'module' => $modulename, + 'functiontype' => $return_type, + 'parameterlist' => \@parameterlist, + 'parameterdescs' => \%parameterdescs, + 'parametertypes' => \%parametertypes, + 'sectionlist' => \@sectionlist, + 'sections' => \%sections, + 'purpose' => $declaration_purpose + }); + } } sub reset_state { -- 2.26.2