On 23/2/21 3:03 am, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Currently, kernel-doc causes an unexpected error when array element (i.e., >> "type (*foo[bar])(args)") is present as pointer parameter in >> pointer-to-function parsing. >> >> For e.g., running kernel-doc -none on kernel/gcov/gcc_4_7.c causes this >> error: >> "Use of uninitialized value $param in regexp compilation at ...", in >> combination with: >> "warning: Function parameter or member '' not described in 'gcov_info'" > > In the future, please quote error messages from the kernel verbatim. > You can trim irrelevant stuff before or after, but please do not edit > them in this way. That helps me to understand what you are fixing, and > is also useful for anybody else who might be searching for a solution to > the same problem. > >> Here, the parameter parsing does not take into account the presence of >> array element (i.e. square brackets) in $param. >> >> Provide a simple fix by adding square brackets in the regex, responsible [] >> -- > > ...meanwhile, I have applied this one, thanks. > Thanks Jonathan! Will keep this in mind.. Thanks Aditya
