Re: [PATCH 3/4] kernel-doc: Rename -function to -symbol

[Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>]

On Fri, 05 Apr 2019, Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com> wrote:
> The -function option applies to all symbol types, not just functions.
> Rename it and update its help text and comments to reflect reality.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py | 4 ++--
>  scripts/kernel-doc                | 8 ++++----
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py b/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
> index 9d0a7f08f93b..c52b6caac356 100644
> --- a/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
> +++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
> @@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ class KernelDocDirective(Directive):
>              cmd += ['-internal']
>              export_file_patterns = str(self.options.get('internal')).split()
>          elif 'doc' in self.options:
> -            cmd += ['-function', str(self.options.get('doc'))]
> +            cmd += ['-symbol', str(self.options.get('doc'))]
>          elif 'functions' in self.options:
>              functions = self.options.get('functions').split()
>              if functions:
>                  for f in functions:
> -                    cmd += ['-function', f]
> +                    cmd += ['-symbol', f]
>              else:
>                  cmd += ['-no-doc-sections']
>  
> diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
> index 9190110b9802..60ef90222a51 100755
> --- a/scripts/kernel-doc
> +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
> @@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ Output selection (mutually exclusive):
>    -internal		Only output documentation for symbols that have NOT been
>  			exported using EXPORT_SYMBOL() or EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL()
>                          in any input FILE or -export-file FILE.
> -  -function NAME	Only output documentation for the given function(s)
> -			or DOC: section title(s). All other functions and DOC:
> +  -symbols	NAME	Only output documentation for the given symbol(s)
> +			or DOC: section title(s). All other symbols and DOC:
>  			sections are ignored. May be specified multiple times.
> -  -nosymbol NAME	Do NOT output documentation for the given symbol(s);
> +  -nosymbol	NAME	Do NOT output documentation for the given symbol(s);
>  			only output documentation for the other symbols and
>  			DOC: sections. May be specified multiple times.

Please decide whether to use singular or prular, and stick to it
throughout.

BR,
Jani.


>  
> @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ while ($ARGV[0] =~ m/^--?(.*)/) {
>  	$output_mode = "none";
>      } elsif ($cmd eq "module") { # not needed for XML, inherits from calling document
>  	$modulename = shift @ARGV;
> -    } elsif ($cmd eq "function") { # to only output specific function
> +    } elsif ($cmd eq "symbol") { # to only output specific symbol
>  	$output_selection = OUTPUT_INCLUDE;
>  	$function = shift @ARGV;
>  	$function_table{$function} = 1;

-- 
Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center