[PATCH] scripts: kernel-doc: Report excess struct member descriptions

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Dec 14 2023 - 19:15:05 EST


While missing descriptions were already be reported, missing struct
members were not. For example, previously this output was empty, but now
produces:

$ ./scripts/kernel-doc -none ./drivers/leds/leds-mlxreg.c
./drivers/leds/leds-mlxreg.c:42: warning: Excess struct member 'led_data' description in 'mlxreg_led_data'

Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/kernel-doc | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 08a3e603db19..39e730ee1fef 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1265,6 +1265,18 @@ sub dump_struct($$) {
$declaration .= "\t" . $clause . "\n";
$level++ if ($clause =~ m/(\{)/ && !($clause =~m/\}/));
}
+
+ my %_members;
+ $_members{$_}++ for (@parameterlist);
+
+ while (my ($k, $v) = each %parameterdescs) {
+ if (!exists($_members{$k})) {
+ if (show_warnings("struct", $declaration_name)) {
+ emit_warning("${file}:$.", "Excess struct member '$k' description in '$declaration_name'\n");
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
output_declaration($declaration_name,
'struct',
{'struct' => $declaration_name,
--
2.34.1