kernel/scripts/kernel-doc.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
# Copyright(c) 2025: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>.
#
# pylint: disable=R0902,R0903,R0904,R0911,R0912,R0913,R0914,R0915,R0917,R1702
# pylint: disable=C0302,C0103,C0301
# pylint: disable=C0116,C0115,W0511,W0613
#
# Converted from the kernel-doc script originally written in Perl
# under GPLv2, copyrighted since 1998 by the following authors:
#
#    Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@gmail.com>
#    Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com>
#    Alexander A. Klimov <grandmaster@al2klimov.de>
#    Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>
#    André Almeida <andrealmeid@igalia.com>
#    Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
#    Anna-Maria Behnsen <anna-maria@linutronix.de>
#    Armin Kuster <akuster@mvista.com>
#    Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
#    Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
#    Borislav Petkov <bbpetkov@yahoo.de>
#    Chen-Yu Tsai <wenst@chromium.org>
#    Coco Li <lixiaoyan@google.com>
#    Conchúr Navid <conchur@web.de>
#    Daniel Santos <daniel.santos@pobox.com>
#    Danilo Cesar Lemes de Paula <danilo.cesar@collabora.co.uk>
#    Dan Luedtke <mail@danrl.de>
#    Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
#    Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@collabora.co.uk>
#    Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
#    Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@gmail.com>
#    Horia Geanta <horia.geanta@freescale.com>
#    Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>
#    Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
#    Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
#    Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com>
#    Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>
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#    Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
#    Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
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#    Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
#    Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@gmx.net>
#    Kamil Rytarowski <n54@gmx.com>
#    Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
#    Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
#    Levin, Alexander (Sasha Levin) <alexander.levin@verizon.com>
#    Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
#    Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@profusion.mobi>
#    Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
#    Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>
#    Martin Waitz <tali@admingilde.org>
#    Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
#    Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
#    Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
#    Michal Wajdeczko <michal.wajdeczko@intel.com>
#    Michael Zucchi
#    Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.ibm.com>
#    Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@corigine.com>
#    Nishanth Menon <nm@ti.com>
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#    Pavel Pisa <pisa@cmp.felk.cvut.cz>
#    Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
#    Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com>
#    Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
#    Richard Kennedy <richard@rsk.demon.co.uk>
#    Rich Walker <rw@shadow.org.uk>
#    Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@sf-tec.de>
#    Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
#    Silvio Fricke <silvio.fricke@gmail.com>
#    Simon Huggins
#    Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
#    Tomasz Warniełło <tomasz.warniello@gmail.com>
#    Utkarsh Tripathi <utripathi2002@gmail.com>
#    valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu>
#    Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@oracle.com>
#    Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
#    Yacine Belkadi <yacine.belkadi.1@gmail.com>
#    Yujie Liu <yujie.liu@intel.com>

# TODO: implement warning filtering

"""
kernel_doc
==========

Print formatted kernel documentation to stdout

Read C language source or header FILEs, extract embedded
documentation comments, and print formatted documentation
to standard output.

The documentation comments are identified by the "/**"
opening comment mark.

See Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst for the
documentation comment syntax.
"""

import argparse
import logging
import os
import re
import sys

from datetime import datetime
from pprint import pformat

from dateutil import tz

# Import Python modules

LIB_DIR = "lib/kdoc"
SRC_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))

sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(SRC_DIR, LIB_DIR))

from kdoc_parser import KernelDoc, type_param
from kdoc_re import Re
from kdoc_files import KernelFiles

function_pointer = Re(r"([^\(]*\(\*)\s*\)\s*\(([^\)]*)\)", cache=False)

# match expressions used to find embedded type information
type_constant = Re(r"\b``([^\`]+)``\b", cache=False)
type_constant2 = Re(r"\%([-_*\w]+)", cache=False)
type_func = Re(r"(\w+)\(\)", cache=False)
type_param_ref = Re(r"([\!~\*]?)\@(\w*((\.\w+)|(->\w+))*(\.\.\.)?)", cache=False)

# Special RST handling for func ptr params
type_fp_param = Re(r"\@(\w+)\(\)", cache=False)

# Special RST handling for structs with func ptr params
type_fp_param2 = Re(r"\@(\w+->\S+)\(\)", cache=False)

type_env = Re(r"(\$\w+)", cache=False)
type_enum = Re(r"\&(enum\s*([_\w]+))", cache=False)
type_struct = Re(r"\&(struct\s*([_\w]+))", cache=False)
type_typedef = Re(r"\&(typedef\s*([_\w]+))", cache=False)
type_union = Re(r"\&(union\s*([_\w]+))", cache=False)
type_member = Re(r"\&([_\w]+)(\.|->)([_\w]+)", cache=False)
type_fallback = Re(r"\&([_\w]+)", cache=False)
type_member_func = type_member + Re(r"\(\)", cache=False)


class OutputFormat:
    # output mode.
    OUTPUT_ALL          = 0 # output all symbols and doc sections
    OUTPUT_INCLUDE      = 1 # output only specified symbols
    OUTPUT_EXPORTED     = 2 # output exported symbols
    OUTPUT_INTERNAL     = 3 # output non-exported symbols

    # Virtual member to be overriden at the  inherited classes
    highlights = []

    def __init__(self):
        """Declare internal vars and set mode to OUTPUT_ALL"""

        self.out_mode = self.OUTPUT_ALL
        self.enable_lineno = None
        self.nosymbol = {}
        self.symbol = None
        self.function_table = set()
        self.config = None

    def set_config(self, config):
        self.config = config

    def set_filter(self, export, internal, symbol, nosymbol, function_table,
                   enable_lineno):
        """
        Initialize filter variables according with the requested mode.

        Only one choice is valid between export, internal and symbol.

        The nosymbol filter can be used on all modes.
        """

        self.enable_lineno = enable_lineno

        if symbol:
            self.out_mode = self.OUTPUT_INCLUDE
            function_table = symbol
        elif export:
            self.out_mode = self.OUTPUT_EXPORTED
        elif internal:
            self.out_mode = self.OUTPUT_INTERNAL
        else:
            self.out_mode = self.OUTPUT_ALL

        if nosymbol:
            self.nosymbol = set(nosymbol)

        if function_table:
            self.function_table = function_table

    def highlight_block(self, block):
        """
        Apply the RST highlights to a sub-block of text.
        """

        for r, sub in self.highlights:
            block = r.sub(sub, block)

        return block

    def check_doc(self, name):
        """Check if DOC should be output"""

        if self.out_mode == self.OUTPUT_ALL:
            return True

        if self.out_mode == self.OUTPUT_INCLUDE:
            if name in self.nosymbol:
                return False

            if name in self.function_table:
                return True

        return False

    def check_declaration(self, dtype, name):
        if name in self.nosymbol:
            return False

        if self.out_mode == self.OUTPUT_ALL:
            return True

        if self.out_mode in [ self.OUTPUT_INCLUDE, self.OUTPUT_EXPORTED ]:
            if name in self.function_table:
                return True

        if self.out_mode == self.OUTPUT_INTERNAL:
            if dtype != "function":
                return True

            if name not in self.function_table:
                return True

        return False

    def check_function(self, fname, name, args):
        return True

    def check_enum(self, fname, name, args):
        return True

    def check_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
        return True

    def msg(self, fname, name, args):

        dtype = args.get('type', "")

        if dtype == "doc":
            self.out_doc(fname, name, args)
            return False

        if not self.check_declaration(dtype, name):
            return False

        if dtype == "function":
            self.out_function(fname, name, args)
            return False

        if dtype == "enum":
            self.out_enum(fname, name, args)
            return False

        if dtype == "typedef":
            self.out_typedef(fname, name, args)
            return False

        if dtype in ["struct", "union"]:
            self.out_struct(fname, name, args)
            return False

        # Warn if some type requires an output logic
        self.config.log.warning("doesn't now how to output '%s' block",
                                dtype)

        return True

    # Virtual methods to be overridden by inherited classes
    def out_doc(self, fname, name, args):
        pass

    def out_function(self, fname, name, args):
        pass

    def out_enum(self, fname, name, args):
        pass

    def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
        pass

    def out_struct(self, fname, name, args):
        pass


class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
    # """Consts and functions used by ReST output"""

    highlights = [
        (type_constant, r"``\1``"),
        (type_constant2, r"``\1``"),

        # Note: need to escape () to avoid func matching later
        (type_member_func, r":c:type:`\1\2\3\\(\\) <\1>`"),
        (type_member, r":c:type:`\1\2\3 <\1>`"),
        (type_fp_param, r"**\1\\(\\)**"),
        (type_fp_param2, r"**\1\\(\\)**"),
        (type_func, r"\1()"),
        (type_enum, r":c:type:`\1 <\2>`"),
        (type_struct, r":c:type:`\1 <\2>`"),
        (type_typedef, r":c:type:`\1 <\2>`"),
        (type_union, r":c:type:`\1 <\2>`"),

        # in rst this can refer to any type
        (type_fallback, r":c:type:`\1`"),
        (type_param_ref, r"**\1\2**")
    ]
    blankline = "\n"

    sphinx_literal = Re(r'^[^.].*::$', cache=False)
    sphinx_cblock = Re(r'^\.\.\ +code-block::', cache=False)

    def __init__(self):
        """
        Creates class variables.

        Not really mandatory, but it is a good coding style and makes
        pylint happy.
        """

        super().__init__()
        self.lineprefix = ""

    def print_lineno (self, ln):
        """Outputs a line number"""

        if self.enable_lineno and ln:
            print(f".. LINENO {ln}")

    def output_highlight(self, args):
        input_text = args
        output = ""
        in_literal = False
        litprefix = ""
        block = ""

        for line in input_text.strip("\n").split("\n"):

            # If we're in a literal block, see if we should drop out of it.
            # Otherwise, pass the line straight through unmunged.
            if in_literal:
                if line.strip():  # If the line is not blank
                    # If this is the first non-blank line in a literal block,
                    # figure out the proper indent.
                    if not litprefix:
                        r = Re(r'^(\s*)')
                        if r.match(line):
                            litprefix = '^' + r.group(1)
                        else:
                            litprefix = ""

                        output += line + "\n"
                    elif not Re(litprefix).match(line):
                        in_literal = False
                    else:
                        output += line + "\n"
                else:
                    output += line + "\n"

            # Not in a literal block (or just dropped out)
            if not in_literal:
                block += line + "\n"
                if self.sphinx_literal.match(line) or self.sphinx_cblock.match(line):
                    in_literal = True
                    litprefix = ""
                    output += self.highlight_block(block)
                    block = ""

        # Handle any remaining block
        if block:
            output += self.highlight_block(block)

        # Print the output with the line prefix
        for line in output.strip("\n").split("\n"):
            print(self.lineprefix + line)

    def out_section(self, args, out_reference=False):
        """
        Outputs a block section.

        This could use some work; it's used to output the DOC: sections, and
        starts by putting out the name of the doc section itself, but that
        tends to duplicate a header already in the template file.
        """

        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
        sections = args.get('sections', {})
        section_start_lines = args.get('section_start_lines', {})

        for section in sectionlist:
            # Skip sections that are in the nosymbol_table
            if section in self.nosymbol:
                continue

            if not self.out_mode == self.OUTPUT_INCLUDE:
                if out_reference:
                    print(f".. _{section}:\n")

                if not self.symbol:
                    print(f'{self.lineprefix}**{section}**\n')

            self.print_lineno(section_start_lines.get(section, 0))
            self.output_highlight(sections[section])
            print()
        print()

    def out_doc(self, fname, name, args):
        if not self.check_doc(name):
            return

        self.out_section(args, out_reference=True)

    def out_function(self, fname, name, args):

        oldprefix = self.lineprefix
        signature = ""

        func_macro = args.get('func_macro', False)
        if func_macro:
            signature = args['function']
        else:
            if args.get('functiontype'):
                signature = args['functiontype'] + " "
            signature += args['function'] + " ("

        parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
        parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
        parameterdesc_start_lines = args.get('parameterdesc_start_lines', {})

        ln = args.get('ln', 0)

        count = 0
        for parameter in parameterlist:
            if count != 0:
                signature += ", "
            count += 1
            dtype = args['parametertypes'].get(parameter, "")

            if function_pointer.search(dtype):
                signature += function_pointer.group(1) + parameter + function_pointer.group(3)
            else:
                signature += dtype

        if not func_macro:
            signature += ")"

        if args.get('typedef') or not args.get('functiontype'):
            print(f".. c:macro:: {args['function']}\n")

            if args.get('typedef'):
                self.print_lineno(ln)
                print("   **Typedef**: ", end="")
                self.lineprefix = ""
                self.output_highlight(args.get('purpose', ""))
                print("\n\n**Syntax**\n")
                print(f"  ``{signature}``\n")
            else:
                print(f"``{signature}``\n")
        else:
            print(f".. c:function:: {signature}\n")

        if not args.get('typedef'):
            self.print_lineno(ln)
            self.lineprefix = "   "
            self.output_highlight(args.get('purpose', ""))
            print()

        # Put descriptive text into a container (HTML <div>) to help set
        # function prototypes apart
        self.lineprefix = "  "

        if parameterlist:
            print(".. container:: kernelindent\n")
            print(f"{self.lineprefix}**Parameters**\n")

        for parameter in parameterlist:
            parameter_name = Re(r'\[.*').sub('', parameter)
            dtype = args['parametertypes'].get(parameter, "")

            if dtype:
                print(f"{self.lineprefix}``{dtype}``")
            else:
                print(f"{self.lineprefix}``{parameter}``")

            self.print_lineno(parameterdesc_start_lines.get(parameter_name, 0))

            self.lineprefix = "    "
            if parameter_name in parameterdescs and \
               parameterdescs[parameter_name] != KernelDoc.undescribed:

                self.output_highlight(parameterdescs[parameter_name])
                print()
            else:
                print(f"{self.lineprefix}*undescribed*\n")
            self.lineprefix = "  "

        self.out_section(args)
        self.lineprefix = oldprefix

    def out_enum(self, fname, name, args):

        oldprefix = self.lineprefix
        name = args.get('enum', '')
        parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
        parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
        ln = args.get('ln', 0)

        print(f"\n\n.. c:enum:: {name}\n")

        self.print_lineno(ln)
        self.lineprefix = "  "
        self.output_highlight(args.get('purpose', ''))
        print()

        print(".. container:: kernelindent\n")
        outer = self.lineprefix + "  "
        self.lineprefix = outer + "  "
        print(f"{outer}**Constants**\n")

        for parameter in parameterlist:
            print(f"{outer}``{parameter}``")

            if parameterdescs.get(parameter, '') != KernelDoc.undescribed:
                self.output_highlight(parameterdescs[parameter])
            else:
                print(f"{self.lineprefix}*undescribed*\n")
            print()

        self.lineprefix = oldprefix
        self.out_section(args)

    def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):

        oldprefix = self.lineprefix
        name = args.get('typedef', '')
        ln = args.get('ln', 0)

        print(f"\n\n.. c:type:: {name}\n")

        self.print_lineno(ln)
        self.lineprefix = "   "

        self.output_highlight(args.get('purpose', ''))

        print()

        self.lineprefix = oldprefix
        self.out_section(args)

    def out_struct(self, fname, name, args):

        name = args.get('struct', "")
        purpose = args.get('purpose', "")
        declaration = args.get('definition', "")
        dtype = args.get('type', "struct")
        ln = args.get('ln', 0)

        parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
        parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
        parameterdesc_start_lines = args.get('parameterdesc_start_lines', {})

        print(f"\n\n.. c:{dtype}:: {name}\n")

        self.print_lineno(ln)

        oldprefix = self.lineprefix
        self.lineprefix += "  "

        self.output_highlight(purpose)
        print()

        print(".. container:: kernelindent\n")
        print(f"{self.lineprefix}**Definition**::\n")

        self.lineprefix = self.lineprefix + "  "

        declaration = declaration.replace("\t", self.lineprefix)

        print(f"{self.lineprefix}{dtype} {name}" + ' {')
        print(f"{declaration}{self.lineprefix}" + "};\n")

        self.lineprefix = "  "
        print(f"{self.lineprefix}**Members**\n")
        for parameter in parameterlist:
            if not parameter or parameter.startswith("#"):
                continue

            parameter_name = parameter.split("[", maxsplit=1)[0]

            if parameterdescs.get(parameter_name) == KernelDoc.undescribed:
                continue

            self.print_lineno(parameterdesc_start_lines.get(parameter_name, 0))

            print(f"{self.lineprefix}``{parameter}``")

            self.lineprefix = "    "
            self.output_highlight(parameterdescs[parameter_name])
            self.lineprefix = "  "

            print()

        print()

        self.lineprefix = oldprefix
        self.out_section(args)


class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
    """Consts and functions used by man pages output"""

    highlights = (
        (type_constant, r"\1"),
        (type_constant2, r"\1"),
        (type_func, r"\\fB\1\\fP"),
        (type_enum, r"\\fI\1\\fP"),
        (type_struct, r"\\fI\1\\fP"),
        (type_typedef, r"\\fI\1\\fP"),
        (type_union, r"\\fI\1\\fP"),
        (type_param, r"\\fI\1\\fP"),
        (type_param_ref, r"\\fI\1\2\\fP"),
        (type_member, r"\\fI\1\2\3\\fP"),
        (type_fallback, r"\\fI\1\\fP")
    )
    blankline = ""

    def __init__(self):
        """
        Creates class variables.

        Not really mandatory, but it is a good coding style and makes
        pylint happy.
        """

        super().__init__()

        dt = datetime.now()
        if os.environ.get("KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP", None):
            # use UTC TZ
            to_zone = tz.gettz('UTC')
            dt = dt.astimezone(to_zone)

        self.man_date = dt.strftime("%B %Y")

    def output_highlight(self, block):

        contents = self.highlight_block(block)

        if isinstance(contents, list):
            contents = "\n".join(contents)

        for line in contents.strip("\n").split("\n"):
            line = Re(r"^\s*").sub("", line)

            if line and line[0] == ".":
                print("\\&" + line)
            else:
                print(line)

    def out_doc(self, fname, name, args):
        module = args.get('module')
        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
        sections = args.get('sections', {})

        print(f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{module}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX')

        for section in sectionlist:
            print(f'.SH "{section}"')
            self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))

    def out_function(self, fname, name, args):
        """output function in man"""

        parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
        parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
        sections = args.get('sections', {})

        print(f'.TH "{args['function']}" 9 "{args['function']}" "{self.man_date}" "Kernel Hacker\'s Manual" LINUX')

        print(".SH NAME")
        print(f"{args['function']} \\- {args['purpose']}")

        print(".SH SYNOPSIS")
        if args.get('functiontype', ''):
            print(f'.B "{args['functiontype']}" {args['function']}')
        else:
            print(f'.B "{args['function']}')

        count = 0
        parenth = "("
        post = ","

        for parameter in parameterlist:
            if count == len(parameterlist) - 1:
                post = ");"

            dtype = args['parametertypes'].get(parameter, "")
            if function_pointer.match(dtype):
                # Pointer-to-function
                print(f'".BI "{parenth}{function_pointer.group(1)}" " ") ({function_pointer.group(2)}){post}"')
            else:
                dtype = Re(r'([^\*])$').sub(r'\1 ', dtype)

                print(f'.BI "{parenth}{dtype}"  "{post}"')
            count += 1
            parenth = ""

        if parameterlist:
            print(".SH ARGUMENTS")

        for parameter in parameterlist:
            parameter_name = re.sub(r'\[.*', '', parameter)

            print(f'.IP "{parameter}" 12')
            self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name, ""))

        for section in sectionlist:
            print(f'.SH "{section.upper()}"')
            self.output_highlight(sections[section])

    def out_enum(self, fname, name, args):

        name = args.get('enum', '')
        parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
        sections = args.get('sections', {})

        print(f'.TH "{args['module']}" 9 "enum {args['enum']}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX')

        print(".SH NAME")
        print(f"enum {args['enum']} \\- {args['purpose']}")

        print(".SH SYNOPSIS")
        print(f"enum {args['enum']}" + " {")

        count = 0
        for parameter in parameterlist:
            print(f'.br\n.BI "    {parameter}"')
            if count == len(parameterlist) - 1:
                print("\n};")
            else:
                print(", \n.br")

            count += 1

        print(".SH Constants")

        for parameter in parameterlist:
            parameter_name = Re(r'\[.*').sub('', parameter)
            print(f'.IP "{parameter}" 12')
            self.output_highlight(args['parameterdescs'].get(parameter_name, ""))

        for section in sectionlist:
            print(f'.SH "{section}"')
            self.output_highlight(sections[section])

    def out_typedef(self, fname, name, args):
        module = args.get('module')
        typedef = args.get('typedef')
        purpose = args.get('purpose')
        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
        sections = args.get('sections', {})

        print(f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{typedef}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX')

        print(".SH NAME")
        print(f"typedef {typedef} \\- {purpose}")

        for section in sectionlist:
            print(f'.SH "{section}"')
            self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))

    def out_struct(self, fname, name, args):
        module = args.get('module')
        struct_type = args.get('type')
        struct_name = args.get('struct')
        purpose = args.get('purpose')
        definition = args.get('definition')
        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
        parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
        sections = args.get('sections', {})
        parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})

        print(f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{struct_type} {struct_name}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX')

        print(".SH NAME")
        print(f"{struct_type} {struct_name} \\- {purpose}")

        # Replace tabs with two spaces and handle newlines
        declaration = definition.replace("\t", "  ")
        declaration = Re(r"\n").sub('"\n.br\n.BI "', declaration)

        print(".SH SYNOPSIS")
        print(f"{struct_type} {struct_name} " + "{" +"\n.br")
        print(f'.BI "{declaration}\n' + "};\n.br\n")

        print(".SH Members")
        for parameter in parameterlist:
            if parameter.startswith("#"):
                continue

            parameter_name = re.sub(r"\[.*", "", parameter)

            if parameterdescs.get(parameter_name) == KernelDoc.undescribed:
                continue

            print(f'.IP "{parameter}" 12')
            self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name))

        for section in sectionlist:
            print(f'.SH "{section}"')
            self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))


# Command line interface


DESC = """
Read C language source or header FILEs, extract embedded documentation comments,
and print formatted documentation to standard output.

The documentation comments are identified by the "/**" opening comment mark.

See Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst for the documentation comment syntax.
"""

EXPORT_FILE_DESC = """
Specify an additional FILE in which to look for EXPORT_SYMBOL information.

May be used multiple times.
"""

EXPORT_DESC = """
Only output documentation for the symbols that have been
exported using EXPORT_SYMBOL() and related macros in any input
FILE or -export-file FILE.
"""

INTERNAL_DESC = """
Only output documentation for the symbols that have NOT been
exported using EXPORT_SYMBOL() and related macros in any input
FILE or -export-file FILE.
"""

FUNCTION_DESC = """
Only output documentation for the given function or DOC: section
title. All other functions and DOC: sections are ignored.

May be used multiple times.
"""

NOSYMBOL_DESC = """
Exclude the specified symbol from the output documentation.

May be used multiple times.
"""

FILES_DESC = """
Header and C source files to be parsed.
"""

WARN_CONTENTS_BEFORE_SECTIONS_DESC = """
Warns if there are contents before sections (deprecated).

This option is kept just for backward-compatibility, but it does nothing,
neither here nor at the original Perl script.
"""


class MsgFormatter(logging.Formatter):
    def format(self, record):
        record.levelname = record.levelname.capitalize()
        return logging.Formatter.format(self, record)

def main():
    """Main program"""

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,
                                     description=DESC)

    # Normal arguments

    parser.add_argument("-v", "-verbose", "--verbose", action="store_true",
                        help="Verbose output, more warnings and other information.")

    parser.add_argument("-d", "-debug", "--debug", action="store_true",
                        help="Enable debug messages")

    parser.add_argument("-M", "-modulename", "--modulename",
                        help="Allow setting a module name at the output.")

    parser.add_argument("-l", "-enable-lineno", "--enable_lineno",
                        action="store_true",
                        help="Enable line number output (only in ReST mode)")

    # Arguments to control the warning behavior

    parser.add_argument("-Wreturn", "--wreturn", action="store_true",
                        help="Warns about the lack of a return markup on functions.")

    parser.add_argument("-Wshort-desc", "-Wshort-description", "--wshort-desc",
                        action="store_true",
                        help="Warns if initial short description is missing")

    parser.add_argument("-Wcontents-before-sections",
                        "--wcontents-before-sections", action="store_true",
                        help=WARN_CONTENTS_BEFORE_SECTIONS_DESC)

    parser.add_argument("-Wall", "--wall", action="store_true",
                        help="Enable all types of warnings")

    parser.add_argument("-Werror", "--werror", action="store_true",
                        help="Treat warnings as errors.")

    parser.add_argument("-export-file", "--export-file", action='append',
                        help=EXPORT_FILE_DESC)

    # Output format mutually-exclusive group

    out_group = parser.add_argument_group("Output format selection (mutually exclusive)")

    out_fmt = out_group.add_mutually_exclusive_group()

    out_fmt.add_argument("-m", "-man", "--man", action="store_true",
                         help="Output troff manual page format.")
    out_fmt.add_argument("-r", "-rst", "--rst", action="store_true",
                         help="Output reStructuredText format (default).")
    out_fmt.add_argument("-N", "-none", "--none", action="store_true",
                         help="Do not output documentation, only warnings.")

    # Output selection mutually-exclusive group

    sel_group = parser.add_argument_group("Output selection (mutually exclusive)")
    sel_mut = sel_group.add_mutually_exclusive_group()

    sel_mut.add_argument("-e", "-export", "--export", action='store_true',
                         help=EXPORT_DESC)

    sel_mut.add_argument("-i", "-internal", "--internal", action='store_true',
                         help=INTERNAL_DESC)

    sel_mut.add_argument("-s", "-function", "--symbol", action='append',
                         help=FUNCTION_DESC)

    # This one is valid for all 3 types of filter
    parser.add_argument("-n", "-nosymbol", "--nosymbol", action='append',
                         help=NOSYMBOL_DESC)

    parser.add_argument("files", metavar="FILE",
                        nargs="+", help=FILES_DESC)

    args = parser.parse_args()

    if args.wall:
        args.wreturn = True
        args.wshort_desc = True
        args.wcontents_before_sections = True

    logger = logging.getLogger()

    if not args.debug:
        logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
    else:
        logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

    formatter = MsgFormatter('%(levelname)s: %(message)s')

    handler = logging.StreamHandler()
    handler.setFormatter(formatter)

    logger.addHandler(handler)

    if args.man:
        out_style = ManFormat()
    elif args.none:
        out_style = None
    else:
        out_style = RestFormat()

    kfiles = KernelFiles(files=args.files, verbose=args.verbose,
                         out_style=out_style, werror=args.werror,
                         wreturn=args.wreturn, wshort_desc=args.wshort_desc,
                         wcontents_before_sections=args.wcontents_before_sections,
                         modulename=args.modulename,
                         export_file=args.export_file)

    kfiles.parse()

    kfiles.msg(enable_lineno=args.enable_lineno, export=args.export,
               internal=args.internal, symbol=args.symbol,
               nosymbol=args.nosymbol)


# Call main method
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()