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diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst index 14c226e8154f..722d4525f7cf 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/kernel-doc.rst @@ -281,6 +281,52 @@ comment block. The kernel-doc data structure comments describe each member of the structure, in order, with the member descriptions. +Nested structs/unions +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +It is possible to document nested structs unions, like:: + + /** + * struct nested_foobar - a struct with nested unions and structs + * @arg1: - first argument of anonymous union/anonymous struct + * @arg2: - second argument of anonymous union/anonymous struct + * @arg3: - third argument of anonymous union/anonymous struct + * @arg4: - fourth argument of anonymous union/anonymous struct + * @bar.st1.arg1 - first argument of struct st1 on union bar + * @bar.st1.arg2 - second argument of struct st1 on union bar + * @bar.st2.arg1 - first argument of struct st2 on union bar + * @bar.st2.arg2 - second argument of struct st2 on union bar + struct nested_foobar { + /* Anonymous union/struct*/ + union { + struct { + int arg1; + int arg2; + } + struct { + void *arg3; + int arg4; + } + } + union { + struct { + int arg1; + int arg2; + } st1; + struct { + void *arg1; + int arg2; + } st2; + } bar; + }; + +.. note:: + + #) When documenting nested structs or unions, if the struct/union ``foo`` + is named, the argument ``bar`` inside it should be documented as + ``@foo.bar:`` + #) When the nested struct/union is anonymous, the argument ``bar`` on it + should be documented as ``@bar:`` Typedef documentation --------------------- |