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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:29:06 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: kernel-doc: Bug fixed for erroneous warning
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To: Muhammad Muzammil <m.muzzammilashraf@gmail.com>, corbet@lwn.net,
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Hi,

On 12/19/23 22:24, Muhammad Muzammil wrote:
> From: Muzammil Ashraf <m.muzzammilashraf@gmail.com>
> 
> kernel-doc: fixed erroneous warning generated by '__counted_by'
> 
> Signed-off-by: Muzammil Ashraf <m.muzzammilashraf@gmail.com>
> ---
>  scripts/kernel-doc | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
> index 1484127db104..ea9688df0e93 100755
> --- a/scripts/kernel-doc
> +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
> @@ -1661,6 +1661,7 @@ sub check_sections($$$$$) {
>  			}
>  			elsif (($decl_type eq "struct") or
>  		       	       ($decl_type eq "union")) {
> +                next if (index("@_", "__counted_by") != -1);
>  				emit_warning("${file}:$.",
>  					"Excess $decl_type member " .
>  					"'$sects[$sx]' " .

One of both of these patches should be enough. Can you test these
instead of your patch, please?

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20231215001347.work.151-kees@kernel.org/

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/87le9rjb4y.fsf@meer.lwn.net/

Thanks.

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