[PATCH v2 23/24] docs: get rid of uapi/media Makefile

From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Date: Tue Aug 05 2025 - 05:46:33 EST


Now that kernel-include directive supports parsing data
structs directly, we can finally get rid of the horrible hack
we added to support parsing media uAPI symbols.

As a side effect, Documentation/output doesn't have anymore
media auto-generated .rst files on it.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 2ed334971acd..5c20c68be89a 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ loop_cmd = $(echo-cmd) $(cmd_$(1)) || exit;
PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX ?= $(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/__pycache__)

quiet_cmd_sphinx = SPHINX $@ --> file://$(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/$3/$4)
- cmd_sphinx = $(MAKE) BUILDDIR=$(abspath $(BUILDDIR)) $(build)=Documentation/userspace-api/media $2 && \
+ cmd_sphinx = \
PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX="$(PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX)" \
BUILDDIR=$(abspath $(BUILDDIR)) SPHINX_CONF=$(abspath $(src)/$5/$(SPHINX_CONF)) \
$(PYTHON3) $(srctree)/scripts/jobserver-exec \
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ refcheckdocs:

cleandocs:
$(Q)rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
- $(Q)$(MAKE) BUILDDIR=$(abspath $(BUILDDIR)) $(build)=Documentation/userspace-api/media clean

dochelp:
@echo ' Linux kernel internal documentation in different formats from ReST:'
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/Makefile b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index accc734d045a..000000000000
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-
-# Rules to convert a .h file to inline RST documentation
-
-SRC_DIR=$(srctree)/Documentation/userspace-api/media
-PARSER = $(srctree)/tools/docs/parse-headers.py
-UAPI = $(srctree)/include/uapi/linux
-KAPI = $(srctree)/include/linux
-
-FILES = ca.h.rst dmx.h.rst frontend.h.rst net.h.rst \
- videodev2.h.rst media.h.rst cec.h.rst lirc.h.rst
-
-TARGETS := $(addprefix $(BUILDDIR)/, $(FILES))
-
-gen_rst = \
- echo ${PARSER} $< $@ $(SRC_DIR)/$(notdir $@).exceptions; \
- ${PARSER} $< $@ $(SRC_DIR)/$(notdir $@).exceptions
-
-quiet_gen_rst = echo ' PARSE $(patsubst $(srctree)/%,%,$<)'; \
- ${PARSER} $< $@ $(SRC_DIR)/$(notdir $@).exceptions
-
-silent_gen_rst = ${gen_rst}
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/ca.h.rst: ${UAPI}/dvb/ca.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/ca.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/dmx.h.rst: ${UAPI}/dvb/dmx.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/dmx.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/frontend.h.rst: ${UAPI}/dvb/frontend.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/frontend.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/net.h.rst: ${UAPI}/dvb/net.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/net.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/videodev2.h.rst: ${UAPI}/videodev2.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/media.h.rst: ${UAPI}/media.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/media.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/cec.h.rst: ${UAPI}/cec.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/cec.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-$(BUILDDIR)/lirc.h.rst: ${UAPI}/lirc.h ${PARSER} $(SRC_DIR)/lirc.h.rst.exceptions
- @$($(quiet)gen_rst)
-
-# Media build rules
-
-.PHONY: all html texinfo epub xml latex
-
-all: $(IMGDOT) $(BUILDDIR) ${TARGETS}
-html: all
-texinfo: all
-epub: all
-xml: all
-latex: $(IMGPDF) all
-linkcheck:
-
-clean:
- -rm -f $(DOTTGT) $(IMGTGT) ${TARGETS} 2>/dev/null
-
-$(BUILDDIR):
- $(Q)mkdir -p $@
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-header.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-header.rst
index d70736ac2b1d..f67003bb8740 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-header.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec-header.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
CEC Header File
***************

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/cec.h.rst
-
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/cec.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: cec.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/cec/cec.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/ca.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/ca.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/ca.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/ca.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dmx.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/dmx.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/dmx.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/dmx.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/frontend.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/frontend.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/frontend.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/frontend.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/headers.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/headers.rst
index 88c3eb33a89e..c75f64cf21d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/headers.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/headers.rst
@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@ Digital TV uAPI header files
Digital TV uAPI headers
***********************

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/frontend.h.rst
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/dvb/frontend.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: frontend.h.rst.exceptions

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/dmx.h.rst
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/dvb/dmx.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: dmx.h.rst.exceptions

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/ca.h.rst
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/dvb/ca.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: ca.h.rst.exceptions
+
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/dvb/net.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: net.h.rst.exceptions

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/net.h.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/net.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/net.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-header.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-header.rst
index c674271c93f5..d561d2845f3d 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-header.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media-header.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
Media Controller Header File
****************************

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/media.h.rst
-
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/media.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: media.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/media.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/media.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/mediactl/media.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-header.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-header.rst
index 54cb40b8a065..a53328327847 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-header.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc-header.rst
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
LIRC Header File
****************

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/lirc.h.rst
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/lirc.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: lirc.h.rst.exceptions

diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/lirc.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/lirc.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/rc/lirc.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev.rst
index c866fec417eb..cde485bc9a5f 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev.rst
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
Video For Linux Two Header File
*******************************

-.. kernel-include:: $BUILDDIR/videodev2.h.rst
+.. kernel-include:: include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+ :generate-cross-refs:
+ :exception-file: videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/userspace-api/media/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions
rename to Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/videodev2.h.rst.exceptions