rcu kernel-doc issues (4.14-rc1)

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Sat Sep 16 2017 - 21:26:25 EST


On 4.14-rc1, I am seeing lots of warnings on rcu kernel-doc:

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:357: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcupdate_wait.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:360: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcutree.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:363: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree.c
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:366: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:369: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:372: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/update.c
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:375: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/srcu.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:378: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:381: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_bl.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:384: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:387: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:390: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/rcu_sync.h
:external:
./Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst:393: ERROR: Error in "kernel-doc" directive:
unknown option: "external".

.. kernel-doc:: kernel/rcu/sync.c
:external:

../kernel/rcu/tree.c:3091: ERROR: Unexpected indentation.
../kernel/rcu/tree.c:3118: ERROR: Unexpected indentation.
../kernel/rcu/tree.c:3119: WARNING: Bullet list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.


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~Randy