[PATCH v2 16/25] docs: kdoc_re: better show KernRe() at documentation

From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab

Date: Wed Jan 28 2026 - 12:20:19 EST


the __repr__() function is used by autodoc to document macro
initialization.

Add a better representation for them.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_re.py | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_re.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_re.py
index 1861799f1966..f082f82bad67 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_re.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_re.py
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ class KernRe:
return self.regex.pattern

def __repr__(self):
- return f're.compile("{self.regex.pattern}")'
+ if self.regex.flags:
+ return f'KernRe("{self.regex.pattern}", {self.regex.flags})'
+ else:
+ return f'KernRe("{self.regex.pattern}")'

def __add__(self, other):
"""
--
2.52.0