[PATCH] scripts/kernel-doc: Fix kdoc for Python 3.9-3.11

From: Ryszard Knop

Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 10:54:34 EST


The syntax used by the excess description suggestion change works on
Python 3.12+, while we need to support 3.9+.

Signed-off-by: Ryszard Knop <ryszard.knop@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 884f42584667..9cba20f827c4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -601,7 +601,8 @@ class KernelDoc:
if not suggestions:
return ""

- return f"(did you mean one of: '{"', '".join(suggestions)}')"
+ joined_suggestions = "', '".join(suggestions)
+ return f"(did you mean one of: '{joined_suggestions}')"

def check_sections(self, ln, decl_name, decl_type):
"""
--
2.55.0