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Message-ID: <20250702223524.231794-4-corbet@lwn.net>
Date: Wed,  2 Jul 2025 16:35:15 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>,
	Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: [PATCH 03/12] docs: kdoc: drop "sectionlist"

Python dicts (as of 3.7) are guaranteed to remember the insertion order of
items, so we do not need a separate list for that purpose.  Drop the
per-entry sectionlist variable and just rely on native dict ordering.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
---
 scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py | 18 ++++++------------
 scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 13 +------------
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
index 86102e628d91..4895c80e4b81 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_output.py
@@ -339,11 +339,10 @@ class RestFormat(OutputFormat):
         tends to duplicate a header already in the template file.
         """
 
-        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
         sections = args.get('sections', {})
         section_start_lines = args.get('section_start_lines', {})
 
-        for section in sectionlist:
+        for section in sections:
             # Skip sections that are in the nosymbol_table
             if section in self.nosymbol:
                 continue
@@ -636,7 +635,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
                 self.data += line + "\n"
 
     def out_doc(self, fname, name, args):
-        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
         sections = args.get('sections', {})
 
         if not self.check_doc(name, args):
@@ -644,7 +642,7 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
 
         self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "{self.modulename}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
 
-        for section in sectionlist:
+        for section in sections:
             self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
 
@@ -653,7 +651,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
 
         parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
         parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
-        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
         sections = args.get('sections', {})
 
         self.data += f'.TH "{args["function"]}" 9 "{args["function"]}" "{self.man_date}" "Kernel Hacker\'s Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
@@ -695,7 +692,7 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
             self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name, ""))
 
-        for section in sectionlist:
+        for section in sections:
             self.data += f'.SH "{section.upper()}"' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(sections[section])
 
@@ -703,7 +700,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
 
         name = args.get('enum', '')
         parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
-        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
         sections = args.get('sections', {})
 
         self.data += f'.TH "{self.modulename}" 9 "enum {args["enum"]}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
@@ -731,7 +727,7 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
             self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(args['parameterdescs'].get(parameter_name, ""))
 
-        for section in sectionlist:
+        for section in sections:
             self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(sections[section])
 
@@ -739,7 +735,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
         module = self.modulename
         typedef = args.get('typedef')
         purpose = args.get('purpose')
-        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
         sections = args.get('sections', {})
 
         self.data += f'.TH "{module}" 9 "{typedef}" "{self.man_date}" "API Manual" LINUX' + "\n"
@@ -747,7 +742,7 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
         self.data += ".SH NAME\n"
         self.data += f"typedef {typedef} \\- {purpose}\n"
 
-        for section in sectionlist:
+        for section in sections:
             self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
 
@@ -757,7 +752,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
         struct_name = args.get('struct')
         purpose = args.get('purpose')
         definition = args.get('definition')
-        sectionlist = args.get('sectionlist', [])
         parameterlist = args.get('parameterlist', [])
         sections = args.get('sections', {})
         parameterdescs = args.get('parameterdescs', {})
@@ -788,6 +782,6 @@ class ManFormat(OutputFormat):
             self.data += f'.IP "{parameter}" 12' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(parameterdescs.get(parameter_name))
 
-        for section in sectionlist:
+        for section in sections:
             self.data += f'.SH "{section}"' + "\n"
             self.output_highlight(sections.get(section))
diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index 97380ff30a0d..2e00c8b3a5f2 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class KernelEntry:
         self.parameterdesc_start_lines = {}
 
         self.section_start_lines = {}
-        self.sectionlist = []
         self.sections = {}
 
         self.anon_struct_union = False
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@ class KernelEntry:
                 self.sections[name] += '\n' + contents
             else:
                 self.sections[name] = contents
-                self.sectionlist.append(name)
                 self.section_start_lines[name] = self.new_start_line
                 self.new_start_line = 0
 
@@ -275,14 +273,12 @@ class KernelDoc:
         item.warnings = self.entry.warnings
 
         sections = item.get('sections', {})
-        sectionlist = item.get('sectionlist', [])
 
         # Drop empty sections
         # TODO: improve empty sections logic to emit warnings
         for section in ["Description", "Return"]:
-            if section in sectionlist and not sections[section].rstrip():
+            if section in sections and not sections[section].rstrip():
                 del sections[section]
-                sectionlist.remove(section)
 
         self.entries.append(item)
 
@@ -828,7 +824,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
                                 parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
                                 parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
                                 parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
-                                sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                 sections=self.entry.sections,
                                 section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
                                 purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
@@ -913,7 +908,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
                                 parameterlist=self.entry.parameterlist,
                                 parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
                                 parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
-                                sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                 sections=self.entry.sections,
                                 section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
                                 purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
@@ -1085,7 +1079,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
                                     parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
                                     parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
                                     parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
-                                    sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                     sections=self.entry.sections,
                                     section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
                                     purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose,
@@ -1099,7 +1092,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
                                     parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
                                     parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
                                     parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
-                                    sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                     sections=self.entry.sections,
                                     section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
                                     purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose,
@@ -1145,7 +1137,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
                                     parameterdescs=self.entry.parameterdescs,
                                     parametertypes=self.entry.parametertypes,
                                     parameterdesc_start_lines=self.entry.parameterdesc_start_lines,
-                                    sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                     sections=self.entry.sections,
                                     section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
                                     purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
@@ -1168,7 +1159,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
 
             self.output_declaration('typedef', declaration_name,
                                     typedef=declaration_name,
-                                    sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                     sections=self.entry.sections,
                                     section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines,
                                     purpose=self.entry.declaration_purpose)
@@ -1653,7 +1643,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
         if doc_end.search(line):
             self.dump_section()
             self.output_declaration("doc", self.entry.identifier,
-                                    sectionlist=self.entry.sectionlist,
                                     sections=self.entry.sections,
                                     section_start_lines=self.entry.section_start_lines)
             self.reset_state(ln)
-- 
2.49.0


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