[PATCH] kernel-doc: allow space after __attribute__

Allow space(s) between "__attribute__" and "((blah))" so that
kernel-doc does not complain like:

Warning(/tester/linsrc/linux-2.6.20-git15//kernel/timer.c:939): No description found for parameter 'read_persistent_clock(void'

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index fb43c64..8be269f 100755 (executable)
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     $prototype =~ s/^noinline +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__devinit +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^#define\s+//; #ak added
-    $prototype =~ s/__attribute__ \(\([a-z,]*\)\)//;
+    $prototype =~ s/__attribute__\s*\(\([a-z,]*\)\)//;
 
     # Yes, this truly is vile.  We are looking for:
     # 1. Return type (may be nothing if we're looking at a macro)