When running kernel-doc over multiple documents, it emits one error message per file with is not what we want: $ python3.6 scripts/kernel-doc.py . --none ... Warning: ./include/trace/events/swiotlb.h:0 Python 3.7 or later is required for correct results Warning: ./include/trace/events/iommu.h:0 Python 3.7 or later is required for correct results Warning: ./include/trace/events/sock.h:0 Python 3.7 or later is required for correct results ... Change the logic to warn it only once at the library: $ python3.6 scripts/kernel-doc.py . --none Warning: Python 3.7 or later is required for correct results Warning: ./include/cxl/features.h:0 Python 3.7 or later is required for correct results When running from command line, it warns twice, but that sounds ok. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@xxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py index a560546c1867..574972e1f741 100644 --- a/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py +++ b/scripts/lib/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py @@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class KernelEntry: self.section = SECTION_DEFAULT self._contents = [] +python_warning = False class KernelDoc: """ @@ -347,9 +348,13 @@ class KernelDoc: # We need Python 3.7 for its "dicts remember the insertion # order" guarantee # - if sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 7: + global python_warning + if (not python_warning and + sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 7): + self.emit_msg(0, 'Python 3.7 or later is required for correct results') + python_warning = True def emit_msg(self, ln, msg, warning=True): """Emit a message""" -- 2.51.0