1 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
index ca00695b47b3..68a5aea9175d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/kdoc_parser.py
@@ -193,6 +193,18 @@ function_xforms  = [
 ]
 
 #
+# Transforms for variable prototypes
+#
+var_xforms = [
+    (KernRe(r"__read_mostly"), ""),
+    (KernRe(r"__ro_after_init"), ""),
+    (KernRe(r"(?://.*)$"), ""),
+    (KernRe(r"(?:/\*.*\*/)"), ""),
+    (KernRe(r";$"), ""),
+    (KernRe(r"=.*"), ""),
+]
+
+#
 # Ancillary functions
 #
 
@@ -972,15 +984,6 @@ class KernelDoc:
         ]
         OPTIONAL_VAR_ATTR = "^(?:" + "|".join(VAR_ATTRIBS) + ")?"
 
-        sub_prefixes = [
-            (KernRe(r"__read_mostly"), ""),
-            (KernRe(r"__ro_after_init"), ""),
-            (KernRe(r"(?://.*)$"), ""),
-            (KernRe(r"(?:/\*.*\*/)"), ""),
-            (KernRe(r";$"), ""),
-            (KernRe(r"=.*"), ""),
-        ]
-
         #
         # Store the full prototype before modifying it
         #
@@ -1004,7 +1007,7 @@ class KernelDoc:
         # Drop comments and macros to have a pure C prototype
         #
         if not declaration_name:
-            for r, sub in sub_prefixes:
+            for r, sub in var_xforms:
                 proto = r.sub(sub, proto)
 
         proto = proto.rstrip()