1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index c8f6b11d5da1..cf71897df36d 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1427,20 +1427,25 @@ sub dump_enum($$) {
     }
 }
 
+my $typedef_type = qr { ((?:\s+[\w\*]+){1,8})\s* }x;
+my $typedef_ident = qr { \*?\s*(\w\S+)\s* }x;
+my $typedef_args = qr { \s*\((.*)\); }x;
+
+my $typedef1 = qr { typedef$typedef_type\($typedef_ident\)$typedef_args }x;
+my $typedef2 = qr { typedef$typedef_type$typedef_ident$typedef_args }x;
+
 sub dump_typedef($$) {
     my $x = shift;
     my $file = shift;
 
     $x =~ s@/\*.*?\*/@@gos;	# strip comments.
 
-    # Parse function prototypes
-    if ($x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+)\s*\(\*\s*(\w\S+)\s*\)\s*\((.*)\);/ ||
-	$x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+)\s*(\w\S+)\s*\s*\((.*)\);/) {
-
-	# Function typedefs
+    # Parse function typedef prototypes
+    if ($x =~ $typedef1 || $x =~ $typedef2) {
 	$return_type = $1;
 	$declaration_name = $2;
 	my $args = $3;
+	$return_type =~ s/^\s+//;
 
 	create_parameterlist($args, ',', $file, $declaration_name);