doc: Replace DocBook with sphinx-based docs

The Linux kernel moved to sphinx-based documentation and got rid of the
DocBook based documentation quite a while ago. Hence, the DocBook
documentation for U-Boot should be converted as well.

To achieve this, import the necessary files from Linux v4.17, and
convert the current DocBook documentation (three files altogether) to
sphinx/reStructuredText.

For now, all old DocBook documentation was merged into a single
handbook, tentatively named "U-Boot Hacker Manual".

For some source files, the documentation style was changed to comply
with kernel-doc; no functional changes were applied.

Signed-off-by: Mario Six <mario.six@gdsys.cc>

8 files changed, 1864 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/cdomain.py b/Documentation/sphinx/cdomain.py
new file mode 100644
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+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+# pylint: disable=W0141,C0113,C0103,C0325
+u"""
+    cdomain
+    ~~~~~~~
+
+    Replacement for the sphinx c-domain.
+
+    :copyright:  Copyright (C) 2016  Markus Heiser
+    :license:    GPL Version 2, June 1991 see Linux/COPYING for details.
+
+    List of customizations:
+
+    * Moved the *duplicate C object description* warnings for function
+      declarations in the nitpicky mode. See Sphinx documentation for
+      the config values for ``nitpick`` and ``nitpick_ignore``.
+
+    * Add option 'name' to the "c:function:" directive.  With option 'name' the
+      ref-name of a function can be modified. E.g.::
+
+          .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request )
+             :name: VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS
+
+      The func-name (e.g. ioctl) remains in the output but the ref-name changed
+      from 'ioctl' to 'VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS'. The function is referenced by::
+
+          * :c:func:`VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS` or
+          * :any:`VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS` (``:any:`` needs sphinx 1.3)
+
+     * Handle signatures of function-like macros well. Don't try to deduce
+       arguments types of function-like macros.
+
+"""
+
+from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
+
+import sphinx
+from sphinx import addnodes
+from sphinx.domains.c import c_funcptr_sig_re, c_sig_re
+from sphinx.domains.c import CObject as Base_CObject
+from sphinx.domains.c import CDomain as Base_CDomain
+
+__version__  = '1.0'
+
+# Get Sphinx version
+major, minor, patch = sphinx.version_info[:3]
+
+def setup(app):
+
+    app.override_domain(CDomain)
+
+    return dict(
+        version = __version__,
+        parallel_read_safe = True,
+        parallel_write_safe = True
+    )
+
+class CObject(Base_CObject):
+
+    """
+    Description of a C language object.
+    """
+    option_spec = {
+        "name" : directives.unchanged
+    }
+
+    def handle_func_like_macro(self, sig, signode):
+        u"""Handles signatures of function-like macros.
+
+        If the objtype is 'function' and the the signature ``sig`` is a
+        function-like macro, the name of the macro is returned. Otherwise
+        ``False`` is returned.  """
+
+        if not self.objtype == 'function':
+            return False
+
+        m = c_funcptr_sig_re.match(sig)
+        if m is None:
+            m = c_sig_re.match(sig)
+            if m is None:
+                raise ValueError('no match')
+
+        rettype, fullname, arglist, _const = m.groups()
+        arglist = arglist.strip()
+        if rettype or not arglist:
+            return False
+
+        arglist = arglist.replace('`', '').replace('\\ ', '') # remove markup
+        arglist = [a.strip() for a in arglist.split(",")]
+
+        # has the first argument a type?
+        if len(arglist[0].split(" ")) > 1:
+            return False
+
+        # This is a function-like macro, it's arguments are typeless!
+        signode  += addnodes.desc_name(fullname, fullname)
+        paramlist = addnodes.desc_parameterlist()
+        signode  += paramlist
+
+        for argname in arglist:
+            param = addnodes.desc_parameter('', '', noemph=True)
+            # separate by non-breaking space in the output
+            param += nodes.emphasis(argname, argname)
+            paramlist += param
+
+        return fullname
+
+    def handle_signature(self, sig, signode):
+        """Transform a C signature into RST nodes."""
+
+        fullname = self.handle_func_like_macro(sig, signode)
+        if not fullname:
+            fullname = super(CObject, self).handle_signature(sig, signode)
+
+        if "name" in self.options:
+            if self.objtype == 'function':
+                fullname = self.options["name"]
+            else:
+                # FIXME: handle :name: value of other declaration types?
+                pass
+        return fullname
+
+    def add_target_and_index(self, name, sig, signode):
+        # for C API items we add a prefix since names are usually not qualified
+        # by a module name and so easily clash with e.g. section titles
+        targetname = 'c.' + name
+        if targetname not in self.state.document.ids:
+            signode['names'].append(targetname)
+            signode['ids'].append(targetname)
+            signode['first'] = (not self.names)
+            self.state.document.note_explicit_target(signode)
+            inv = self.env.domaindata['c']['objects']
+            if (name in inv and self.env.config.nitpicky):
+                if self.objtype == 'function':
+                    if ('c:func', name) not in self.env.config.nitpick_ignore:
+                        self.state_machine.reporter.warning(
+                            'duplicate C object description of %s, ' % name +
+                            'other instance in ' + self.env.doc2path(inv[name][0]),
+                            line=self.lineno)
+            inv[name] = (self.env.docname, self.objtype)
+
+        indextext = self.get_index_text(name)
+        if indextext:
+            if major == 1 and minor < 4:
+                # indexnode's tuple changed in 1.4
+                # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/commit/e6a5a3a92e938fcd75866b4227db9e0524d58f7c
+                self.indexnode['entries'].append(
+                    ('single', indextext, targetname, ''))
+            else:
+                self.indexnode['entries'].append(
+                    ('single', indextext, targetname, '', None))
+
+class CDomain(Base_CDomain):
+
+    """C language domain."""
+    name = 'c'
+    label = 'C'
+    directives = {
+        'function': CObject,
+        'member':   CObject,
+        'macro':    CObject,
+        'type':     CObject,
+        'var':      CObject,
+    }
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py b/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f523aa68a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+# pylint: disable=R0903, C0330, R0914, R0912, E0401
+
+u"""
+    kernel-include
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Implementation of the ``kernel-include`` reST-directive.
+
+    :copyright:  Copyright (C) 2016  Markus Heiser
+    :license:    GPL Version 2, June 1991 see linux/COPYING for details.
+
+    The ``kernel-include`` reST-directive is a replacement for the ``include``
+    directive. The ``kernel-include`` directive expand environment variables in
+    the path name and allows to include files from arbitrary locations.
+
+    .. hint::
+
+      Including files from arbitrary locations (e.g. from ``/etc``) is a
+      security risk for builders. This is why the ``include`` directive from
+      docutils *prohibit* pathnames pointing to locations *above* the filesystem
+      tree where the reST document with the include directive is placed.
+
+    Substrings of the form $name or ${name} are replaced by the value of
+    environment variable name. Malformed variable names and references to
+    non-existing variables are left unchanged.
+"""
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# imports
+# ==============================================================================
+
+import os.path
+
+from docutils import io, nodes, statemachine
+from docutils.utils.error_reporting import SafeString, ErrorString
+from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
+from docutils.parsers.rst.directives.body import CodeBlock, NumberLines
+from docutils.parsers.rst.directives.misc import Include
+
+__version__  = '1.0'
+
+# ==============================================================================
+def setup(app):
+# ==============================================================================
+
+    app.add_directive("kernel-include", KernelInclude)
+    return dict(
+        version = __version__,
+        parallel_read_safe = True,
+        parallel_write_safe = True
+    )
+
+# ==============================================================================
+class KernelInclude(Include):
+# ==============================================================================
+
+    u"""KernelInclude (``kernel-include``) directive"""
+
+    def run(self):
+        path = os.path.realpath(
+            os.path.expandvars(self.arguments[0]))
+
+        # to get a bit security back, prohibit /etc:
+        if path.startswith(os.sep + "etc"):
+            raise self.severe(
+                'Problems with "%s" directive, prohibited path: %s'
+                % (self.name, path))
+
+        self.arguments[0] = path
+
+        #return super(KernelInclude, self).run() # won't work, see HINTs in _run()
+        return self._run()
+
+    def _run(self):
+        """Include a file as part of the content of this reST file."""
+
+        # HINT: I had to copy&paste the whole Include.run method. I'am not happy
+        # with this, but due to security reasons, the Include.run method does
+        # not allow absolute or relative pathnames pointing to locations *above*
+        # the filesystem tree where the reST document is placed.
+
+        if not self.state.document.settings.file_insertion_enabled:
+            raise self.warning('"%s" directive disabled.' % self.name)
+        source = self.state_machine.input_lines.source(
+            self.lineno - self.state_machine.input_offset - 1)
+        source_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(source))
+        path = directives.path(self.arguments[0])
+        if path.startswith('<') and path.endswith('>'):
+            path = os.path.join(self.standard_include_path, path[1:-1])
+        path = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(source_dir, path))
+
+        # HINT: this is the only line I had to change / commented out:
+        #path = utils.relative_path(None, path)
+
+        path = nodes.reprunicode(path)
+        encoding = self.options.get(
+            'encoding', self.state.document.settings.input_encoding)
+        e_handler=self.state.document.settings.input_encoding_error_handler
+        tab_width = self.options.get(
+            'tab-width', self.state.document.settings.tab_width)
+        try:
+            self.state.document.settings.record_dependencies.add(path)
+            include_file = io.FileInput(source_path=path,
+                                        encoding=encoding,
+                                        error_handler=e_handler)
+        except UnicodeEncodeError as error:
+            raise self.severe('Problems with "%s" directive path:\n'
+                              'Cannot encode input file path "%s" '
+                              '(wrong locale?).' %
+                              (self.name, SafeString(path)))
+        except IOError as error:
+            raise self.severe('Problems with "%s" directive path:\n%s.' %
+                      (self.name, ErrorString(error)))
+        startline = self.options.get('start-line', None)
+        endline = self.options.get('end-line', None)
+        try:
+            if startline or (endline is not None):
+                lines = include_file.readlines()
+                rawtext = ''.join(lines[startline:endline])
+            else:
+                rawtext = include_file.read()
+        except UnicodeError as error:
+            raise self.severe('Problem with "%s" directive:\n%s' %
+                              (self.name, ErrorString(error)))
+        # start-after/end-before: no restrictions on newlines in match-text,
+        # and no restrictions on matching inside lines vs. line boundaries
+        after_text = self.options.get('start-after', None)
+        if after_text:
+            # skip content in rawtext before *and incl.* a matching text
+            after_index = rawtext.find(after_text)
+            if after_index < 0:
+                raise self.severe('Problem with "start-after" option of "%s" '
+                                  'directive:\nText not found.' % self.name)
+            rawtext = rawtext[after_index + len(after_text):]
+        before_text = self.options.get('end-before', None)
+        if before_text:
+            # skip content in rawtext after *and incl.* a matching text
+            before_index = rawtext.find(before_text)
+            if before_index < 0:
+                raise self.severe('Problem with "end-before" option of "%s" '
+                                  'directive:\nText not found.' % self.name)
+            rawtext = rawtext[:before_index]
+
+        include_lines = statemachine.string2lines(rawtext, tab_width,
+                                                  convert_whitespace=True)
+        if 'literal' in self.options:
+            # Convert tabs to spaces, if `tab_width` is positive.
+            if tab_width >= 0:
+                text = rawtext.expandtabs(tab_width)
+            else:
+                text = rawtext
+            literal_block = nodes.literal_block(rawtext, source=path,
+                                    classes=self.options.get('class', []))
+            literal_block.line = 1
+            self.add_name(literal_block)
+            if 'number-lines' in self.options:
+                try:
+                    startline = int(self.options['number-lines'] or 1)
+                except ValueError:
+                    raise self.error(':number-lines: with non-integer '
+                                     'start value')
+                endline = startline + len(include_lines)
+                if text.endswith('\n'):
+                    text = text[:-1]
+                tokens = NumberLines([([], text)], startline, endline)
+                for classes, value in tokens:
+                    if classes:
+                        literal_block += nodes.inline(value, value,
+                                                      classes=classes)
+                    else:
+                        literal_block += nodes.Text(value, value)
+            else:
+                literal_block += nodes.Text(text, text)
+            return [literal_block]
+        if 'code' in self.options:
+            self.options['source'] = path
+            codeblock = CodeBlock(self.name,
+                                  [self.options.pop('code')], # arguments
+                                  self.options,
+                                  include_lines, # content
+                                  self.lineno,
+                                  self.content_offset,
+                                  self.block_text,
+                                  self.state,
+                                  self.state_machine)
+            return codeblock.run()
+        self.state_machine.insert_input(include_lines, path)
+        return []
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py b/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbedcc3946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright © 2016 Intel Corporation
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+# paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+# Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+# FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+# IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+# Authors:
+#    Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@intel.com>
+#
+# Please make sure this works on both python2 and python3.
+#
+
+import codecs
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import re
+import glob
+
+from docutils import nodes, statemachine
+from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
+from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, Directive
+from sphinx.ext.autodoc import AutodocReporter
+
+__version__  = '1.0'
+
+class KernelDocDirective(Directive):
+    """Extract kernel-doc comments from the specified file"""
+    required_argument = 1
+    optional_arguments = 4
+    option_spec = {
+        'doc': directives.unchanged_required,
+        'functions': directives.unchanged_required,
+        'export': directives.unchanged,
+        'internal': directives.unchanged,
+    }
+    has_content = False
+
+    def run(self):
+        env = self.state.document.settings.env
+        cmd = [env.config.kerneldoc_bin, '-rst', '-enable-lineno']
+
+        filename = env.config.kerneldoc_srctree + '/' + self.arguments[0]
+        export_file_patterns = []
+
+        # Tell sphinx of the dependency
+        env.note_dependency(os.path.abspath(filename))
+
+        tab_width = self.options.get('tab-width', self.state.document.settings.tab_width)
+
+        # FIXME: make this nicer and more robust against errors
+        if 'export' in self.options:
+            cmd += ['-export']
+            export_file_patterns = str(self.options.get('export')).split()
+        elif 'internal' in self.options:
+            cmd += ['-internal']
+            export_file_patterns = str(self.options.get('internal')).split()
+        elif 'doc' in self.options:
+            cmd += ['-function', str(self.options.get('doc'))]
+        elif 'functions' in self.options:
+            for f in str(self.options.get('functions')).split():
+                cmd += ['-function', f]
+
+        for pattern in export_file_patterns:
+            for f in glob.glob(env.config.kerneldoc_srctree + '/' + pattern):
+                env.note_dependency(os.path.abspath(f))
+                cmd += ['-export-file', f]
+
+        cmd += [filename]
+
+        try:
+            env.app.verbose('calling kernel-doc \'%s\'' % (" ".join(cmd)))
+
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            out, err = p.communicate()
+
+            out, err = codecs.decode(out, 'utf-8'), codecs.decode(err, 'utf-8')
+
+            if p.returncode != 0:
+                sys.stderr.write(err)
+
+                env.app.warn('kernel-doc \'%s\' failed with return code %d' % (" ".join(cmd), p.returncode))
+                return [nodes.error(None, nodes.paragraph(text = "kernel-doc missing"))]
+            elif env.config.kerneldoc_verbosity > 0:
+                sys.stderr.write(err)
+
+            lines = statemachine.string2lines(out, tab_width, convert_whitespace=True)
+            result = ViewList()
+
+            lineoffset = 0;
+            line_regex = re.compile("^#define LINENO ([0-9]+)$")
+            for line in lines:
+                match = line_regex.search(line)
+                if match:
+                    # sphinx counts lines from 0
+                    lineoffset = int(match.group(1)) - 1
+                    # we must eat our comments since the upset the markup
+                else:
+                    result.append(line, filename, lineoffset)
+                    lineoffset += 1
+
+            node = nodes.section()
+            buf = self.state.memo.title_styles, self.state.memo.section_level, self.state.memo.reporter
+            self.state.memo.reporter = AutodocReporter(result, self.state.memo.reporter)
+            self.state.memo.title_styles, self.state.memo.section_level = [], 0
+            try:
+                self.state.nested_parse(result, 0, node, match_titles=1)
+            finally:
+                self.state.memo.title_styles, self.state.memo.section_level, self.state.memo.reporter = buf
+
+            return node.children
+
+        except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=W0703
+            env.app.warn('kernel-doc \'%s\' processing failed with: %s' %
+                         (" ".join(cmd), str(e)))
+            return [nodes.error(None, nodes.paragraph(text = "kernel-doc missing"))]
+
+def setup(app):
+    app.add_config_value('kerneldoc_bin', None, 'env')
+    app.add_config_value('kerneldoc_srctree', None, 'env')
+    app.add_config_value('kerneldoc_verbosity', 1, 'env')
+
+    app.add_directive('kernel-doc', KernelDocDirective)
+
+    return dict(
+        version = __version__,
+        parallel_read_safe = True,
+        parallel_write_safe = True
+    )
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py b/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b97228d2cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kfigure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,551 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+# pylint: disable=C0103, R0903, R0912, R0915
+u"""
+    scalable figure and image handling
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Sphinx extension which implements scalable image handling.
+
+    :copyright:  Copyright (C) 2016  Markus Heiser
+    :license:    GPL Version 2, June 1991 see Linux/COPYING for details.
+
+    The build for image formats depend on image's source format and output's
+    destination format. This extension implement methods to simplify image
+    handling from the author's POV. Directives like ``kernel-figure`` implement
+    methods *to* always get the best output-format even if some tools are not
+    installed. For more details take a look at ``convert_image(...)`` which is
+    the core of all conversions.
+
+    * ``.. kernel-image``: for image handling / a ``.. image::`` replacement
+
+    * ``.. kernel-figure``: for figure handling / a ``.. figure::`` replacement
+
+    * ``.. kernel-render``: for render markup / a concept to embed *render*
+      markups (or languages). Supported markups (see ``RENDER_MARKUP_EXT``)
+
+      - ``DOT``: render embedded Graphviz's **DOC**
+      - ``SVG``: render embedded Scalable Vector Graphics (**SVG**)
+      - ... *developable*
+
+    Used tools:
+
+    * ``dot(1)``: Graphviz (http://www.graphviz.org). If Graphviz is not
+      available, the DOT language is inserted as literal-block.
+
+    * SVG to PDF: To generate PDF, you need at least one of this tools:
+
+      - ``convert(1)``: ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org)
+
+    List of customizations:
+
+    * generate PDF from SVG / used by PDF (LaTeX) builder
+
+    * generate SVG (html-builder) and PDF (latex-builder) from DOT files.
+      DOT: see http://www.graphviz.org/content/dot-language
+
+    """
+
+import os
+from os import path
+import subprocess
+from hashlib import sha1
+import sys
+
+from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
+from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
+from docutils.parsers.rst.directives import images
+import sphinx
+
+from sphinx.util.nodes import clean_astext
+from six import iteritems
+
+PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
+
+if PY3:
+    _unicode = str
+else:
+    _unicode = unicode
+
+# Get Sphinx version
+major, minor, patch = sphinx.version_info[:3]
+if major == 1 and minor > 3:
+    # patches.Figure only landed in Sphinx 1.4
+    from sphinx.directives.patches import Figure  # pylint: disable=C0413
+else:
+    Figure = images.Figure
+
+__version__  = '1.0.0'
+
+# simple helper
+# -------------
+
+def which(cmd):
+    """Searches the ``cmd`` in the ``PATH`` environment.
+
+    This *which* searches the PATH for executable ``cmd`` . First match is
+    returned, if nothing is found, ``None` is returned.
+    """
+    envpath = os.environ.get('PATH', None) or os.defpath
+    for folder in envpath.split(os.pathsep):
+        fname = folder + os.sep + cmd
+        if path.isfile(fname):
+            return fname
+
+def mkdir(folder, mode=0o775):
+    if not path.isdir(folder):
+        os.makedirs(folder, mode)
+
+def file2literal(fname):
+    with open(fname, "r") as src:
+        data = src.read()
+        node = nodes.literal_block(data, data)
+    return node
+
+def isNewer(path1, path2):
+    """Returns True if ``path1`` is newer than ``path2``
+
+    If ``path1`` exists and is newer than ``path2`` the function returns
+    ``True`` is returned otherwise ``False``
+    """
+    return (path.exists(path1)
+            and os.stat(path1).st_ctime > os.stat(path2).st_ctime)
+
+def pass_handle(self, node):           # pylint: disable=W0613
+    pass
+
+# setup conversion tools and sphinx extension
+# -------------------------------------------
+
+# Graphviz's dot(1) support
+dot_cmd = None
+
+# ImageMagick' convert(1) support
+convert_cmd = None
+
+
+def setup(app):
+    # check toolchain first
+    app.connect('builder-inited', setupTools)
+
+    # image handling
+    app.add_directive("kernel-image",  KernelImage)
+    app.add_node(kernel_image,
+                 html    = (visit_kernel_image, pass_handle),
+                 latex   = (visit_kernel_image, pass_handle),
+                 texinfo = (visit_kernel_image, pass_handle),
+                 text    = (visit_kernel_image, pass_handle),
+                 man     = (visit_kernel_image, pass_handle), )
+
+    # figure handling
+    app.add_directive("kernel-figure", KernelFigure)
+    app.add_node(kernel_figure,
+                 html    = (visit_kernel_figure, pass_handle),
+                 latex   = (visit_kernel_figure, pass_handle),
+                 texinfo = (visit_kernel_figure, pass_handle),
+                 text    = (visit_kernel_figure, pass_handle),
+                 man     = (visit_kernel_figure, pass_handle), )
+
+    # render handling
+    app.add_directive('kernel-render', KernelRender)
+    app.add_node(kernel_render,
+                 html    = (visit_kernel_render, pass_handle),
+                 latex   = (visit_kernel_render, pass_handle),
+                 texinfo = (visit_kernel_render, pass_handle),
+                 text    = (visit_kernel_render, pass_handle),
+                 man     = (visit_kernel_render, pass_handle), )
+
+    app.connect('doctree-read', add_kernel_figure_to_std_domain)
+
+    return dict(
+        version = __version__,
+        parallel_read_safe = True,
+        parallel_write_safe = True
+    )
+
+
+def setupTools(app):
+    u"""
+    Check available build tools and log some *verbose* messages.
+
+    This function is called once, when the builder is initiated.
+    """
+    global dot_cmd, convert_cmd   # pylint: disable=W0603
+    app.verbose("kfigure: check installed tools ...")
+
+    dot_cmd = which('dot')
+    convert_cmd = which('convert')
+
+    if dot_cmd:
+        app.verbose("use dot(1) from: " + dot_cmd)
+    else:
+        app.warn("dot(1) not found, for better output quality install "
+                 "graphviz from http://www.graphviz.org")
+    if convert_cmd:
+        app.verbose("use convert(1) from: " + convert_cmd)
+    else:
+        app.warn(
+            "convert(1) not found, for SVG to PDF conversion install "
+            "ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org)")
+
+
+# integrate conversion tools
+# --------------------------
+
+RENDER_MARKUP_EXT = {
+    # The '.ext' must be handled by convert_image(..) function's *in_ext* input.
+    # <name> : <.ext>
+    'DOT' : '.dot',
+    'SVG' : '.svg'
+}
+
+def convert_image(img_node, translator, src_fname=None):
+    """Convert a image node for the builder.
+
+    Different builder prefer different image formats, e.g. *latex* builder
+    prefer PDF while *html* builder prefer SVG format for images.
+
+    This function handles output image formats in dependence of source the
+    format (of the image) and the translator's output format.
+    """
+    app = translator.builder.app
+
+    fname, in_ext = path.splitext(path.basename(img_node['uri']))
+    if src_fname is None:
+        src_fname = path.join(translator.builder.srcdir, img_node['uri'])
+        if not path.exists(src_fname):
+            src_fname = path.join(translator.builder.outdir, img_node['uri'])
+
+    dst_fname = None
+
+    # in kernel builds, use 'make SPHINXOPTS=-v' to see verbose messages
+
+    app.verbose('assert best format for: ' + img_node['uri'])
+
+    if in_ext == '.dot':
+
+        if not dot_cmd:
+            app.verbose("dot from graphviz not available / include DOT raw.")
+            img_node.replace_self(file2literal(src_fname))
+
+        elif translator.builder.format == 'latex':
+            dst_fname = path.join(translator.builder.outdir, fname + '.pdf')
+            img_node['uri'] = fname + '.pdf'
+            img_node['candidates'] = {'*': fname + '.pdf'}
+
+
+        elif translator.builder.format == 'html':
+            dst_fname = path.join(
+                translator.builder.outdir,
+                translator.builder.imagedir,
+                fname + '.svg')
+            img_node['uri'] = path.join(
+                translator.builder.imgpath, fname + '.svg')
+            img_node['candidates'] = {
+                '*': path.join(translator.builder.imgpath, fname + '.svg')}
+
+        else:
+            # all other builder formats will include DOT as raw
+            img_node.replace_self(file2literal(src_fname))
+
+    elif in_ext == '.svg':
+
+        if translator.builder.format == 'latex':
+            if convert_cmd is None:
+                app.verbose("no SVG to PDF conversion available / include SVG raw.")
+                img_node.replace_self(file2literal(src_fname))
+            else:
+                dst_fname = path.join(translator.builder.outdir, fname + '.pdf')
+                img_node['uri'] = fname + '.pdf'
+                img_node['candidates'] = {'*': fname + '.pdf'}
+
+    if dst_fname:
+        # the builder needs not to copy one more time, so pop it if exists.
+        translator.builder.images.pop(img_node['uri'], None)
+        _name = dst_fname[len(translator.builder.outdir) + 1:]
+
+        if isNewer(dst_fname, src_fname):
+            app.verbose("convert: {out}/%s already exists and is newer" % _name)
+
+        else:
+            ok = False
+            mkdir(path.dirname(dst_fname))
+
+            if in_ext == '.dot':
+                app.verbose('convert DOT to: {out}/' + _name)
+                ok = dot2format(app, src_fname, dst_fname)
+
+            elif in_ext == '.svg':
+                app.verbose('convert SVG to: {out}/' + _name)
+                ok = svg2pdf(app, src_fname, dst_fname)
+
+            if not ok:
+                img_node.replace_self(file2literal(src_fname))
+
+
+def dot2format(app, dot_fname, out_fname):
+    """Converts DOT file to ``out_fname`` using ``dot(1)``.
+
+    * ``dot_fname`` pathname of the input DOT file, including extension ``.dot``
+    * ``out_fname`` pathname of the output file, including format extension
+
+    The *format extension* depends on the ``dot`` command (see ``man dot``
+    option ``-Txxx``). Normally you will use one of the following extensions:
+
+    - ``.ps`` for PostScript,
+    - ``.svg`` or ``svgz`` for Structured Vector Graphics,
+    - ``.fig`` for XFIG graphics and
+    - ``.png`` or ``gif`` for common bitmap graphics.
+
+    """
+    out_format = path.splitext(out_fname)[1][1:]
+    cmd = [dot_cmd, '-T%s' % out_format, dot_fname]
+    exit_code = 42
+
+    with open(out_fname, "w") as out:
+        exit_code = subprocess.call(cmd, stdout = out)
+        if exit_code != 0:
+            app.warn("Error #%d when calling: %s" % (exit_code, " ".join(cmd)))
+    return bool(exit_code == 0)
+
+def svg2pdf(app, svg_fname, pdf_fname):
+    """Converts SVG to PDF with ``convert(1)`` command.
+
+    Uses ``convert(1)`` from ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org) for
+    conversion.  Returns ``True`` on success and ``False`` if an error occurred.
+
+    * ``svg_fname`` pathname of the input SVG file with extension (``.svg``)
+    * ``pdf_name``  pathname of the output PDF file with extension (``.pdf``)
+
+    """
+    cmd = [convert_cmd, svg_fname, pdf_fname]
+    # use stdout and stderr from parent
+    exit_code = subprocess.call(cmd)
+    if exit_code != 0:
+        app.warn("Error #%d when calling: %s" % (exit_code, " ".join(cmd)))
+    return bool(exit_code == 0)
+
+
+# image handling
+# ---------------------
+
+def visit_kernel_image(self, node):    # pylint: disable=W0613
+    """Visitor of the ``kernel_image`` Node.
+
+    Handles the ``image`` child-node with the ``convert_image(...)``.
+    """
+    img_node = node[0]
+    convert_image(img_node, self)
+
+class kernel_image(nodes.image):
+    """Node for ``kernel-image`` directive."""
+    pass
+
+class KernelImage(images.Image):
+    u"""KernelImage directive
+
+    Earns everything from ``.. image::`` directive, except *remote URI* and
+    *glob* pattern. The KernelImage wraps a image node into a
+    kernel_image node. See ``visit_kernel_image``.
+    """
+
+    def run(self):
+        uri = self.arguments[0]
+        if uri.endswith('.*') or uri.find('://') != -1:
+            raise self.severe(
+                'Error in "%s: %s": glob pattern and remote images are not allowed'
+                % (self.name, uri))
+        result = images.Image.run(self)
+        if len(result) == 2 or isinstance(result[0], nodes.system_message):
+            return result
+        (image_node,) = result
+        # wrap image node into a kernel_image node / see visitors
+        node = kernel_image('', image_node)
+        return [node]
+
+# figure handling
+# ---------------------
+
+def visit_kernel_figure(self, node):   # pylint: disable=W0613
+    """Visitor of the ``kernel_figure`` Node.
+
+    Handles the ``image`` child-node with the ``convert_image(...)``.
+    """
+    img_node = node[0][0]
+    convert_image(img_node, self)
+
+class kernel_figure(nodes.figure):
+    """Node for ``kernel-figure`` directive."""
+
+class KernelFigure(Figure):
+    u"""KernelImage directive
+
+    Earns everything from ``.. figure::`` directive, except *remote URI* and
+    *glob* pattern.  The KernelFigure wraps a figure node into a kernel_figure
+    node. See ``visit_kernel_figure``.
+    """
+
+    def run(self):
+        uri = self.arguments[0]
+        if uri.endswith('.*') or uri.find('://') != -1:
+            raise self.severe(
+                'Error in "%s: %s":'
+                ' glob pattern and remote images are not allowed'
+                % (self.name, uri))
+        result = Figure.run(self)
+        if len(result) == 2 or isinstance(result[0], nodes.system_message):
+            return result
+        (figure_node,) = result
+        # wrap figure node into a kernel_figure node / see visitors
+        node = kernel_figure('', figure_node)
+        return [node]
+
+
+# render handling
+# ---------------------
+
+def visit_kernel_render(self, node):
+    """Visitor of the ``kernel_render`` Node.
+
+    If rendering tools available, save the markup of the ``literal_block`` child
+    node into a file and replace the ``literal_block`` node with a new created
+    ``image`` node, pointing to the saved markup file. Afterwards, handle the
+    image child-node with the ``convert_image(...)``.
+    """
+    app = self.builder.app
+    srclang = node.get('srclang')
+
+    app.verbose('visit kernel-render node lang: "%s"' % (srclang))
+
+    tmp_ext = RENDER_MARKUP_EXT.get(srclang, None)
+    if tmp_ext is None:
+        app.warn('kernel-render: "%s" unknown / include raw.' % (srclang))
+        return
+
+    if not dot_cmd and tmp_ext == '.dot':
+        app.verbose("dot from graphviz not available / include raw.")
+        return
+
+    literal_block = node[0]
+
+    code      = literal_block.astext()
+    hashobj   = code.encode('utf-8') #  str(node.attributes)
+    fname     = path.join('%s-%s' % (srclang, sha1(hashobj).hexdigest()))
+
+    tmp_fname = path.join(
+        self.builder.outdir, self.builder.imagedir, fname + tmp_ext)
+
+    if not path.isfile(tmp_fname):
+        mkdir(path.dirname(tmp_fname))
+        with open(tmp_fname, "w") as out:
+            out.write(code)
+
+    img_node = nodes.image(node.rawsource, **node.attributes)
+    img_node['uri'] = path.join(self.builder.imgpath, fname + tmp_ext)
+    img_node['candidates'] = {
+        '*': path.join(self.builder.imgpath, fname + tmp_ext)}
+
+    literal_block.replace_self(img_node)
+    convert_image(img_node, self, tmp_fname)
+
+
+class kernel_render(nodes.General, nodes.Inline, nodes.Element):
+    """Node for ``kernel-render`` directive."""
+    pass
+
+class KernelRender(Figure):
+    u"""KernelRender directive
+
+    Render content by external tool.  Has all the options known from the
+    *figure*  directive, plus option ``caption``.  If ``caption`` has a
+    value, a figure node with the *caption* is inserted. If not, a image node is
+    inserted.
+
+    The KernelRender directive wraps the text of the directive into a
+    literal_block node and wraps it into a kernel_render node. See
+    ``visit_kernel_render``.
+    """
+    has_content = True
+    required_arguments = 1
+    optional_arguments = 0
+    final_argument_whitespace = False
+
+    # earn options from 'figure'
+    option_spec = Figure.option_spec.copy()
+    option_spec['caption'] = directives.unchanged
+
+    def run(self):
+        return [self.build_node()]
+
+    def build_node(self):
+
+        srclang = self.arguments[0].strip()
+        if srclang not in RENDER_MARKUP_EXT.keys():
+            return [self.state_machine.reporter.warning(
+                'Unknown source language "%s", use one of: %s.' % (
+                    srclang, ",".join(RENDER_MARKUP_EXT.keys())),
+                line=self.lineno)]
+
+        code = '\n'.join(self.content)
+        if not code.strip():
+            return [self.state_machine.reporter.warning(
+                'Ignoring "%s" directive without content.' % (
+                    self.name),
+                line=self.lineno)]
+
+        node = kernel_render()
+        node['alt'] = self.options.get('alt','')
+        node['srclang'] = srclang
+        literal_node = nodes.literal_block(code, code)
+        node += literal_node
+
+        caption = self.options.get('caption')
+        if caption:
+            # parse caption's content
+            parsed = nodes.Element()
+            self.state.nested_parse(
+                ViewList([caption], source=''), self.content_offset, parsed)
+            caption_node = nodes.caption(
+                parsed[0].rawsource, '', *parsed[0].children)
+            caption_node.source = parsed[0].source
+            caption_node.line = parsed[0].line
+
+            figure_node = nodes.figure('', node)
+            for k,v in self.options.items():
+                figure_node[k] = v
+            figure_node += caption_node
+
+            node = figure_node
+
+        return node
+
+def add_kernel_figure_to_std_domain(app, doctree):
+    """Add kernel-figure anchors to 'std' domain.
+
+    The ``StandardDomain.process_doc(..)`` method does not know how to resolve
+    the caption (label) of ``kernel-figure`` directive (it only knows about
+    standard nodes, e.g. table, figure etc.). Without any additional handling
+    this will result in a 'undefined label' for kernel-figures.
+
+    This handle adds labels of kernel-figure to the 'std' domain labels.
+    """
+
+    std = app.env.domains["std"]
+    docname = app.env.docname
+    labels = std.data["labels"]
+
+    for name, explicit in iteritems(doctree.nametypes):
+        if not explicit:
+            continue
+        labelid = doctree.nameids[name]
+        if labelid is None:
+            continue
+        node = doctree.ids[labelid]
+
+        if node.tagname == 'kernel_figure':
+            for n in node.next_node():
+                if n.tagname == 'caption':
+                    sectname = clean_astext(n)
+                    # add label to std domain
+                    labels[name] = docname, labelid, sectname
+                    break
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/load_config.py b/Documentation/sphinx/load_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..301a21aa4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/load_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+# pylint: disable=R0903, C0330, R0914, R0912, E0401
+
+import os
+import sys
+from sphinx.util.pycompat import execfile_
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def loadConfig(namespace):
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    u"""Load an additional configuration file into *namespace*.
+
+    The name of the configuration file is taken from the environment
+    ``SPHINX_CONF``. The external configuration file extends (or overwrites) the
+    configuration values from the origin ``conf.py``.  With this you are able to
+    maintain *build themes*.  """
+
+    config_file = os.environ.get("SPHINX_CONF", None)
+    if (config_file is not None
+        and os.path.normpath(namespace["__file__"]) != os.path.normpath(config_file) ):
+        config_file = os.path.abspath(config_file)
+
+        if os.path.isfile(config_file):
+            sys.stdout.write("load additional sphinx-config: %s\n" % config_file)
+            config = namespace.copy()
+            config['__file__'] = config_file
+            execfile_(config_file, config)
+            del config['__file__']
+            namespace.update(config)
+        else:
+            sys.stderr.write("WARNING: additional sphinx-config not found: %s\n" % config_file)
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/parse-headers.pl b/Documentation/sphinx/parse-headers.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d410f47567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/parse-headers.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,401 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use strict;
+use Text::Tabs;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use Pod::Usage;
+
+my $debug;
+my $help;
+my $man;
+
+GetOptions(
+	"debug" => \$debug,
+	'usage|?' => \$help,
+	'help' => \$man
+) or pod2usage(2);
+
+pod2usage(1) if $help;
+pod2usage(-exitstatus => 0, -verbose => 2) if $man;
+pod2usage(2) if (scalar @ARGV < 2 || scalar @ARGV > 3);
+
+my ($file_in, $file_out, $file_exceptions) = @ARGV;
+
+my $data;
+my %ioctls;
+my %defines;
+my %typedefs;
+my %enums;
+my %enum_symbols;
+my %structs;
+
+require Data::Dumper if ($debug);
+
+#
+# read the file and get identifiers
+#
+
+my $is_enum = 0;
+my $is_comment = 0;
+open IN, $file_in or die "Can't open $file_in";
+while (<IN>) {
+	$data .= $_;
+
+	my $ln = $_;
+	if (!$is_comment) {
+		$ln =~ s,/\*.*(\*/),,g;
+
+		$is_comment = 1 if ($ln =~ s,/\*.*,,);
+	} else {
+		if ($ln =~ s,^(.*\*/),,) {
+			$is_comment = 0;
+		} else {
+			next;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($is_enum && $ln =~ m/^\s*([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s*[\,=]?/) {
+		my $s = $1;
+		my $n = $1;
+		$n =~ tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+		$n =~ tr/_/-/;
+
+		$enum_symbols{$s} =  "\\ :ref:`$s <$n>`\\ ";
+
+		$is_enum = 0 if ($is_enum && m/\}/);
+		next;
+	}
+	$is_enum = 0 if ($is_enum && m/\}/);
+
+	if ($ln =~ m/^\s*#\s*define\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+_IO/) {
+		my $s = $1;
+		my $n = $1;
+		$n =~ tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+
+		$ioctls{$s} = "\\ :ref:`$s <$n>`\\ ";
+		next;
+	}
+
+	if ($ln =~ m/^\s*#\s*define\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+/) {
+		my $s = $1;
+		my $n = $1;
+		$n =~ tr/A-Z/a-z/;
+		$n =~ tr/_/-/;
+
+		$defines{$s} = "\\ :ref:`$s <$n>`\\ ";
+		next;
+	}
+
+	if ($ln =~ m/^\s*typedef\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+(.*)\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+);/) {
+		my $s = $2;
+		my $n = $3;
+
+		$typedefs{$n} = "\\ :c:type:`$n <$s>`\\ ";
+		next;
+	}
+	if ($ln =~ m/^\s*enum\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+\{/
+	    || $ln =~ m/^\s*enum\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)$/
+	    || $ln =~ m/^\s*typedef\s*enum\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+\{/
+	    || $ln =~ m/^\s*typedef\s*enum\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)$/) {
+		my $s = $1;
+
+		$enums{$s} =  "enum :c:type:`$s`\\ ";
+
+		$is_enum = $1;
+		next;
+	}
+	if ($ln =~ m/^\s*struct\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+\{/
+	    || $ln =~ m/^\s*struct\s+([[_\w][\w\d_]+)$/
+	    || $ln =~ m/^\s*typedef\s*struct\s+([_\w][\w\d_]+)\s+\{/
+	    || $ln =~ m/^\s*typedef\s*struct\s+([[_\w][\w\d_]+)$/
+	    ) {
+		my $s = $1;
+
+		$structs{$s} = "struct :c:type:`$s`\\ ";
+		next;
+	}
+}
+close IN;
+
+#
+# Handle multi-line typedefs
+#
+
+my @matches = ($data =~ m/typedef\s+struct\s+\S+?\s*\{[^\}]+\}\s*(\S+)\s*\;/g,
+	       $data =~ m/typedef\s+enum\s+\S+?\s*\{[^\}]+\}\s*(\S+)\s*\;/g,);
+foreach my $m (@matches) {
+	my $s = $m;
+
+	$typedefs{$s} = "\\ :c:type:`$s`\\ ";
+	next;
+}
+
+#
+# Handle exceptions, if any
+#
+
+my %def_reftype = (
+	"ioctl"   => ":ref",
+	"define"  => ":ref",
+	"symbol"  => ":ref",
+	"typedef" => ":c:type",
+	"enum"    => ":c:type",
+	"struct"  => ":c:type",
+);
+
+if ($file_exceptions) {
+	open IN, $file_exceptions or die "Can't read $file_exceptions";
+	while (<IN>) {
+		next if (m/^\s*$/ || m/^\s*#/);
+
+		# Parsers to ignore a symbol
+
+		if (m/^ignore\s+ioctl\s+(\S+)/) {
+			delete $ioctls{$1} if (exists($ioctls{$1}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if (m/^ignore\s+define\s+(\S+)/) {
+			delete $defines{$1} if (exists($defines{$1}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if (m/^ignore\s+typedef\s+(\S+)/) {
+			delete $typedefs{$1} if (exists($typedefs{$1}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if (m/^ignore\s+enum\s+(\S+)/) {
+			delete $enums{$1} if (exists($enums{$1}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if (m/^ignore\s+struct\s+(\S+)/) {
+			delete $structs{$1} if (exists($structs{$1}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if (m/^ignore\s+symbol\s+(\S+)/) {
+			delete $enum_symbols{$1} if (exists($enum_symbols{$1}));
+			next;
+		}
+
+		# Parsers to replace a symbol
+		my ($type, $old, $new, $reftype);
+
+		if (m/^replace\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)/) {
+			$type = $1;
+			$old = $2;
+			$new = $3;
+		} else {
+			die "Can't parse $file_exceptions: $_";
+		}
+
+		if ($new =~ m/^\:c\:(data|func|macro|type)\:\`(.+)\`/) {
+			$reftype = ":c:$1";
+			$new = $2;
+		} elsif ($new =~ m/\:ref\:\`(.+)\`/) {
+			$reftype = ":ref";
+			$new = $1;
+		} else {
+			$reftype = $def_reftype{$type};
+		}
+		$new = "$reftype:`$old <$new>`";
+
+		if ($type eq "ioctl") {
+			$ioctls{$old} = $new if (exists($ioctls{$old}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if ($type eq "define") {
+			$defines{$old} = $new if (exists($defines{$old}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if ($type eq "symbol") {
+			$enum_symbols{$old} = $new if (exists($enum_symbols{$old}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if ($type eq "typedef") {
+			$typedefs{$old} = $new if (exists($typedefs{$old}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if ($type eq "enum") {
+			$enums{$old} = $new if (exists($enums{$old}));
+			next;
+		}
+		if ($type eq "struct") {
+			$structs{$old} = $new if (exists($structs{$old}));
+			next;
+		}
+
+		die "Can't parse $file_exceptions: $_";
+	}
+}
+
+if ($debug) {
+	print Data::Dumper->Dump([\%ioctls], [qw(*ioctls)]) if (%ioctls);
+	print Data::Dumper->Dump([\%typedefs], [qw(*typedefs)]) if (%typedefs);
+	print Data::Dumper->Dump([\%enums], [qw(*enums)]) if (%enums);
+	print Data::Dumper->Dump([\%structs], [qw(*structs)]) if (%structs);
+	print Data::Dumper->Dump([\%defines], [qw(*defines)]) if (%defines);
+	print Data::Dumper->Dump([\%enum_symbols], [qw(*enum_symbols)]) if (%enum_symbols);
+}
+
+#
+# Align block
+#
+$data = expand($data);
+$data = "    " . $data;
+$data =~ s/\n/\n    /g;
+$data =~ s/\n\s+$/\n/g;
+$data =~ s/\n\s+\n/\n\n/g;
+
+#
+# Add escape codes for special characters
+#
+$data =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/\|\%\$\#\{\}\~\^]),\\$1,g;
+
+$data =~ s,DEPRECATED,**DEPRECATED**,g;
+
+#
+# Add references
+#
+
+my $start_delim = "[ \n\t\(\=\*\@]";
+my $end_delim = "(\\s|,|\\\\=|\\\\:|\\;|\\\)|\\}|\\{)";
+
+foreach my $r (keys %ioctls) {
+	my $s = $ioctls{$r};
+
+	$r =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/]),\\\\$1,g;
+
+	print "$r -> $s\n" if ($debug);
+
+	$data =~ s/($start_delim)($r)$end_delim/$1$s$3/g;
+}
+
+foreach my $r (keys %defines) {
+	my $s = $defines{$r};
+
+	$r =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/]),\\\\$1,g;
+
+	print "$r -> $s\n" if ($debug);
+
+	$data =~ s/($start_delim)($r)$end_delim/$1$s$3/g;
+}
+
+foreach my $r (keys %enum_symbols) {
+	my $s = $enum_symbols{$r};
+
+	$r =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/]),\\\\$1,g;
+
+	print "$r -> $s\n" if ($debug);
+
+	$data =~ s/($start_delim)($r)$end_delim/$1$s$3/g;
+}
+
+foreach my $r (keys %enums) {
+	my $s = $enums{$r};
+
+	$r =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/]),\\\\$1,g;
+
+	print "$r -> $s\n" if ($debug);
+
+	$data =~ s/enum\s+($r)$end_delim/$s$2/g;
+}
+
+foreach my $r (keys %structs) {
+	my $s = $structs{$r};
+
+	$r =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/]),\\\\$1,g;
+
+	print "$r -> $s\n" if ($debug);
+
+	$data =~ s/struct\s+($r)$end_delim/$s$2/g;
+}
+
+foreach my $r (keys %typedefs) {
+	my $s = $typedefs{$r};
+
+	$r =~ s,([\_\`\*\<\>\&\\\\:\/]),\\\\$1,g;
+
+	print "$r -> $s\n" if ($debug);
+	$data =~ s/($start_delim)($r)$end_delim/$1$s$3/g;
+}
+
+$data =~ s/\\ ([\n\s])/\1/g;
+
+#
+# Generate output file
+#
+
+my $title = $file_in;
+$title =~ s,.*/,,;
+
+open OUT, "> $file_out" or die "Can't open $file_out";
+print OUT ".. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-\n\n";
+print OUT "$title\n";
+print OUT "=" x length($title);
+print OUT "\n\n.. parsed-literal::\n\n";
+print OUT $data;
+close OUT;
+
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+parse_headers.pl - parse a C file, in order to identify functions, structs,
+enums and defines and create cross-references to a Sphinx book.
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+B<parse_headers.pl> [<options>] <C_FILE> <OUT_FILE> [<EXCEPTIONS_FILE>]
+
+Where <options> can be: --debug, --help or --man.
+
+=head1 OPTIONS
+
+=over 8
+
+=item B<--debug>
+
+Put the script in verbose mode, useful for debugging.
+
+=item B<--usage>
+
+Prints a brief help message and exits.
+
+=item B<--help>
+
+Prints a more detailed help message and exits.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Convert a C header or source file (C_FILE), into a ReStructured Text
+included via ..parsed-literal block with cross-references for the
+documentation files that describe the API. It accepts an optional
+EXCEPTIONS_FILE with describes what elements will be either ignored or
+be pointed to a non-default reference.
+
+The output is written at the (OUT_FILE).
+
+It is capable of identifying defines, functions, structs, typedefs,
+enums and enum symbols and create cross-references for all of them.
+It is also capable of distinguish #define used for specifying a Linux
+ioctl.
+
+The EXCEPTIONS_FILE contain two rules to allow ignoring a symbol or
+to replace the default references by a custom one.
+
+Please read Documentation/doc-guide/parse-headers.rst at the Kernel's
+tree for more details.
+
+=head1 BUGS
+
+Report bugs to Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 by Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>.
+
+License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
+
+This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+
+=cut
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt b/Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..742be3e126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+docutils==0.12
+Sphinx==1.4.9
+sphinx_rtd_theme
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/rstFlatTable.py b/Documentation/sphinx/rstFlatTable.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..25feb0d35e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/rstFlatTable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: python -*-
+# pylint: disable=C0330, R0903, R0912
+
+u"""
+    flat-table
+    ~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Implementation of the ``flat-table`` reST-directive.
+
+    :copyright:  Copyright (C) 2016  Markus Heiser
+    :license:    GPL Version 2, June 1991 see linux/COPYING for details.
+
+    The ``flat-table`` (:py:class:`FlatTable`) is a double-stage list similar to
+    the ``list-table`` with some additional features:
+
+    * *column-span*: with the role ``cspan`` a cell can be extended through
+      additional columns
+
+    * *row-span*: with the role ``rspan`` a cell can be extended through
+      additional rows
+
+    * *auto span* rightmost cell of a table row over the missing cells on the
+      right side of that table-row.  With Option ``:fill-cells:`` this behavior
+      can changed from *auto span* to *auto fill*, which automaticly inserts
+      (empty) cells instead of spanning the last cell.
+
+    Options:
+
+    * header-rows:   [int] count of header rows
+    * stub-columns:  [int] count of stub columns
+    * widths:        [[int] [int] ... ] widths of columns
+    * fill-cells:    instead of autospann missing cells, insert missing cells
+
+    roles:
+
+    * cspan: [int] additionale columns (*morecols*)
+    * rspan: [int] additionale rows (*morerows*)
+"""
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# imports
+# ==============================================================================
+
+import sys
+
+from docutils import nodes
+from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, roles
+from docutils.parsers.rst.directives.tables import Table
+from docutils.utils import SystemMessagePropagation
+
+# ==============================================================================
+# common globals
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# The version numbering follows numbering of the specification
+# (Documentation/books/kernel-doc-HOWTO).
+__version__  = '1.0'
+
+PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
+PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
+
+if PY3:
+    # pylint: disable=C0103, W0622
+    unicode     = str
+    basestring  = str
+
+# ==============================================================================
+def setup(app):
+# ==============================================================================
+
+    app.add_directive("flat-table", FlatTable)
+    roles.register_local_role('cspan', c_span)
+    roles.register_local_role('rspan', r_span)
+
+    return dict(
+        version = __version__,
+        parallel_read_safe = True,
+        parallel_write_safe = True
+    )
+
+# ==============================================================================
+def c_span(name, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options=None, content=None):
+# ==============================================================================
+    # pylint: disable=W0613
+
+    options  = options if options is not None else {}
+    content  = content if content is not None else []
+    nodelist = [colSpan(span=int(text))]
+    msglist  = []
+    return nodelist, msglist
+
+# ==============================================================================
+def r_span(name, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options=None, content=None):
+# ==============================================================================
+    # pylint: disable=W0613
+
+    options  = options if options is not None else {}
+    content  = content if content is not None else []
+    nodelist = [rowSpan(span=int(text))]
+    msglist  = []
+    return nodelist, msglist
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+class rowSpan(nodes.General, nodes.Element): pass # pylint: disable=C0103,C0321
+class colSpan(nodes.General, nodes.Element): pass # pylint: disable=C0103,C0321
+# ==============================================================================
+
+# ==============================================================================
+class FlatTable(Table):
+# ==============================================================================
+
+    u"""FlatTable (``flat-table``) directive"""
+
+    option_spec = {
+        'name': directives.unchanged
+        , 'class': directives.class_option
+        , 'header-rows': directives.nonnegative_int
+        , 'stub-columns': directives.nonnegative_int
+        , 'widths': directives.positive_int_list
+        , 'fill-cells' : directives.flag }
+
+    def run(self):
+
+        if not self.content:
+            error = self.state_machine.reporter.error(
+                'The "%s" directive is empty; content required.' % self.name,
+                nodes.literal_block(self.block_text, self.block_text),
+                line=self.lineno)
+            return [error]
+
+        title, messages = self.make_title()
+        node = nodes.Element()          # anonymous container for parsing
+        self.state.nested_parse(self.content, self.content_offset, node)
+
+        tableBuilder = ListTableBuilder(self)
+        tableBuilder.parseFlatTableNode(node)
+        tableNode = tableBuilder.buildTableNode()
+        # SDK.CONSOLE()  # print --> tableNode.asdom().toprettyxml()
+        if title:
+            tableNode.insert(0, title)
+        return [tableNode] + messages
+
+
+# ==============================================================================
+class ListTableBuilder(object):
+# ==============================================================================
+
+    u"""Builds a table from a double-stage list"""
+
+    def __init__(self, directive):
+        self.directive = directive
+        self.rows      = []
+        self.max_cols  = 0
+
+    def buildTableNode(self):
+
+        colwidths    = self.directive.get_column_widths(self.max_cols)
+        if isinstance(colwidths, tuple):
+            # Since docutils 0.13, get_column_widths returns a (widths,
+            # colwidths) tuple, where widths is a string (i.e. 'auto').
+            # See https://sourceforge.net/p/docutils/patches/120/.
+            colwidths = colwidths[1]
+        stub_columns = self.directive.options.get('stub-columns', 0)
+        header_rows  = self.directive.options.get('header-rows', 0)
+
+        table = nodes.table()
+        tgroup = nodes.tgroup(cols=len(colwidths))
+        table += tgroup
+
+
+        for colwidth in colwidths:
+            colspec = nodes.colspec(colwidth=colwidth)
+            # FIXME: It seems, that the stub method only works well in the
+            # absence of rowspan (observed by the html buidler, the docutils-xml
+            # build seems OK).  This is not extraordinary, because there exists
+            # no table directive (except *this* flat-table) which allows to
+            # define coexistent of rowspan and stubs (there was no use-case
+            # before flat-table). This should be reviewed (later).
+            if stub_columns:
+                colspec.attributes['stub'] = 1
+                stub_columns -= 1
+            tgroup += colspec
+        stub_columns = self.directive.options.get('stub-columns', 0)
+
+        if header_rows:
+            thead = nodes.thead()
+            tgroup += thead
+            for row in self.rows[:header_rows]:
+                thead += self.buildTableRowNode(row)
+
+        tbody = nodes.tbody()
+        tgroup += tbody
+
+        for row in self.rows[header_rows:]:
+            tbody += self.buildTableRowNode(row)
+        return table
+
+    def buildTableRowNode(self, row_data, classes=None):
+        classes = [] if classes is None else classes
+        row = nodes.row()
+        for cell in row_data:
+            if cell is None:
+                continue
+            cspan, rspan, cellElements = cell
+
+            attributes = {"classes" : classes}
+            if rspan:
+                attributes['morerows'] = rspan
+            if cspan:
+                attributes['morecols'] = cspan
+            entry = nodes.entry(**attributes)
+            entry.extend(cellElements)
+            row += entry
+        return row
+
+    def raiseError(self, msg):
+        error =  self.directive.state_machine.reporter.error(
+            msg
+            , nodes.literal_block(self.directive.block_text
+                                  , self.directive.block_text)
+            , line = self.directive.lineno )
+        raise SystemMessagePropagation(error)
+
+    def parseFlatTableNode(self, node):
+        u"""parses the node from a :py:class:`FlatTable` directive's body"""
+
+        if len(node) != 1 or not isinstance(node[0], nodes.bullet_list):
+            self.raiseError(
+                'Error parsing content block for the "%s" directive: '
+                'exactly one bullet list expected.' % self.directive.name )
+
+        for rowNum, rowItem in enumerate(node[0]):
+            row = self.parseRowItem(rowItem, rowNum)
+            self.rows.append(row)
+        self.roundOffTableDefinition()
+
+    def roundOffTableDefinition(self):
+        u"""Round off the table definition.
+
+        This method rounds off the table definition in :py:member:`rows`.
+
+        * This method inserts the needed ``None`` values for the missing cells
+        arising from spanning cells over rows and/or columns.
+
+        * recount the :py:member:`max_cols`
+
+        * Autospan or fill (option ``fill-cells``) missing cells on the right
+          side of the table-row
+        """
+
+        y = 0
+        while y < len(self.rows):
+            x = 0
+
+            while x < len(self.rows[y]):
+                cell = self.rows[y][x]
+                if cell is None:
+                    x += 1
+                    continue
+                cspan, rspan = cell[:2]
+                # handle colspan in current row
+                for c in range(cspan):
+                    try:
+                        self.rows[y].insert(x+c+1, None)
+                    except: # pylint: disable=W0702
+                        # the user sets ambiguous rowspans
+                        pass # SDK.CONSOLE()
+                # handle colspan in spanned rows
+                for r in range(rspan):
+                    for c in range(cspan + 1):
+                        try:
+                            self.rows[y+r+1].insert(x+c, None)
+                        except: # pylint: disable=W0702
+                            # the user sets ambiguous rowspans
+                            pass # SDK.CONSOLE()
+                x += 1
+            y += 1
+
+        # Insert the missing cells on the right side. For this, first
+        # re-calculate the max columns.
+
+        for row in self.rows:
+            if self.max_cols < len(row):
+                self.max_cols = len(row)
+
+        # fill with empty cells or cellspan?
+
+        fill_cells = False
+        if 'fill-cells' in self.directive.options:
+            fill_cells = True
+
+        for row in self.rows:
+            x =  self.max_cols - len(row)
+            if x and not fill_cells:
+                if row[-1] is None:
+                    row.append( ( x - 1, 0, []) )
+                else:
+                    cspan, rspan, content = row[-1]
+                    row[-1] = (cspan + x, rspan, content)
+            elif x and fill_cells:
+                for i in range(x):
+                    row.append( (0, 0, nodes.comment()) )
+
+    def pprint(self):
+        # for debugging
+        retVal = "[   "
+        for row in self.rows:
+            retVal += "[ "
+            for col in row:
+                if col is None:
+                    retVal += ('%r' % col)
+                    retVal += "\n    , "
+                else:
+                    content = col[2][0].astext()
+                    if len (content) > 30:
+                        content = content[:30] + "..."
+                    retVal += ('(cspan=%s, rspan=%s, %r)'
+                               % (col[0], col[1], content))
+                    retVal += "]\n    , "
+            retVal = retVal[:-2]
+            retVal += "]\n  , "
+        retVal = retVal[:-2]
+        return retVal + "]"
+
+    def parseRowItem(self, rowItem, rowNum):
+        row = []
+        childNo = 0
+        error   = False
+        cell    = None
+        target  = None
+
+        for child in rowItem:
+            if (isinstance(child , nodes.comment)
+                or isinstance(child, nodes.system_message)):
+                pass
+            elif isinstance(child , nodes.target):
+                target = child
+            elif isinstance(child, nodes.bullet_list):
+                childNo += 1
+                cell = child
+            else:
+                error = True
+                break
+
+        if childNo != 1 or error:
+            self.raiseError(
+                'Error parsing content block for the "%s" directive: '
+                'two-level bullet list expected, but row %s does not '
+                'contain a second-level bullet list.'
+                % (self.directive.name, rowNum + 1))
+
+        for cellItem in cell:
+            cspan, rspan, cellElements = self.parseCellItem(cellItem)
+            if target is not None:
+                cellElements.insert(0, target)
+            row.append( (cspan, rspan, cellElements) )
+        return row
+
+    def parseCellItem(self, cellItem):
+        # search and remove cspan, rspan colspec from the first element in
+        # this listItem (field).
+        cspan = rspan = 0
+        if not len(cellItem):
+            return cspan, rspan, []
+        for elem in cellItem[0]:
+            if isinstance(elem, colSpan):
+                cspan = elem.get("span")
+                elem.parent.remove(elem)
+                continue
+            if isinstance(elem, rowSpan):
+                rspan = elem.get("span")
+                elem.parent.remove(elem)
+                continue
+        return cspan, rspan, cellItem[:]