diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 03875d788ea8e4146c5a95acb0a398a291acc7f5..33c85dfdfce9b3b6f3509c71d4fd91ef2bf43e2e 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -2582,21 +2582,21 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
         $noret = 1;
     } elsif ($prototype =~ m/^()([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\(]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^()([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
 	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+)\s+([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*\*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
-	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s*\*\s*\w+\s*\*\s*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/)  {
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s+\w+\s*\*+)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/ ||
+	$prototype =~ m/^(\w+\s+\w+\s*\*+\s*\w+\s*\*+\s*)\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_~:]+)\s*\(([^\{]*)\)/)  {
 	$return_type = $1;
 	$declaration_name = $2;
 	my $args = $3;