diff --git a/doc/sphinx/kerneldoc.py b/doc/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
index e536360..4bcbd6a 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
+++ b/doc/sphinx/kerneldoc.py
@@ -37,7 +37,17 @@
 from docutils import nodes, statemachine
 from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, Directive
-from sphinx.ext.autodoc import AutodocReporter
+
+#
+# AutodocReporter is only good up to Sphinx 1.7
+#
+import sphinx
+
+Use_SSI = sphinx.__version__[:3] >= '1.7'
+if Use_SSI:
+    from sphinx.util.docutils import switch_source_input
+else:
+    from sphinx.ext.autodoc import AutodocReporter
 
 import kernellog
 
@@ -49,9 +59,10 @@
     optional_arguments = 4
     option_spec = {
         'doc': directives.unchanged_required,
-        'functions': directives.unchanged_required,
         'export': directives.unchanged,
         'internal': directives.unchanged,
+        'identifiers': directives.unchanged,
+        'functions': directives.unchanged,
     }
     has_content = False
 
@@ -67,6 +78,10 @@
 
         tab_width = self.options.get('tab-width', self.state.document.settings.tab_width)
 
+        # 'function' is an alias of 'identifiers'
+        if 'functions' in self.options:
+            self.options['identifiers'] = self.options.get('functions')
+
         # FIXME: make this nicer and more robust against errors
         if 'export' in self.options:
             cmd += ['-export']
@@ -76,9 +91,13 @@
             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]
+        elif 'identifiers' in self.options:
+            identifiers = self.options.get('identifiers').split()
+            if identifiers:
+                for i in identifiers:
+                    cmd += ['-function', i]
+            else:
+                cmd += ['-no-doc-sections']
 
         for pattern in export_file_patterns:
             for f in glob.glob(env.config.kerneldoc_srctree + '/' + pattern):
@@ -121,13 +140,7 @@
                     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
+            self.do_parse(result, node)
 
             return node.children
 
@@ -136,6 +149,20 @@
                            (" ".join(cmd), str(e)))
             return [nodes.error(None, nodes.paragraph(text = "kernel-doc missing"))]
 
+    def do_parse(self, result, node):
+        if Use_SSI:
+            with switch_source_input(self.state, result):
+                self.state.nested_parse(result, 0, node, match_titles=1)
+        else:
+            save = 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 = save
+
+
 def setup(app):
     app.add_config_value('kerneldoc_bin', None, 'env')
     app.add_config_value('kerneldoc_srctree', None, 'env')