Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Ksummit-2010-discuss] [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: add U: for URL of todo list, add RCU todo list | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Date | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:23:08 -0400 |
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On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 09:38 -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> I have to say that I'm not yet convinced that keeping a todo list in a > place that's not with the actual source code does not give me warm > fuzzy feelings. Every time we've kept information about the source code > separate from our source code it's been a failure; it gets out of sync > fast and it just adds to the maintenance. > > A git commit that both fixes an issue and removed the line from the > todo file (or moves it to a "done" section, whatever) is the ultimate > goal obviously... having a U: seems to go in exactly the opposite > direction. > > otoh having a kernel-doc type (eg structured, parsable) way of > gathering todo items throughout the tree.... that I can see as useful.
We could add a toplevel "todo/" directory, with each project file in it and a list of things todo. When the todo is done, that same commit could remove the todo item.
Just a worthless thought ;-)
-- Steve
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