Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Dec 2017 09:04:18 +1100 | From | "Tobin C. Harding" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] doc: update printk documentation |
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On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 12:21:41PM -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:17:14 +1100 > "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc> wrote: > > > This set converts printk-formats.txt -> core-api/printk-formats.rst > > > > We also update the documentation around printing kernel addresses. > > > > This is my first documentation conversion. Please do be hard on this > > patch series. I'd like to get it _really_ correct so that future > > conversions will require less review effort. Also if there are any > > peculiarities to patching docs (as apposed to C files) please say so. > > > > Thank you for the time already given to reviewing previous versions. > > So I spent a while thinking hard about how I could make Tobin do another > round or two on these patches. But then I figure that it's the holidays, > and I should just apply them. So that's done. Thanks for all of your > work on this!
Oh ok, I would have been happy to drag it over the holiday period and get it super correct. I'm always chasing perfection (even if seemingly a long way from it ;) so please never feel you have to rush things through. I'm happy to learn how to do it correctly and that will save everyone time in the future.
> That said...
I am happy also to patch on top of what was applied after Christmas break :) I don't want to create any extra work for anyone else.
> - I don't quite understand why you capitalize "kernel" everywhere. I > vaguely recall some sort of discussion on that. To me it looks > strange...oh well.
Ok, I'm going to go with 'kernel' everywhere from now on. Despite having two degrees I am particularly crap at English [grammar]. Please do pick me up on any mistakes no matter how trivial. That is the only way to learn IMO.
> - There's a dangling reference to printk-formats.txt in lib/vsprintf.c > that we'll want to fix up.
Bad Tobin, no biscuit.
> - The vsprintf kerneldoc currently gets pulled into the big "kernel API" > dumpster. Someday, it would be nice to turn printk-formats.rst into a > "how to output data from the kernel" section, with documentation on > vnsprintf, printk, trace_printk, and format strings all in one place. > What a fine day that would be...
I don't quite understand this yet. (I added to my kernel list of things to learn and work on ;)
thanks Jon. Merry Christmas, Tobin.
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