linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 23/31] gcc-plugins.txt: standardize document format

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Date:   Wed, 24 May 2017 10:35:42 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
Cc:     Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@...el.com>,
        Linux mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Emese Revfy <re.emese@...il.com>,
        "kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" 
        <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 23/31] gcc-plugins.txt: standardize document format

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
<mchehab@...pensource.com> wrote:
> Each text file under Documentation follows a different
> format. Some doesn't even have titles!
>
> Change its representation to follow the adopted standard,
> using ReST markups for it to be parseable by Sphinx:
>
> - promote main title;
> - use the right markup for footnotes;
> - use bold markup for files name;
> - identify literal blocks;
> - add blank lines to avoid Sphinx to complain;
> - remove numeration from titles.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

This should probably get moved under "Kernel API documentation" but
may need a new sub-category, maybe "instrumentation"? Things like
KASan could be put under that too.

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security