linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 0/3] docs/core-api: add memory allocation guide

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Date:   Fri, 14 Sep 2018 12:27:55 +0300
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 0/3] docs/core-api: add memory allocation guide

Hi,

As Vlastimil mentioned at [1], it would be nice to have some guide about
memory allocation. This set adds such guide that summarizes the "best
practices". 

The changes from the RFC include additions and corrections from Michal and
Randy. I've also added markup to cross-reference the kernel-doc
documentation.

I've split the patch into three to separate labels addition to the exiting
files from the new contents.

v3 -> v4:
  * make GFP_*USER* description less confusing

v2 -> v3:
  * s/HW/hardware

[1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg55542.html

Mike Rapoport (3):
  docs: core-api/gfp_mask-from-fs-io: add a label for cross-referencing
  docs: core-api/mm-api: add a lable for GFP flags section
  docs: core-api: add memory allocation guide

 Documentation/core-api/gfp_mask-from-fs-io.rst |   2 +
 Documentation/core-api/index.rst               |   1 +
 Documentation/core-api/memory-allocation.rst   | 122 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/core-api/mm-api.rst              |   2 +
 4 files changed, 127 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/core-api/memory-allocation.rst

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