linux-kernel - Re: Documentation of kernel messages (Summary)

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Message-ID: <20070625180557.GA12937@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:05:57 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	holzheu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	lf_kernel_messages@...ux-foundation.org, mtk-manpages@....net,
	jack@...e.cz, randy.dunlap@...cle.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	pavel@....cz, kunai@...ux-foundation.jp, tim.bird@...sony.com,
	gh@...ibm.com, arjan@...radead.org, jengelh@...putergmbh.de,
	hpa@...or.com, joe@...ches.com, auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com,
	hansendc@...ibm.com, davem@...emloft.net, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	kenistoj@...ibm.com, schwidefsky@...ibm.com,
	heiko.carstens@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: Documentation of kernel messages (Summary)

> I find "document messages" to be a horrible idea conceptually, because I think 
> the messages should _be_ documentation.  If the message is unclear it should 
> be clarified.  "There's too much garbage on the floor, we should laminate it 
> so we can't smell it anymore."  Er, no...

"Document message" is for the cases where the message itself does not convey
enough info.
No need to add more text when the initial message is good enough.

	Sam
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