linux-kernel - [PATCH 13/17] SubmittingDrivers.rst: add a cross reference to CodingStyle

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Message-Id: <96954a3089e1b1c03256178464a36cc40f38eecb.1473893776.git.mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Date:   Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:05:58 -0300
From:   Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
To:     Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@...marit.de>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 13/17] SubmittingDrivers.rst: add a cross reference to CodingStyle

Instead of mentioning CodingStyle as a file, use a reference.

While here, do a minor update, pointing that the same rules
for Kernel 2.6 apply up to the recent versions too.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...pensource.com>
---
 Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst b/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst
index 621d17af20fd..e4810fb8f4e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst
+++ b/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Linux 2.4:
 	maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate
 	maintainer then please contact Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>.
 
-Linux 2.6:
+Linux 2.6 and upper:
 	The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel
-	to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6
+	to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6+
 	submissions is Andrew Morton.
 
 What Criteria Determine Acceptance
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ Interfaces:
 
 Code:
 		Please use the Linux style of code formatting as documented
-		in Documentation/development-process/CodingStyle.rst. If you have sections of code
+		in :ref:`Documentation/development-process/CodingStyle.rst <codingStyle>`.
+		If you have sections of code
 		that need to be in other formats, for example because they
 		are shared with a windows driver kit and you want to
 		maintain them just once separate them out nicely and note
-- 
2.7.4