linux-kernel - Re: [RFC bpf-next 3/3] docs: Split filter.txt into separate documents.

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Message-ID: <20180802110350.GD3088@eros>
Date:   Thu, 2 Aug 2018 21:03:50 +1000
From:   "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
To:     Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
Cc:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jay Schulist <jschlst@...ba.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC bpf-next 3/3] docs: Split filter.txt into separate
 documents.

On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 10:02:50AM +0200, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> On 08/02/2018 08:28 AM, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> > In preparation for conversion of Documentation/networking/filter.txt it was
> > noticed that the document contains a lot of information.  The document may be
> > more accessible if it was split up.  Some parts pertain to everyone, let's put
> > these bits in core-api/.  The more hard core bits about eBPF internals could be
> > put with the other BPF docs in Documentation/bpf/.  There is a small bit of
> > information on testing and miscellaneous matters that are useful for everyone
> > (everyone does testing, right) so lets keep that info at the bottom of both new
> > documents.  (This includes the original authors.)
> > 
> > Split Documentation/networking/filter.txt into Documentation/bpf/eBPF.rst and
> > Documentation/core-api/bpf.rst
> > 
> > Cc: Jay Schulist <jschlst@...ba.org>
> > Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
> > Cc; Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@...in.cc>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/networking/filter.txt | 1480 ---------------------------
> >  1 file changed, 1480 deletions(-)
> >  delete mode 100644 Documentation/networking/filter.txt
> 
> Missing git add given the new files are not present here?

Fail! Not reading the whole patch before sending it - Bad Tobin,no
biscuit.

> Overall I agree it would be good if we move all the content over into
> Documentation/bpf/ eventually, but would be useful to see a full diff.

Thanks for your very patient and polite response.  I'll send it in the
morning to save embarrassing myself with any other late night errors.

	Tobin