linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: cgroup: use graphviz code instead of ASCII art

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Message-ID: <20190102155609.GO2509588@devbig004.ftw2.facebook.com>
Date:   Wed, 2 Jan 2019 07:56:09 -0800
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Otto Sabart <ottosabart@...erm.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: cgroup: use graphviz code instead of ASCII art

On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 10:40:29AM -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:49:45 +0100
> Otto Sabart <ottosabart@...erm.com> wrote:
> 
> > The graphviz looks better. This patch also fixes multiple build warnings:
> > "WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent."
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Otto Sabart <ottosabart@...erm.com>
> 
> The graphviz looks better *in some settings*, such as the formatted
> version of the docs.  Please remember, though, that we need to preserve
> the readability of the plain-text documents as well, and my own feeling
> is that this patch is a step backward in that regard.  I'll defer to
> Tejun on this if he feels otherwise, but my sense is that this is not
> something we want to do.

Yeah, I'd much prefer to prioritize source file readability.  My
anecdotal experience is that most folks read the text file directly.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun