linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] Documentation/filesystems: add binderfs

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Message-ID: <20190114172401.018afb9c@lwn.net>
Date:   Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:24:01 -0700
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] Documentation/filesystems: add binderfs

On Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:40:59 +0100
Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io> wrote:

> This documents the Android binderfs filesystem used to dynamically add and
> remove binder devices that are private to each instance.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>

Two quick notes:

> ---
> /* Changelog */
> v1:
> - switch from *.txt to *.rst format
> ---
>  Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 70 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst

You didn't add it to index.rst, so it won't actually become part of the
docs build.

> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..74a744b42db7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/binderfs.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +The Android binderfs Filesystem
> +===============================
> +
> +Android binderfs is a filesystem for the Android binder IPC mechanism.  It
> +allows to dynamically add and remove binder devices at runtime.  Binder devices
> +located in a new binderfs instance are independent of binder devices located in
> +other binderfs instances.  Mounting a new binderfs instance makes it possible
> +to get a set of private binder devices.
> +
> +Mounting binderfs
> +-----------------
> +
> +Android binderfs can be mounted with:
> +
> +::

This can be more readably formatted as:

	Android binderfs can be mounted with::

I've applied the patches, taking the liberty of fixing both of those
things up.  Thanks!

jon