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Date:   Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:59:36 +0100
From:   Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] Documentation/filesystems: add binderfs

On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 05:24:01PM -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> 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!

Thanks Jon! Highly appreciated!

Christian