linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] Fix broken references to files under Documentation/*

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Date:   Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:01:09 -0300
From:   Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>
To:     Atish Patra <atish.patra@....com>
Cc:     "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Łukasz Stelmach <l.stelmach@...sung.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] Fix broken references to files under
 Documentation/*

Em Fri, 26 Jul 2019 13:18:30 -0700
Atish Patra <atish.patra@....com> escreveu:

> On 7/26/19 1:14 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Em Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:55:36 -0700
> > Atish Patra <atish.patra@....com> escreveu:
> >   
> >> On 7/26/19 4:47 AM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:  
> >>> Solves most of the pending broken references upstream, except for two of
> >>> them:
> >>>
> >>> 	$ ./scripts/documentation-file-ref-check
> >>> 	Documentation/riscv/boot-image-header.txt: Documentation/riscv/booting.txt
> >>> 	MAINTAINERS: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/rng/samsung,exynos5250-trng.txt
> >>>
> >>> As written at boot-image-header.txt, it is waiting for the addition of
> >>> a future file:
> >>>
> >>> 	"The complete booting guide will be available at
> >>> 	  Documentation/riscv/booting.txt."
> >>>      
> >>
> >> Yeah. We don't have complete booting guide defined in RISC-V land.
> >> Documentation/riscv/booting.txt will be available once we have that.
> >>
> >> In the mean time, do we need to convert boot-image-header.txt to
> >> boot-image-header.rst and fix the reference to
> >> Documentation/riscv/booting.rst as well ?  
> > 
> > Well, in the mean time, every time someone builds the Kernel with
> > COMPILE_TEST enabled, a warning will be produced.
> > 
> > So, my suggestion would be to write it on a different way, like:
> > 
> > 	"A complete booting guide is being written and should be
> > 	 available on future versions."
> > 
> > Or:
> > 	TODO:
> > 	   Write a complete booting guide.
> > 
> > And update this once the guide is finished. This should be enough
> > to prevent the warning.
> >   
> 
> Sounds good to me.
> 
> > With regards to converting it to ReST, that's recommended. I suspect
> > we could be able to finish the entire doc conversion in a couple
> > Kernel versions.
> >   
> Sure.
> 
> > Also, it should be really trivial to convert this one to ReST.
> >   
> 
> Yes. Let me know if you prefer to update it along with your series or I 
> will send the patch.

I suspect it would be quicker if I write it. I'm sending it in a
few.

Thanks,
Mauro