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

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Message-ID: <0d25d488-781e-a89e-62d2-21349a976d83@wdc.com>
Date:   Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:16:37 -0700
From:   Atish Patra <atish.patra@....com>
To:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>
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/*

On 7/26/19 2:01 PM, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> 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!!

> Thanks,
> Mauro
> 


-- 
Regards,
Atish