linux-kernel - Re: [for-next][12/26] Documentation: bootconfig: Add a doc for extended boot config

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Message-Id: <20200222131833.56a5be2d36033dc5a77a9f0b@kernel.org>
Date:   Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:18:33 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
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        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
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        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Tim Bird <Tim.Bird@...y.com>,
        Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [for-next][12/26] Documentation: bootconfig: Add a doc for
 extended boot config

On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:43:32 +0100
Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de> wrote:

> >> Is there a need to separate the number from the following unit?
> >
> > Sorry, I couldn't understand what you pointed here.
> 
> Can the specification “… size is 32 KiB …”be more appropriate
> (besides a small wording adjustment)?

OK, I'll update as so :)

> > Like "descriptions of ..." ?
> 
> I got another idea also for the provided documentation format.
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/tree/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst?id=bee46b309a13ca158c99c325d0408fb2f0db207f#n18
> 
> * Will a file format description become helpful in the way of
>   an extended Backus–Naur form?

Good suggestion! Let me try to write an EBNF section.
I think EBNF can logically explain the format, but not intuitive
- we need some examples.

> * How will data processing evolve around the added structures?

OK, I'll add some more API (and usage) differences from the legacy
command line.

Thank you,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>