linux-kernel - Re: [1/2] Documentation: bootconfig: Update boot configuration documentation

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Message-ID: <44efe433-c1f5-9131-4b0e-50cc5897a4f3@web.de>
Date:   Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:35:05 +0100
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [1/2] Documentation: bootconfig: Update boot configuration
 documentation

>>>> How do you think about to add a link to a formal file format description?
>>>
>>> Oh, nice idea. Please contribute it :)
>>
>> Did you provide it (according to a RST include directive in the subsequent
>> update step)?
>
> No I didn't.

I hope that more progress can be achieved around the published suggestion
“bootconfig: Add EBNF syntax file”.
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/158278836196.14966.3881489301852781521.stgit@devnote2/
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1200987/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/27/72

> I you think that is important, feel free to write up.

I am curious how the software development attention will evolve further.

> You have a parser code in the kernel already.

This software component is useful there.

> It might be not hard for you. :)

Some challenges are waiting on corresponding solutions.

Regards,
Markus