linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 18/23] docs: add Rust documentation

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Date:   Sat, 7 May 2022 01:15:19 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
        Finn Behrens <me@...enk.de>,
        Adam Bratschi-Kaye <ark.email@...il.com>,
        Wedson Almeida Filho <wedsonaf@...gle.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>,
        Wu XiangCheng <bobwxc@...il.cn>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
        Boris-Chengbiao Zhou <bobo1239@....de>,
        Yuki Okushi <jtitor@...6.org>, Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Xu <dxu@...uu.xyz>, Julian Merkle <me@...erkle.de>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 18/23] docs: add Rust documentation

On Sat, May 07, 2022 at 07:24:16AM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> Most of the documentation for Rust is written within the source code
> itself, as it is idiomatic for Rust projects. This applies to both
> the shared infrastructure at `rust/` as well as any other Rust module
> (e.g. drivers) written across the kernel.
> 
> However, these documents contain general information that does not
> fit particularly well in the source code, like the Quick Start guide.
> 
> It also contains an asset (SVG logo) used for the `rustdoc` target
> and a few other small changes elsewhere in the documentation folder.

I like the docs! :) It'll be interesting to see how we can grow
cross-linking between rustdoc and kerndoc.

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook