linux-kernel - Re: the nul-terminated string helper desk chair rearrangement

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdV9CcjGkpF=FGe_U5XtbF08bKTEYkPSxArO1zBwnug0Wg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:59:28 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>,
        Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, ksummit@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: the nul-terminated string helper desk chair rearrangement

Hi Steven,

On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 3:52 PM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:39:44 -0400
> James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com> wrote:
>
> > While it's nice in theory to have everything documented, it's not much
> > use if no one can actually find the information ...
>
> Does kerneldoc provide an automated index? That is, if we had a single file
> that had every function in the kernel that is documented, with the path to
> the file that documents it, it would make finding documentation much
> simpler.
>
> Maybe it already does? Which would mean we need a way to find the index too!

ctags?

Although "git grep" is faster (assumed you use the "correct" search
pattern, which can sometimes be challenging, indeed).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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