linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] Docs/mm/index: move allocation profiling document to unsorted documents chapter

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Message-ID: <87msmyt8zh.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:18:42 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Docs/mm/index: move allocation profiling document
 to unsorted documents chapter

SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org> writes:

> The memory allocation profiling document was added to the bottom of the
> new outline.  Apparently it was not decided by well-defined guidelines
> or a thorough discussions.  Rather than that, it was added there just
> because there was no place for such unsorted documents.  Now there is
> the chapter.  Move the document to the new place.

I'll take this for now, but it's truly sad to see new documentation
being added to the slushpile at the end.  It seems better to create a
"development tools" section in the new outline and put the allocation
profiling document there?

Thanks,

jon