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

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Message-ID: <CAJuCfpFO_C_LgxrRWrxG9o==RRtYAbkbP3ZJULwdmTjDcAJNrg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 19:10:03 -0700
From: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>
To: SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org, 
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] Docs/mm/index: move allocation profiling document to
 unsorted documents chapter

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:18:42 -0600 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net> wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> I have no strong opinions about that.  Cc-ing Suren and Kent, as they are the
> author of the allocation profiling document and hence might have some opinion.

IMHO if this would be the only document belonging to "development
tools" then keeping it under unsorted is fine.
If more documents will fall into that category then Jonathan's
suggestion makes sense to me. Looking at the current list, page_owner
and maybe damon might be considered for this category as well.
SeongJae, WDYT?
Thanks,
Suren.

>
>
> Thanks,
> SJ
>
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