linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Fix incorrect paths/magic in magic numbers rst

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Message-ID: <20241104200328.GA73996@lichtman.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 20:03:28 +0000
From: Nir Lichtman <nir@...htman.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Fix incorrect paths/magic in magic
 numbers rst

On Mon, Nov 04, 2024 at 12:35:30PM -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> Nir Lichtman <nir@...htman.org> writes:
> 
> > Fix some no longer true header/c file paths and correct the BAYCOM_MAGIC
> > value to be decimal as in the source instead of incorrectly hexadecimal
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nir Lichtman <nir@...htman.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/staging/magic-number.rst | 6 +++---
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> I've applied this, thanks.  I do continue to wonder about the value of
> this file in general, though...

Agreed, it feels pretty much like abandoned book keeping that gives minimal
value since the chance of magics colliding is slim, but I think the general tip
before the table of magics is pretty good.

What is your opinion about integrating the tip in a different page and deleting
this page entirely?

Thanks,
Nir

> 
> jon