linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Convert atomic_*.txt and memory-barriers.txt to reST

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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:15:18 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Convert atomic_*.txt and memory-barriers.txt to reST

Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net> writes:

> Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com> writes:
>
>> Atomic types, atomic bitops, and memory barriers docs are included in kernel
>> docs build since commit e40573a43d163a ("docs: put atomic*.txt and
>> memory-barriers.txt into the core-api book") as a wrapper stub for
>> corresponding uncoverted txt docs. Let's turn them into full-fledged reST docs. 
>
> Did it occur to you to look at the changelog for the commit you cite,
> which explains why those documents are handled the way they are...?

I'm sorry, that caught me at the wrong time, and I was rather more harsh
than I should have been.  I should not have responded that way.

For future reference, though, when somebody has gone out of their way to
accomplish a task in a specific way, there usually *is* a reason for it.
If you can't find that reason, the best thing to do is usually to ask.

Thanks,

jon