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doc: move namespaces.rst out of kbuild directory

Message ID 20191007043611.31036-1-yamada.masahiro@socionext.com
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Masahiro Yamada Oct. 7, 2019, 4:36 a.m. UTC
I did not notice this document was added to Documentation/kbuild/,
and I do not understand how it is related to the build system.

Kick it out of the kbuild directory.

I am not sure if this is the perfect place, but I added its index
close to the module-signing.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

---

 Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst                  | 1 +
 Documentation/{kbuild => admin-guide}/namespaces.rst | 0
 MAINTAINERS                                          | 1 +
 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
 rename Documentation/{kbuild => admin-guide}/namespaces.rst (100%)

-- 
2.17.1

Comments

Adam Zerella Oct. 7, 2019, 5:59 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 01:36:11PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> I did not notice this document was added to Documentation/kbuild/,

> and I do not understand how it is related to the build system.

> 

> Kick it out of the kbuild directory.


Should we delete the file entirely or does it belong somewhere else? It
was added in c4f4af4094d6c7dbca3acd8d04df2759d268a116 and is referenced
in `Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst`.

Can we put into the `kernel-hacking` directory?

> I am not sure if this is the perfect place, but I added its index

> close to the module-signing.

> 

> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

> ---

> 

>  Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst                  | 1 +

>  Documentation/{kbuild => admin-guide}/namespaces.rst | 0

>  MAINTAINERS                                          | 1 +

>  3 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

>  rename Documentation/{kbuild => admin-guide}/namespaces.rst (100%)

> 

> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst

> index 34cc20ee7f3a..ca632fda700f 100644

> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst

> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst

> @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ configure specific aspects of kernel behavior to your liking.

>     parport

>     md

>     module-signing

> +   namespaces

>     rapidio

>     sysrq

>     unicode

> diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/namespaces.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst

> similarity index 100%

> rename from Documentation/kbuild/namespaces.rst

> rename to Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst

> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS

> index 55199ef7fa74..91815dcc5914 100644

> --- a/MAINTAINERS

> +++ b/MAINTAINERS

> @@ -11547,6 +11547,7 @@ NSDEPS

>  M:	Matthias Maennich <maennich@google.com>

>  S:	Maintained

>  F:	scripts/nsdeps

> +F:	Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst

>  

>  NTB AMD DRIVER

>  M:	Shyam Sundar S K <Shyam-sundar.S-k@amd.com>

> -- 

> 2.17.1

>
Matthias Maennich Oct. 7, 2019, 6:06 a.m. UTC | #2
Hi!

On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 01:36:11PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>I did not notice this document was added to Documentation/kbuild/,

>and I do not understand how it is related to the build system.

>

>Kick it out of the kbuild directory.

>

>I am not sure if this is the perfect place, but I added its index

>close to the module-signing.


When searching for a place for this documentation, kbuild/ was the
closest I could find. admin-guide/ seems to target system administrators
while the symbol namespace feature documentation is relevant for kernel
developers. I am ok to take maintainership for the file, but the new
location suggested seems not to be a good fit either.

Cheers,
Matthias

>Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>

>---

>

> Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst                  | 1 +

> Documentation/{kbuild => admin-guide}/namespaces.rst | 0

> MAINTAINERS                                          | 1 +

> 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

> rename Documentation/{kbuild => admin-guide}/namespaces.rst (100%)

>

>diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst

>index 34cc20ee7f3a..ca632fda700f 100644

>--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst

>+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst

>@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ configure specific aspects of kernel behavior to your liking.

>    parport

>    md

>    module-signing

>+   namespaces

>    rapidio

>    sysrq

>    unicode

>diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/namespaces.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst

>similarity index 100%

>rename from Documentation/kbuild/namespaces.rst

>rename to Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst

>diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS

>index 55199ef7fa74..91815dcc5914 100644

>--- a/MAINTAINERS

>+++ b/MAINTAINERS

>@@ -11547,6 +11547,7 @@ NSDEPS

> M:	Matthias Maennich <maennich@google.com>

> S:	Maintained

> F:	scripts/nsdeps

>+F:	Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst

>

> NTB AMD DRIVER

> M:	Shyam Sundar S K <Shyam-sundar.S-k@amd.com>

>-- 

>2.17.1

>
Jessica Yu Oct. 7, 2019, 8:12 a.m. UTC | #3
+++ Matthias Maennich [07/10/19 07:06 +0100]:
>Hi!

>

>On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 01:36:11PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:

>>I did not notice this document was added to Documentation/kbuild/,

>>and I do not understand how it is related to the build system.

>>

>>Kick it out of the kbuild directory.

>>

>>I am not sure if this is the perfect place, but I added its index

>>close to the module-signing.

>

>When searching for a place for this documentation, kbuild/ was the

>closest I could find. admin-guide/ seems to target system administrators

>while the symbol namespace feature documentation is relevant for kernel

>developers. I am ok to take maintainership for the file, but the new

>location suggested seems not to be a good fit either.


This was my line of thought as well, since the audience of
admin-guide/ is sysadmins and users. Namespaces are mostly relevant to
module authors and kernel developers. Currently, I don't think there
is an existing good place in Documentation/ for this topic :-/
I suppose kernel-hacking/ might be the closest fit, as Adam suggested.

Thanks,

Jessica
Jonathan Corbet Oct. 7, 2019, 1:29 p.m. UTC | #4
On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 10:12:42 +0200
Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org> wrote:

> This was my line of thought as well, since the audience of

> admin-guide/ is sysadmins and users. Namespaces are mostly relevant to

> module authors and kernel developers. Currently, I don't think there

> is an existing good place in Documentation/ for this topic :-/

> I suppose kernel-hacking/ might be the closest fit, as Adam suggested.


I didn't see this thread before responding in the first, naturally...  

I think the core-api manual is probably as good a place as any for this.
Changing the name to something like symbol-namespaces.rst is probably a
good idea, since most people think of other things when they see
"namespaces".  Or perhaps that mythical Somebody could expand it into a
proper description of symbol exports in general...:)

Thanks,

jon
Matthias Maennich Oct. 7, 2019, 1:41 p.m. UTC | #5
On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 07:29:30AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 10:12:42 +0200

>Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org> wrote:

>

>> This was my line of thought as well, since the audience of

>> admin-guide/ is sysadmins and users. Namespaces are mostly relevant to

>> module authors and kernel developers. Currently, I don't think there

>> is an existing good place in Documentation/ for this topic :-/

>> I suppose kernel-hacking/ might be the closest fit, as Adam suggested.

>

>I didn't see this thread before responding in the first, naturally...

>

>I think the core-api manual is probably as good a place as any for this.

>Changing the name to something like symbol-namespaces.rst is probably a

>good idea, since most people think of other things when they see

>"namespaces".  Or perhaps that mythical Somebody could expand it into a

>proper description of symbol exports in general...:)


As I said in the other thread, I am happy for it to be moved to a better
location. core-api/ as well as kernel-hacking/ seem to be good
locations.

I could imagine expanding the documentation, but would not like to
commit to it right now. (Even though I feel very encouraged by your talk
in Paris, Jon. Thanks for that!)

Cheers,
Matthias

>

>Thanks,

>

>jon
Randy Dunlap Oct. 7, 2019, 4:58 p.m. UTC | #6
On 10/7/19 6:41 AM, Matthias Maennich wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 07:29:30AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:

>> On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 10:12:42 +0200

>> Jessica Yu <jeyu@kernel.org> wrote:

>>

>>> This was my line of thought as well, since the audience of

>>> admin-guide/ is sysadmins and users. Namespaces are mostly relevant to

>>> module authors and kernel developers. Currently, I don't think there

>>> is an existing good place in Documentation/ for this topic :-/

>>> I suppose kernel-hacking/ might be the closest fit, as Adam suggested.

>>

>> I didn't see this thread before responding in the first, naturally...

>>

>> I think the core-api manual is probably as good a place as any for this.

>> Changing the name to something like symbol-namespaces.rst is probably a

>> good idea, since most people think of other things when they see

>> "namespaces".  Or perhaps that mythical Somebody could expand it into a

>> proper description of symbol exports in general...:)

> 

> As I said in the other thread, I am happy for it to be moved to a better

> location. core-api/ as well as kernel-hacking/ seem to be good

> locations.


core-api/ please.  kernel-hacking/ does not make any sense to me.

> I could imagine expanding the documentation, but would not like to

> commit to it right now. (Even though I feel very encouraged by your talk

> in Paris, Jon. Thanks for that!)



-- 
~Randy
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
index 34cc20ee7f3a..ca632fda700f 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@  configure specific aspects of kernel behavior to your liking.
    parport
    md
    module-signing
+   namespaces
    rapidio
    sysrq
    unicode
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/namespaces.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/kbuild/namespaces.rst
rename to Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 55199ef7fa74..91815dcc5914 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11547,6 +11547,7 @@  NSDEPS
 M:	Matthias Maennich <maennich@google.com>
 S:	Maintained
 F:	scripts/nsdeps
+F:	Documentation/admin-guide/namespaces.rst
 
 NTB AMD DRIVER
 M:	Shyam Sundar S K <Shyam-sundar.S-k@amd.com>