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2023-03-07docs: rebasing-and-merging: Drop wrong statement about gitUwe Kleine-König1-5/+1
The "^0" syntax is no longer needed to fast-forward to a mainline commit; take that out and add --ff-only to force an error if fast-forward is not possible. Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@kleine-koenig.org> [jc: rewrote changelog] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230228134657.1797871-1-u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2022-12-28docs, nvme: add a feature and quirk policy documentChristoph Hellwig1-0/+1
This adds a document about what specification features are supported by the Linux NVMe driver, and what qualifies for a quirk if an implementation has problems following the specification. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> Signed-off-by: Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Sagi Grimberg <sagi@grimberg.me> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2022-03-31Merge tag 'docs-5.18-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linuxLinus Torvalds2-0/+97
Pull more documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet: "Some late-arriving documentation improvements. This is mostly build-system fixes from Mauro and Akira; I also took the liberty of dropping in my 'messy diffstat' document" * tag 'docs-5.18-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: docs: Add a document on how to fix a messy diffstat docs: sphinx/requirements: Limit jinja2<3.1 Documentation: kunit: Fix cross-referencing warnings scripts/kernel-doc: change the line number meta info scripts/get_abi: change the file/line number meta info docs: kernel_include.py: add sphinx build dependencies docs: kernel_abi.py: add sphinx build dependencies docs: kernel_feat.py: add build dependencies scripts/get_feat.pl: allow output the parsed file names docs: kfigure.py: Don't warn of missing PDF converter in 'make htmldocs' Documentation: Fix duplicate statement about raw_spinlock_t type
2022-03-30docs: Add a document on how to fix a messy diffstatJonathan Corbet2-0/+97
A branch with merges in will sometimes create a diffstat containing a lot of unrelated work at "git request-pull" time. Create a document based on Linus's advice (found in the links below) and add it to the maintainer manual in the hope of saving some wear on Linus's keyboard going forward. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wg3wXH2JNxkQi+eLZkpuxqV+wPiHhw_Jf7ViH33Sw7PHA@mail.gmail.com/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgXbSa8yq8Dht8at+gxb_idnJ7X5qWZQWRBN4_CUPr=eQ@mail.gmail.com/ Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2022-03-17vfio-pci: Provide reviewers and acceptance criteria for variant driversAlex Williamson1-0/+1
Device specific extensions for devices exposed to userspace through the vfio-pci-core library open both new functionality and new risks. Here we attempt to provided formalized requirements and expectations to ensure that future drivers both collaborate in their interaction with existing host drivers, as well as receive additional reviews from community members with experience in this area. Acked-by: Shameer Kolothum <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@huawei.com> Reviewed-by: Yishai Hadas <yishaih@nvidia.com> Acked-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com> Acked-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/164736509088.181560.2887686123582116702.stgit@omen Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>
2021-10-12docs: use the lore redirector everywhereThorsten Leemhuis1-1/+1
Change all links from using the lkml redirector to the lore redirector, as the kernel.org admin recently indicated: we shouldn't be using lkml.kernel.org anymore because the domain can create confusion, as it indicates it is only valid for messages sent to the LKML; the convention has been to use https://lore.kernel.org/r/msgid for this reason. In this process also change three links from using http to https. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211006170025.qw3glxvocczfuhar@meerkat.local CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> CC: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> CC: Hu Haowen <src.res@email.cn> CC: Alex Shi <alexs@kernel.org> CC: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/5bb55bac6ba10fafab19bf2b21572dd0e2f8cea2.1633593385.git.linux@leemhuis.info Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2021-03-22media: add a subsystem profile documentationMauro Carvalho Chehab1-0/+1
Document the basic policies of the media subsystem profile. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
2020-09-04Documentation/maintainer: rehome sign-off processDrew DeVault2-0/+51
The repeated sign-offs necessary when a subsystem maintainer modifies an incoming patch has been moved from submitting-patches.rst to Documentation/maintainer, since the affairs of a subsystem maintainer are not especially relevant to someone reading a guide for how to submit their first patch. Signed-off-by: Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200903160545.83185-4-sir@cmpwn.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2020-08-25Documentation: add riscv entry in list of existing profilesLukas Bulwahn1-0/+1
As long as there are only a few maintainer entry profiles, i.e., three in v5.8, continue to maintain a complete a list of entries in the maintainer handbook. Complete the list by adding the RISC-V ARCHITECTURE maintainer entry profile found in MAINTAINERS. Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200815115728.15128-1-lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2020-07-13Documentation: maintainer-entry-profile: eliminate duplicated wordRandy Dunlap1-1/+1
Drop the doubled word "have". Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200707180414.10467-13-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2020-06-01Documentation: fixes to the maintainer-entry-profile templateRandy Dunlap1-6/+6
Do some wordsmithing and copy editing on the maintainer-entry-profile profile (template, guide): - fix punctuation - fix some wording - use "-rc" consistently Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Cc: linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/fbaa9b67-e7b8-d5e8-ecbb-6ae068234880@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2020-01-24Add a maintainer entry profile for documentationJonathan Corbet1-0/+1
Documentation should lead by example, so here's a basic maintainer entry profile for this subsystem. Reviewed-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-11-25docs: fix up the maintainer profile documentJonathan Corbet1-0/+15
Add blank lines where needed to get the document to render properly. Also add a TOC of existing profiles just so that the nvdimm profile is linked into the toctree, is discoverable, and doesn't generate a warning. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-11-25Maintainer Handbook: Maintainer Entry ProfileDan Williams2-0/+88
As presented at the 2018 Linux Plumbers conference [1], the Maintainer Entry Profile (formerly Subsystem Profile) is proposed as a way to reduce friction between committers and maintainers and encourage conversations amongst maintainers about common best practices. While coding-style, submit-checklist, and submitting-drivers lay out some common expectations there remain local customs and maintainer preferences that vary by subsystem. The profile contains documentation of some of the common policy questions a contributor might have that are local to the subsystem / device-driver, special considerations for the subsystem, or other guidelines that are otherwise not covered by the top-level process documents. The initial and hopefully non-controversial headings in the profile are: Overview: General introduction to how the subsystem operates Submit Checklist Addendum: Mechanical items that gate submission staging, or other requirements that gate patch acceptance. Key Cycle Dates: - Last -rc for new feature submissions: Expected lead time for submissions - Last -rc to merge features: Deadline for merge decisions Resubmit Cadence: When and preferred method to follow up with the maintainer Note that coding style guidelines are explicitly left out of this list. See Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst for more details, and a follow-on example profile for the libnvdimm subsystem. [1]: https://linuxplumbersconf.org/event/2/contributions/59/ Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org> Cc: Steve French <stfrench@microsoft.com> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> Cc: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> Cc: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Cc: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com> Cc: Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@sifive.com> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/157462919309.1729495.10585699280061787229.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-11-19Documentation: Document how to get links with git amLinus Walleij1-0/+30
This adds Kees' clever apply hook to the kernel documentation so it can be easily references when needed. Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/ksummit-discuss/2019-July/006608.html Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20191118223019.81708-1-linus.walleij@linaro.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-08-13docs: Fix typo on pull requests guideMarco Villegas1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Marco Villegas <git@marvil07.net> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-07-17docs: remove extra conf.py filesMauro Carvalho Chehab1-10/+0
Now that the latex_documents are handled automatically, we can remove those extra conf.py files. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
2019-06-18docs: Add a document on repository managementJonathan Corbet2-0/+227
Every merge window seems to involve at least one episode where subsystem maintainers don't manage their trees as Linus would like. Document the expectations so that at least he has something to point people to. Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2018-06-16docs: Fix more broken referencesMauro Carvalho Chehab1-1/+1
As we move stuff around, some doc references are broken. Fix some of them via this script: ./scripts/documentation-file-ref-check --fix Manually checked that produced results are valid. Acked-by: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com> Acked-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com> Acked-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> Acked-by: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org> Acked-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2017-12-12docs: Add an intro note to the maintainers handbookJonathan Corbet1-0/+4
...just enough to say what the purpose is and to solicit more contributions. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2017-12-12doc: add maintainer bookTobin C. Harding4-0/+232
There is currently very little documentation in the kernel on maintainer level tasks. In particular there are no documents on creating pull requests to submit to Linus. Quoting Greg Kroah-Hartman on LKML: Anyway, this actually came up at the kernel summit / maintainer meeting a few weeks ago, in that "how do I make a good pull request to Linus" is something we need to document. Here's what I do, and it seems to work well, so maybe we should turn it into the start of the documentation for how to do it. (quote references: kernel summit, Europe 2017) Create a new kernel documentation book 'how to be a maintainer' (suggested by Jonathan Corbet). Add chapters on 'configuring git' and 'creating a pull request'. Most of the content was written by Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman in discussion on LKML. This is stated at the start of one of the chapters and the original email thread is referenced in 'pull-requests.rst'. Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>