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author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2016-10-18 10:12:27 -0200 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> | 2016-10-24 08:12:35 -0200 |
commit | 8c27ceff3604b249a9efafbd1bd8b141b79e619d (patch) | |
tree | 82e4ab0c2825fa25c3168e648268883c0b23ee30 /Documentation/process | |
parent | 9d85025b0418163fae079c9ba8f8445212de8568 (diff) | |
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docs: fix locations of several documents that got moved
The previous patch renamed several files that are cross-referenced
along the Kernel documentation. Adjust the links to point to
the right places.
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/process')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst | 12 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/adding-syscalls.rst | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/coding-style.rst | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/howto.rst | 24 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/management-style.rst | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 14 |
11 files changed, 42 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst b/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst index 9d5cef996f7f..983d628c1112 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/4.Coding.rst @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Coding style ************ The kernel has long had a standard coding style, described in -Documentation/CodingStyle. For much of that time, the policies described +Documentation/process/coding-style.rst. For much of that time, the policies described in that file were taken as being, at most, advisory. As a result, there is a substantial amount of code in the kernel which does not meet the coding style guidelines. The presence of that code leads to two independent @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ user-space developers to know what they are working with. See Documentation/ABI/README for a description of how this documentation should be formatted and what information needs to be provided. -The file Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt describes all of the kernel's +The file Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst describes all of the kernel's boot-time parameters. Any patch which adds new parameters should add the appropriate entries to this file. diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index b511ddf7e82a..1b7728b19ea7 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ kernel. Unsurprisingly, the kernel development community has evolved a set of conventions and procedures which are used in the posting of patches; following them will make life much easier for everybody involved. This document will attempt to cover these expectations in reasonable detail; -more information can also be found in the files SubmittingPatches, -SubmittingDrivers, and SubmitChecklist in the kernel documentation +more information can also be found in the files process/submitting-patches.rst, +process/submitting-drivers.rst, and process/submit-checklist.rst in the kernel documentation directory. @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pass it to diff with the "-X" option. The tags mentioned above are used to describe how various developers have been associated with the development of this patch. They are described in -detail in the SubmittingPatches document; what follows here is a brief +detail in the process/submitting-patches.rst document; what follows here is a brief summary. Each of these lines has the format: :: @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ The tags in common use are: - Signed-off-by: this is a developer's certification that he or she has the right to submit the patch for inclusion into the kernel. It is an agreement to the Developer's Certificate of Origin, the full text of - which can be found in Documentation/SubmittingPatches. Code without a + which can be found in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst. Code without a proper signoff cannot be merged into the mainline. - Acked-by: indicates an agreement by another developer (often a @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ The tags in common use are: it to work. - Reviewed-by: the named developer has reviewed the patch for correctness; - see the reviewer's statement in Documentation/SubmittingPatches for more + see the reviewer's statement in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst for more detail. - Reported-by: names a user who reported a problem which is fixed by this @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ take care of: be examined in any detail. If there is any doubt at all, mail the patch to yourself and convince yourself that it shows up intact. - Documentation/email-clients.txt has some helpful hints on making + Documentation/process/email-clients.rst has some helpful hints on making specific mail clients work for sending patches. - Are you sure your patch is free of silly mistakes? You should always diff --git a/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst b/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst index 23ec7cbc2d2b..1c7f54cd0261 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/8.Conclusion.rst @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ For more information There are numerous sources of information on Linux kernel development and related topics. First among those will always be the Documentation -directory found in the kernel source distribution. The top-level HOWTO -file is an important starting point; SubmittingPatches and -SubmittingDrivers are also something which all kernel developers should +directory found in the kernel source distribution. The top-level process/howto.rst +file is an important starting point; process/submitting-patches.rst and +process/submitting-drivers.rst are also something which all kernel developers should read. Many internal kernel APIs are documented using the kerneldoc mechanism; "make htmldocs" or "make pdfdocs" can be used to generate those documents in HTML or PDF format (though the version of TeX shipped by some diff --git a/Documentation/process/adding-syscalls.rst b/Documentation/process/adding-syscalls.rst index f5b5b1aa51b3..8cc25a06f353 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/adding-syscalls.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/adding-syscalls.rst @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Adding a New System Call This document describes what's involved in adding a new system call to the Linux kernel, over and above the normal submission advice in -:ref:`Documentation/SubmittingPatches <submittingpatches>`. +:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>`. System Call Alternatives diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst index 9c61c039ccd9..968808bec407 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst @@ -1058,5 +1058,5 @@ gcc internals and indent, all available from http://www.gnu.org/manual/ WG14 is the international standardization working group for the programming language C, URL: http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG14/ -Kernel CodingStyle, by greg@kroah.com at OLS 2002: +Kernel process/coding-style.rst, by greg@kroah.com at OLS 2002: http://www.kroah.com/linux/talks/ols_2002_kernel_codingstyle_talk/html/ diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst index 5f042349f987..3f66a1980726 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst @@ -90,19 +90,19 @@ required reading: what is necessary to do to configure and build the kernel. People who are new to the kernel should start here. - :ref:`Documentation/Changes <changes>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/changes.rst <changes>` This file gives a list of the minimum levels of various software packages that are necessary to build and run the kernel successfully. - :ref:`Documentation/CodingStyle <codingstyle>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingstyle>` This describes the Linux kernel coding style, and some of the rationale behind it. All new code is expected to follow the guidelines in this document. Most maintainers will only accept patches if these rules are followed, and many people will only review code if it is in the proper style. - :ref:`Documentation/SubmittingPatches <submittingpatches>` and :ref:`Documentation/SubmittingDrivers <submittingdrivers>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` and :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst <submittingdrivers>` These files describe in explicit detail how to successfully create and send a patch, including (but not limited to): @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ required reading: "Linux kernel patch submission format" http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html - :ref:`Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt <stable_api_nonsense>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst <stable_api_nonsense>` This file describes the rationale behind the conscious decision to not have a stable API within the kernel, including things like: @@ -135,29 +135,29 @@ required reading: philosophy and is very important for people moving to Linux from development on other Operating Systems. - :ref:`Documentation/SecurityBugs <securitybugs>` + :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>` If you feel you have found a security problem in the Linux kernel, please follow the steps in this document to help notify the kernel developers, and help solve the issue. - :ref:`Documentation/ManagementStyle <managementstyle>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/management-style.rst <managementstyle>` This document describes how Linux kernel maintainers operate and the shared ethos behind their methodologies. This is important reading for anyone new to kernel development (or anyone simply curious about it), as it resolves a lot of common misconceptions and confusion about the unique behavior of kernel maintainers. - :ref:`Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt <stable_kernel_rules>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>` This file describes the rules on how the stable kernel releases happen, and what to do if you want to get a change into one of these releases. - :ref:`Documentation/kernel-docs.txt <kernel_docs>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst <kernel_docs>` A list of external documentation that pertains to kernel development. Please consult this list if you do not find what you are looking for within the in-kernel documentation. - :ref:`Documentation/applying-patches.txt <applying_patches>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst <applying_patches>` A good introduction describing exactly what a patch is and how to apply it to the different development branches of the kernel. @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems. A security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost instantly. -The file Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt in the kernel tree +The file Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst in the kernel tree documents what kinds of changes are acceptable for the -stable tree, and how the release process works. @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ tool. For details on how to use the kernel bugzilla, please see: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/page.cgi?id=faq.html -The file REPORTING-BUGS in the main kernel source directory has a good +The file admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst in the main kernel source directory has a good template for how to report a possible kernel bug, and details what kind of information is needed by the kernel developers to help track down the problem. @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ add your statements between the individual quoted sections instead of writing at the top of the mail. If you add patches to your mail, make sure they are plain readable text -as stated in Documentation/SubmittingPatches. +as stated in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst. Kernel developers don't want to deal with attachments or compressed patches; they may want to comment on individual lines of your patch, which works only that way. Make sure you diff --git a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst index dea2e66c9a10..45595fd8a66b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/management-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/management-style.rst @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Linux kernel management style This is a short document describing the preferred (or made up, depending on who you ask) management style for the linux kernel. It's meant to -mirror the CodingStyle document to some degree, and mainly written to +mirror the process/coding-style.rst document to some degree, and mainly written to avoid answering [#f1]_ the same (or similar) questions over and over again. Management style is very personal and much harder to quantify than diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 4d82e31b7958..11ec2d93a5e0 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes, whitespace cleanups, etc). - It must follow the - :ref:`Documentation/SubmittingPatches <submittingpatches>` + :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` rules. - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream). @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt - Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review process but should follow the procedures in - :ref:`Documentation/SecurityBugs <securitybugs>`. + :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`. For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures ----------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst index 894289b22b15..a0d9d34bfb6d 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Here are some basic things that developers should do if they want to see their kernel patch submissions accepted more quickly. These are all above and beyond the documentation that is provided in -:ref:`Documentation/SubmittingPatches <submittingpatches>` +:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` and elsewhere regarding submitting Linux kernel patches. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ and elsewhere regarding submitting Linux kernel patches. tends to use ``unsigned long`` for 64-bit quantities. 5) Check your patch for general style as detailed in - :ref:`Documentation/CodingStyle <codingstyle>`. + :ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingstyle>`. Check for trivial violations with the patch style checker prior to submission (``scripts/checkpatch.pl``). You should be able to justify all violations that remain in @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ and elsewhere regarding submitting Linux kernel patches. 16) All new ``/proc`` entries are documented under ``Documentation/`` 17) All new kernel boot parameters are documented in - ``Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt``. + ``Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst``. 18) All new module parameters are documented with ``MODULE_PARM_DESC()`` diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst index 252b77a23fad..0939d018c289 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ various kernel trees. Note that if you are interested in video card drivers you should probably talk to XFree86 (http://www.xfree86.org/) and/or X.Org (http://x.org/) instead. -Also read the Documentation/SubmittingPatches document. +Also read the Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst document. Allocating Device Numbers @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ by the Linux assigned name and number authority (currently this is Torben Mathiasen). The site is http://www.lanana.org/. This also deals with allocating numbers for devices that are not going to be submitted to the mainstream kernel. -See Documentation/devices.txt for more information on this. +See Documentation/admin-guide/devices.rst for more information on this. If you don't use assigned numbers then when your device is submitted it will be given an assigned number even if that is different from values you may @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Interfaces: Code: Please use the Linux style of code formatting as documented - in :ref:`Documentation/CodingStyle <codingStyle>`. + in :ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingStyle>`. If you have sections of code that need to be in other formats, for example because they are shared with a windows driver kit and you want to @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ PM support: anything. For the driver testing instructions see Documentation/power/drivers-testing.txt and for a relatively complete overview of the power management issues related to - drivers see Documentation/power/devices.txt . + drivers see Documentation/power/admin-guide/devices.rst . Control: In general if there is active maintenance of a driver by diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 4cc20b2c6df3..b4cf8f375184 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ can greatly increase the chances of your change being accepted. This document contains a large number of suggestions in a relatively terse format. For detailed information on how the kernel development process works, see :ref:`Documentation/process <development_process_main>`. -Also, read :ref:`Documentation/SubmitChecklist <submitchecklist>` +Also, read :ref:`Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst <submitchecklist>` for a list of items to check before submitting code. If you are submitting a driver, also read -:ref:`Documentation/SubmittingDrivers <submittingdrivers>`; +:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst <submittingdrivers>`; for device tree binding patches, read Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt. @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ then only post say 15 or so at a time and wait for review and integration. Check your patch for basic style violations, details of which can be found in -:ref:`Documentation/CodingStyle <codingstyle>`. +:ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingstyle>`. Failure to do so simply wastes the reviewers time and will get your patch rejected, probably without even being read. @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this:: into the sign-off area of your patch (note, NOT an email recipient). You should also read -:ref:`Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt <stable_kernel_rules>` +:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>` in addition to this file. Note, however, that some subsystem maintainers want to come to their own @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ decreasing the likelihood of your MIME-attached change being accepted. Exception: If your mailer is mangling patches then someone may ask you to re-send them using MIME. -See :ref:`Documentation/email-clients.txt <email_clients>` +See :ref:`Documentation/process/email-clients.rst <email_clients>` for hints about configuring your e-mail client so that it sends your patches untouched. @@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ Greg Kroah-Hartman, "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer". NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people! <https://lkml.org/lkml/2005/7/11/336> -Kernel Documentation/CodingStyle: - :ref:`Documentation/CodingStyle <codingstyle>` +Kernel Documentation/process/coding-style.rst: + :ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingstyle>` Linus Torvalds's mail on the canonical patch format: <http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/7/183> |