Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] docs/core-api: add memory allocation guide
From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Mon Sep 03 2018 - 01:12:53 EST
Any updates on this?
On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 05:47:13PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As Vlastimil mentioned at [1], it would be nice to have some guide about
> memory allocation. This set adds such guide that summarizes the "best
> practices".
>
> The changes from the RFC include additions and corrections from Michal and
> Randy. I've also added markup to cross-reference the kernel-doc
> documentation.
>
> I've split the patch into three to separate labels addition to the exiting
> files from the new contents.
>
> Note that the second patch depends on the mm docs update [2] that Andrew
> took to the -mm tree.
>
> v2 -> v3:
> * s/HW/hardware
>
> [1] https://www.spinics.net/lists/netfilter-devel/msg55542.html
> [2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/7/26/684
>
> Mike Rapoport (3):
> docs: core-api/gfp_mask-from-fs-io: add a label for cross-referencing
> docs: core-api/mm-api: add a lable for GFP flags section
> docs: core-api: add memory allocation guide
>
> Documentation/core-api/gfp_mask-from-fs-io.rst | 2 +
> Documentation/core-api/index.rst | 1 +
> Documentation/core-api/memory-allocation.rst | 124 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Documentation/core-api/mm-api.rst | 2 +
> 4 files changed, 129 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/core-api/memory-allocation.rst
>
> --
> 2.7.4
>
--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.