Re: [PATCH 4/6] time: hrtimer: use a bullet for the returns bullet list

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, 20 Jun 2019, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:02:33 -0600
> Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> escreveu:
> > On Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:51:20 -0300
> > Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >   * Returns:
> > > - *  0 when the timer was not active
> > > - *  1 when the timer was active
> > > - * -1 when the timer is currently executing the callback function and
> > > + *
> > > + *  â  0 when the timer was not active
> > > + *  â  1 when the timer was active
> > > + *  â -1 when the timer is currently executing the callback function and
> > >   *    cannot be stopped  
> > 
> > So I have taken some grief for letting non-ASCII stuff into the docs
> > before; I can only imagine that those who object would be even more
> > unhappy to see it in a C source file.  I'm all for fixing the warning, but
> > I think we shouldn't start introducing exotic characters at this point...
> 
> According to:
> 	http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#bullet-lists
> 
> The ASCII options are: "-", "+" or "*".
> 
> Both signs ('-' and '+') aren't too nice here, due to "-1".
> 
> So, what's left is '*'.
> 
> I remember someone once complained about having something like:
> 
> 	* * -1 when the ...

I'm fine with that.
 
> But if you think we shouldn't use UTF-8 chars, be it.

I don't even know how to write them in the first place.
 
> Feel free to replace it at the patch, or if you prefer, I'll send a new
> version tomorrow.

Yes, please.

And while at it please fix the subject line. The usual prefix for hrtimer
is surprisingly 'hrtimer:' and not 'time: hrtimer:'. Also please start the
short sentence after the prefix with an uppercase character.

Thanks,

	tglx