Re: [PATCH] admin guide/pm: Admin guide for intel-speed-select

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Mon Nov 18 2019 - 12:58:34 EST


On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:48:28 +0200
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 10:41:05AM -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:49:25 -0800
> > Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > Added documentation to configure servers to use Intel(R) Speed
> > > Select Technology using intel-speed-select tool.
>
> > > +=========================================================
> > > +Intel Speed Select Technology (Intel SST) : User Guide
> > > +=========================================================
> >
> > People give me grief when I take docs patches adding non-ascii characters.
> > Adding nearly 100 useless  symbols seems likely to trigger that sort of
> > unicode aversion. Can I ask you, please, to take those out? There are
> > many occurrences of unadorned "Intel" in the kernel, and the world hasn't
> > ended yet.
>
> Side comment. It's really strange to hear above in 21st centure. We are living
> in Unicode times. How harm unicode characters nowadays?

In general I agree, and I have little patience for complaints about
non-ascii characters in places where they actually have value. This,
however, is not one of those places.

Thanks,

jon