Re: [PATCH linux-doc v3] docs/doc-guide: Clarify how to write tables

[Randy Dunlap]

On 4/24/23 10:18, Joe Stringer wrote:
> Prior to this commit, the kernel docs writing guide spent over a page
> describing exactly how *not* to write tables into the kernel docs,
> without providing a example about the desired format.
> 
> This patch provides a positive example first in the guide so that it's
> harder to miss, then leaves the existing less desirable approach below
> for contributors to follow if they have some stronger justification for
> why to use that approach.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Stringer <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

> ---
> v3: Fix grammar mistake
> v2: Simplify recommendation for either simple or grid table syntax
>     Remove example, link to rST user reference
> ---
>  Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst | 11 ++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
> index 23edb427e76f..cd8ad7904491 100644
> --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
> @@ -313,9 +313,18 @@ the documentation build system will automatically turn a reference to
>  function name exists.  If you see ``c:func:`` use in a kernel document,
>  please feel free to remove it.
>  
> +Tables
> +------
> +
> +ReStructuredText provides several options for table syntax. Kernel style for
> +tables is to prefer *simple table* syntax or *grid table* syntax. See the
> +`reStructuredText user reference for table syntax`_ for more details.
> +
> +.. _reStructuredText user reference for table syntax:
> +   https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/user/rst/quickref.html#tables
>  
>  list tables
> ------------
> +~~~~~~~~~~~
>  
>  The list-table formats can be useful for tables that are not easily laid
>  out in the usual Sphinx ASCII-art formats.  These formats are nearly

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~Randy