Re: [RFC PATCH] ALSA: Add debugging guide for audio issues

From: anish kumar
Date: Fri Dec 06 2024 - 13:17:29 EST


On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 12:26 PM Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > On 11/7/24 2:25 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
>
> >> If we really want to separate the mechanics of kernel development from
> >> the associated process information - not always an easy separation, IMO
> >> - we could make a top-level "development" directory, put a lot of the
> >> other relevant stuff there, and include the debugging stuff. It seems
> >> really weird to put debugging by itself, though; it's only part of the
> >> picture.
> >
> > I could go with that.
> >
> >>
> >> Why is Documentation/process so bad?
> >
> > Documentation/process/ is meta-documentation about kernel social "standards"
> > among other things. It is "soft" documentation, whereas debugging (IMHO) is
> > "hard" documentation.
> >
> > But hey, it's all your baby. Do whatever pleases you. :)
>
> Hopefully not all mine...:)
>
> My suggestion is to put it under process for now just to not block
> forward progress on this work. We can surely relocate it if we want to
> make a proper development-processes top-level directory in the future.
>
> Thanks,
>
> jon

Hi Jonathan,

I wanted to check with you regarding the timing for sending the patch.
Should I go ahead and submit an updated version after relocating it
under the process/debugging section?