Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] docs: Update documentation to avoid mentioning of kernel.h

From: Randy Dunlap

Date: Wed Nov 26 2025 - 16:46:06 EST




On 11/26/25 1:42 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 01:36:44PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On 11/26/25 1:33 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>> On 11/26/25 1:24 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 01:18:29PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>>>> On 11/26/25 12:59 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>
> ...
>
>>>>>> -The header file include/linux/kernel.h contains a number of macros that
>>>>>> +There many header files in include/linux/ that contain a number of macros that
>>>>>
>>>>> There are many
>>>>>
>>>>>> you should use, rather than explicitly coding some variant of them yourself.
>>>>>> For example, if you need to calculate the length of an array, take advantage
>>>>>> of the macro
>>>>>
>>>>> Otherwise LGTM. Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Can you also test it? I hope it will be not so broken (as some of the files
>>>> seems never were before in the generated docs).
>>>
>>> It's not completely happy:
>>>
>>> linux-next-20251126/Documentation/driver-api/basics:130: ../include/linux/util_macros.h:125: ERROR: Unexpected indentation. [docutils]
>>> linux-next-20251126/Documentation/driver-api/basics:130: ../include/linux/util_macros.h:123: WARNING: Inline emphasis start-string without end-string. [docutils]
>>> linux-next-20251126/Documentation/driver-api/basics:130: ../include/linux/util_macros.h:126: WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent. [docutils]
>>> linux-next-20251126/Documentation/driver-api/basics:130: ../include/linux/util_macros.h:130: WARNING: Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent. [docutils]
>>>
>>
>> This little change fixes it for me. Just include it in your patch, please.
>
> Thanks, just 15 sec before your message I guessed the same fix.
>
>> ---
>> include/linux/util_macros.h | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> --- linux-next-20251126.orig/include/linux/util_macros.h
>> +++ linux-next-20251126/include/linux/util_macros.h
>> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
>> * a fuss about it. This makes the programmer responsible for tagging
>> * the functions that can be garbage-collected.
>> *
>> - * With the macro it is possible to write the following:
>> + * With the macro it is possible to write the following::
>> *
>> * static int foo_suspend(struct device *dev)
>> * {
>
> Since it's like this, I just fix both places you pointed out and issue a v2.
> May I have ypour Tested-by ten?

Yes.
Tested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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~Randy