Re: [2.6 patch] Canonically reference files in Documentation/ code comments part

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

On Sat, Apr 24, 2004 at 09:56:28AM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 24, 2004 at 01:10:58AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Below is an updated version of a patch by 
> > Hans Ulrich Niedermann <linux-kernel@n-dimensional.de> to 
> > change all references in comments to files in Documentation/ to start 
> > with Documentation/ .
> 
> I'd prefer to include the 'linux/' part so its obvious that we're
> referring to the kernel tree.  I've given people pointers to files
> in the past, and just giving "Documentation/foo/bar" usually results
> in "I've looked on the web here, there and somewhere else and can't
> find the file."

Arguments in favor of this patch:
- it's more common in the kernel to start the reference at the top
  of the kernel source
- the name of the directory os not linux but linux-<version>

But I don't have a that strong opinion on this issue.

cu
Adrian

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