From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from oproxy8-pub.bluehost.com ([69.89.22.20]:48539 "HELO oproxy8-pub.bluehost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1756543Ab2AXVJx (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:09:53 -0500 Message-ID: <4F1F2BC9.1040109@xenotime.net> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:08:09 -0800 From: Randy Dunlap MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Wim Van Sebroeck CC: LKML , linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org, Wolfram Sang Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] watchdog: documentation: remove index-file References: <1327346258-28697-1-git-send-email-w.sang@pengutronix.de> <20120124090933.GA23784@infomag.iguana.be> In-Reply-To: <20120124090933.GA23784@infomag.iguana.be> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-watchdog-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-watchdog@vger.kernel.org On 01/24/2012 01:09 AM, Wim Van Sebroeck wrote: > Hi all, > >> The 00-index file in the watchdog directory is, like many others, >> outdated (conversion-howto is missing) and doesn't contain worthwhile >> additional information. As it seems to be a maintenance burden without >> much gain, simply remove it. > > I would like to know what other kernel developers think about removing > 00-INDEX files from the Documentation Directory. Some of the 00-INDEX files add more info/value than others do. I don't think that we are ready to remove all of them, but if one of them isn't particularly useful, it can go away. We don't need to have one in every sub-directory. -- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***