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Tsirkin" , Michael Roth , Ani Sinha , Gerd Hoffmann , Eric Blake , Pierrick Bouvier , Philippe =?utf-8?Q?Mathieu-Daud?= =?utf-8?Q?=C3=A9?= , =?utf-8?Q?Marc-Andr=C3=A9?= Lureau , Richard Henderson , Paolo Bonzini , Peter Maydell Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/12] qapi: add formal "intro" section In-Reply-To: (John Snow's message of "Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:52:21 -0400") References: <20260423220022.2180059-1-jsnow@redhat.com> <87mrysr08h.fsf@pond.sub.org> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:37:01 +0200 Message-ID: <87v7dgpjia.fsf@pond.sub.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.0 on 10.30.177.17 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.129.124; envelope-from=armbru@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: qemu development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org John Snow writes: > On Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 8:50=E2=80=AFAM Markus Armbruster wrote: > >> John Snow writes: >> >> > Hiya, this is a series that explores a potential syntax for a >> > designated "Intro" section. Markus knows why I want this, but for >> > everyone else: a designated "Introduction" section is useful for the >> > desired "inliner" feature for the new QAPI doc system. Commits explain >> > a bit more. This is prep work and doesn't really change anything >> > tangibly except source code syntax for the QAPI docs. [...] >> Why not wholesale conversion? As long as generated output stays the >> same. It does in this series, except for harmless line breaks. >> > > When we last spoke, we weren't convinced this was the right approach and = we > both wanted to see it. So I did enough to get a taste. Yes, and it makes sense. >> > This series demonstrates conversion of just four modules; if I'm given >> > a thumbs up, I will convert the rest of QAPI, one module (or >> > maintainer stanza) per patch like how I handled adding >> > cross-references.