Re: the nul-terminated string helper desk chair rearrangement

Geert Uytterhoeven
2023-10-26T13:59:43Z

Hi Steven,

On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 3:52 PM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Oct 2023 07:39:44 -0400
> James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> wrote:
>
> > While it's nice in theory to have everything documented, it's not much
> > use if no one can actually find the information ...
>
> Does kerneldoc provide an automated index? That is, if we had a single file
> that had every function in the kernel that is documented, with the path to
> the file that documents it, it would make finding documentation much
> simpler.
>
> Maybe it already does? Which would mean we need a way to find the index too!

ctags?

Although "git grep" is faster (assumed you use the "correct" search
pattern, which can sometimes be challenging, indeed).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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