[PATCH v2 0/2] docs: fix dead OLS links in timers and RCU docs

[PATCH v2 0/2] docs: fix dead OLS links in timers and RCU docs

[Nikil Paul S]

This series updates outdated Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) links in the
kernel documentation. The old URLs are no longer accessible, so they are
replaced with working references to the preserved content.

Changes since v1:
 - Added missing Signed-off-by lines to both patches
 - Updated commit message prefixes to follow subsystem conventions

Nikil Paul S (2):
  docs: timers: Update dead OLS link in timekeeping docs
  docs: rcu: Update dead OLS link in RTFP.txt

 Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt       | 2 +-
 Documentation/timers/highres.rst | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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[PATCH 1/2] docs: timers: Update dead OLS link in timekeeping docs

[Nikil Paul S]

From: Nikil <snikilpaul@gmail.com>

Replace a dead link to the OLS 2005 Proceedings with a working
version hosted on kernel.org.

Signed-off-by: Nikil Paul S <snikilpaul@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/timers/highres.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/timers/highres.rst b/Documentation/timers/highres.rst
index bde5eb7e5c9e..24dcc32f8dcc 100644
--- a/Documentation/timers/highres.rst
+++ b/Documentation/timers/highres.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ merged into the 2.6.18 kernel.
 Further information about the Generic Time Of Day framework is available in the
 OLS 2005 Proceedings Volume 1:
 
-	http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2005/linuxsymposium_procv1.pdf
+	https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2005/ols2005v1-pages-227-240.pdf
 
 The paper "We Are Not Getting Any Younger: A New Approach to Time and
 Timers" was written by J. Stultz, D.V. Hart, & N. Aravamudan.
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[PATCH 2/2] docs: rcu: Update dead OLS link in RTFP.txt

[Nikil Paul S]

From: Nikil <snikilpaul@gmail.com>

Replace a dead link to the OLS 2001 Proceedings with a working
version hosted on kernel.org.
Signed-off-by: Nikil Paul S <snikilpaul@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt b/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt
index db8f16b392aa..87b1c97c3ec3 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ Orran Krieger and Rusty Russell and Dipankar Sarma and Maneesh Soni"
 ,Month="July"
 ,Year="2001"
 ,note="Available:
-\url{http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2001/abstracts/readcopy.php}
+\url{https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2001/read-copy.pdf}
 \url{http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.pdf}
 [Viewed June 23, 2004]"
 ,annotation={
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Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: rcu: Update dead OLS link in RTFP.txt

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 12:38:37PM +0000, Nikil Paul S wrote:
> From: Nikil <snikilpaul@gmail.com>
> 
> Replace a dead link to the OLS 2001 Proceedings with a working
> version hosted on kernel.org.
> Signed-off-by: Nikil Paul S <snikilpaul@gmail.com>

Sorry, but you need a blank line before your signed-off-by: line, as you
did in patch 1/2.

thanks,

greg k-h

[PATCH 2/2] docs: rcu: Update dead OLS link in RTFP.txt

[Nikil Paul S]

From: Nikil <snikilpaul@gmail.com>

Replace a dead link to the OLS 2001 Proceedings with a working
version hosted on kernel.org.
v2: Added missing blank line before Signed-off-by: as suggested. 

Signed-off-by: Nikil Paul S <snikilpaul@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt b/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt
index db8f16b392aa..87b1c97c3ec3 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ Orran Krieger and Rusty Russell and Dipankar Sarma and Maneesh Soni"
 ,Month="July"
 ,Year="2001"
 ,note="Available:
-\url{http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2001/abstracts/readcopy.php}
+\url{https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2001/read-copy.pdf}
 \url{http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/rclock_OLS.2001.05.01c.pdf}
 [Viewed June 23, 2004]"
 ,annotation={
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Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: rcu: Update dead OLS link in RTFP.txt

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 09:48:24AM +0000, Nikil Paul S wrote:
> From: Nikil <snikilpaul@gmail.com>
> 
> Replace a dead link to the OLS 2001 Proceedings with a working
> version hosted on kernel.org.

why fix just one?

$ git grep linuxsymposium
Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt:\url{http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2001/abstracts/readcopy.php}
Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt:\url{http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2006/view_abstract.php?content_key=184}
Documentation/RCU/RTFP.txt:\url{http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2006/view_abstract.php?content_key=184}
Documentation/timers/highres.rst:       http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2005/linuxsymposium_procv1.pdf