From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
To: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: bug-hunting.rst: Remove wrong 'file:' syntax
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:40:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87sece34f8.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260109172517.GA102040@pevik>
Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> writes:
> Hi Jonathan, all,
>
>> Thanks for working to improve our docs
>
>> Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> writes:
>
>> > Link to another document does not require 'file:', therefore it was
>> > shown in generated html.
>
>> > Preformatted text requires just ``...``.
>
>> > Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
>> > ---
>> > Documentation/admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst | 6 +++---
>> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
>> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst
>> > index 7da0504388ece..32b1b0c3d7ee4 100644
>> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst
>> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst
>> > @@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ line is usually required to identify and handle the bug. Along this chapter,
>> > we'll refer to "Oops" for all kinds of stack traces that need to be analyzed.
>
>> > If the kernel is compiled with ``CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO``, you can enhance the
>> > -quality of the stack trace by using file:`scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh`.
>> > +quality of the stack trace by using ``scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh``.
>
>> > Modules linked in
>> > -----------------
>
>> > Modules that are tainted or are being loaded or unloaded are marked with
>> > "(...)", where the taint flags are described in
>> > -file:`Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst`, "being loaded" is
>> > +`Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst`, "being loaded" is
>
>> Can I ask you to remove the `quotes` too? They aren't needed and can
>> prevent the automarkup code from doing its thing.
>
> Do you mean to really show the name of the file (no html link)?
>
> Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst, "being loaded" is
>
> This shows Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst in generated html.
>
> But `Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst` will have link:
>
> Text:
> Tainted kernels, “being loaded”
Not true - the quotes are not needed for the automarkup code to do its
thing. The backticks will just have the effect of setting the title in
italics, and may interfere with the automarkup. Better to leave them
out.
Thanks,
jon
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-09 20:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-09 15:23 [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: bug-hunting.rst: Remove wrong 'file:' syntax Petr Vorel
2026-01-09 15:23 ` [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/trace: Fix links to other documents Petr Vorel
2026-01-09 15:51 ` [PATCH 1/2] Documentation: bug-hunting.rst: Remove wrong 'file:' syntax Jonathan Corbet
2026-01-09 17:25 ` Petr Vorel
2026-01-09 20:40 ` Jonathan Corbet [this message]
2026-01-11 22:28 ` Petr Vorel
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