From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9171EC433FE for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2022 22:39:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231926AbiDEWdy (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Apr 2022 18:33:54 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:37218 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1457500AbiDEQDS (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Apr 2022 12:03:18 -0400 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 55358655E; Tue, 5 Apr 2022 08:54:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:281:8300:35:2589:2a93:190d:b787]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CEF7930D; Tue, 5 Apr 2022 15:54:57 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net CEF7930D DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1649174098; bh=8czQkcllnkLc2ffyQYQE6iEWi4lIyDFZArXbdalGqqQ=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=kFUqBaYuZz6zipwPKAgzM++Hy6GKl8ab8TdkUZtxOp7TXOKSjfl0BzELfDh+xbV91 fu1sJA0ht9w31U/xbee5p5yPVbnMY74oGEXnspVK4qlxIguhSFnboFpRtlCrRhUn1x ful+dh5udV1DK80EmuZb5Wuqm0lA6SF4zG6JApZT7aBmYmqtcLssR+aDSV9xt1ZD9J JVsxDvquVMF0fKKYcRl+SE8aWNt50OOpnAlPdpcjKOLPOdJvWB2/V1IF03FYt9yiQO 0h4UaKuCCwfVryomAJsfplXQpTCztC6D6LMj9TNQVi3Dk+SVLBtQ0xQMJleRaSD/K1 HOkJ7qmbYEZGQ== From: Jonathan Corbet To: Konstantin Ryabitsev Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, patches@lists.linux.dev Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: kernel-hacking: minor edits for style In-Reply-To: <20220329195117.azs4kaflc6ksfzdh@meerkat.local> References: <20220329195117.azs4kaflc6ksfzdh@meerkat.local> Date: Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:54:57 -0600 Message-ID: <87v8vned9q.fsf@meer.lwn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Konstantin Ryabitsev writes: > Rusty's kernel-hacking guides provide important information, however > they are written in a narrative style that some readers may interpret as > off-putting. Since the goal is to make kernel documentation accessible > to as many new developers as possible, it's best to avoid the turns of > phrase that require a specific cultural context to properly understand. > > Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev > --- > Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst | 36 ++++++++++++------------ > Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst | 5 +--- > 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) *Sigh*...it's kind of sad to see the character of Rusty's writing being chipped away over time; this isn't the first sanitization patch applied to this file. It certainly needs a lot more work than this to match current practice. Oh well, I've applied it, thanks. jon