Re: [docs] [RFC 0/1] initial documentation for hash equivalence

["Michael Opdenacker" <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>]

Hi Richard,

Many thanks for your answers to my questions!

On 6/17/21 10:47 PM, Richard Purdie wrote:
> We definitely need a high level overview so people can understand what it 
> is doing. I suspect we'll need this and some more in depth docs too.

Right, this makes sense.

>
>>   Would I need to add more details about the implementation,
>>   such as using explaining unihashes and adding diagrams such
>>   as the ones in Joshua Watt's presentation on the topic?
> People will need to know more about it so I do think further manual 
> sections on topics like that will be needed, yes.


Ok, will do :)

>> - Doesn't this need a more thorough update of the whole
>>   documentation about share state cache to give the new
>>   full picture right away, rather than adding this new
>>   feature later in the manual ?
> We do need to update other sections and tie this in, yes.


Yes, I suspected that. Thanks for confirming. I'll see what I can do.

>
>> - Anything else that I should mention?
> There is a read only mode and pass through for the server which will be 
> needed. We need to document how to launch a standalone server instance?


Good to know. I'll investigate it.

Thanks again!

Michael.

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