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[07/11] docs: Apply some basic organization to the process guide

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Jonathan Corbet Oct. 26, 2016, 11:19 p.m. UTC
Put like documents together, with the essential ones at the top, and split
the TOC into sections.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>

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 Documentation/process/changes.rst |  2 +-
 Documentation/process/index.rst   | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

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Mauro Carvalho Chehab Oct. 27, 2016, 12:24 a.m. UTC | #1
Em Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:19:35 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:

> Put like documents together, with the essential ones at the top, and split

> the TOC into sections.

> 

> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>


Looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>


> ---

>  Documentation/process/changes.rst |  2 +-

>  Documentation/process/index.rst   | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------

>  2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

> 

> diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst

> index 22797a15dc24..56ce66114665 100644

> --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst

> +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst

> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@

>  .. _changes:

>  

> -Minimal requerements to compile the Kernel

> +Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel

>  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

>  

>  Intro

> diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst

> index 6ee818752474..0cbc62adbbb1 100644

> --- a/Documentation/process/index.rst

> +++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst

> @@ -4,29 +4,48 @@

>  	\renewcommand\thesubsection*

>  

>  

> -Linux Kernel Development Documentation

> -======================================

> +Working with the kernel development community

> +=============================================

>  

> -Contents:

> +So you want to be a Linux kernel developer?  Welcome!  While there is a lot

> +to be learned about the kernel in a technical sense, it is also important

> +to learn about how our community works.  Reading these documents will make

> +it much easier for you to get your changes merged with a minimum of

> +trouble.

> +

> +Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.

>  

>  .. toctree::

>     :maxdepth: 2

>  

>     howto

> -   changes

> -   coding-style

> +   code-of-conflict

> +   development-process

>     submitting-patches

> +   coding-style

> +   email-clients

> +

> +Other guides to the community that are of interest to most developers are: 

> +

> +.. toctree::

> +   :maxdepth: 2

> +

> +   changes

>     submitting-drivers

>     stable-api-nonsense

>     management-style

>     stable-kernel-rules

> +   submit-checklist

>     kernel-docs

> +

> +These are some overall technical guides that have been put here for now for

> +lack of a better place.

> +

> +.. toctree::

> +   :maxdepth: 2

> +

>     applying-patches

> -   email-clients

> -   submit-checklist

> -   code-of-conflict

>     adding-syscalls

>     magic-number

>     volatile-considered-harmful

>  

> -   development-process




Thanks,
Mauro
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 22797a15dc24..56ce66114665 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ 
 .. _changes:
 
-Minimal requerements to compile the Kernel
+Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 Intro
diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst
index 6ee818752474..0cbc62adbbb1 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst
@@ -4,29 +4,48 @@ 
 	\renewcommand\thesubsection*
 
 
-Linux Kernel Development Documentation
-======================================
+Working with the kernel development community
+=============================================
 
-Contents:
+So you want to be a Linux kernel developer?  Welcome!  While there is a lot
+to be learned about the kernel in a technical sense, it is also important
+to learn about how our community works.  Reading these documents will make
+it much easier for you to get your changes merged with a minimum of
+trouble.
+
+Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    howto
-   changes
-   coding-style
+   code-of-conflict
+   development-process
    submitting-patches
+   coding-style
+   email-clients
+
+Other guides to the community that are of interest to most developers are: 
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+   changes
    submitting-drivers
    stable-api-nonsense
    management-style
    stable-kernel-rules
+   submit-checklist
    kernel-docs
+
+These are some overall technical guides that have been put here for now for
+lack of a better place.
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
    applying-patches
-   email-clients
-   submit-checklist
-   code-of-conflict
    adding-syscalls
    magic-number
    volatile-considered-harmful
 
-   development-process