Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 05:38 PM, Chen Gang wrote: > On 09/04/2013 05:27 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > Hmm... why we need "uapi/linux/" ? (I can not find some related > documents, so I have to 'guess'). The "uapi" subdirectories are

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 05:27 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Chen Gang wrote: Hmm... why we need "uapi/linux/" ? (I can not find some related documents, so I have to 'guess'). >>> >>> The "uapi" subdirectories are there to distinguish userspace headers from >>>

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >>> Hmm... why we need "uapi/linux/" ? (I can not find some related >>> documents, so I have to 'guess'). >> >> The "uapi" subdirectories are there to distinguish userspace headers from >> kernelspace headers, and allow both to live in the kernel

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 05:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >> On 09/04/2013 03:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang wrote: On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > On 09/04/2013 03:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >>> On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 03:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >> On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang wrote: --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-04 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >>> --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild >>> +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild >>> @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ >>> # UAPI Header export list >>> -# Top-level Makefile calls

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ # UAPI Header export list -#

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 03:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: On 09/04/2013 03:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 05:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: On 09/04/2013 03:02 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: Hmm... why we need uapi/linux/ ? (I can not find some related documents, so I have to 'guess'). The uapi subdirectories are there to distinguish userspace headers from kernelspace headers, and allow both to live in the

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 05:27 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: Hmm... why we need uapi/linux/ ? (I can not find some related documents, so I have to 'guess'). The uapi subdirectories are there to distinguish userspace headers from

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-04 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 05:38 PM, Chen Gang wrote: On 09/04/2013 05:27 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: Hmm... why we need uapi/linux/ ? (I can not find some related documents, so I have to 'guess'). The uapi subdirectories are

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-03 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang wrote: >> --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild >> +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild >> @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ >> # UAPI Header export list >> -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH) >> -# List only non-arch directories

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-03 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang wrote: > --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild > +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild > @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ > # UAPI Header export list > -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH) > -# List only non-arch directories below > - > +# Except "linux/", UAPI means Universal API.

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-03 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ # UAPI Header export list -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH) -# List only non-arch directories below - +# Except linux/, UAPI means

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-03 Thread Chen Gang
On 09/04/2013 12:41 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:46 AM, Chen Gang gang.c...@asianux.com wrote: --- a/include/uapi/Kbuild +++ b/include/uapi/Kbuild @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ # UAPI Header export list -# Top-level Makefile calls into asm-$(ARCH) -# List only non-arch

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-09-02 Thread Chen Gang
Hello Maintainers: Maybe... I still miss some important mail addresses? or this patch is not suitable for applying? Hmm... but I still want to try the last time: "please help check this patch, when you have time". And next, I should not send additional tracing mail again, that will be really

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-09-02 Thread Chen Gang
Hello Maintainers: Maybe... I still miss some important mail addresses? or this patch is not suitable for applying? Hmm... but I still want to try the last time: please help check this patch, when you have time. And next, I should not send additional tracing mail again, that will be really

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-23 Thread Chen Gang
Hello Maintainers: Is this patch suitable for applying ? Does it belong to 'trivial' (or 'Documentation', or others) ? And sorry for my original missing some important mail addresses when I sent the original patch (I got them by "./scripts/get_maintainers", and not give more considerations for

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-23 Thread Chen Gang
Hello Maintainers: Is this patch suitable for applying ? Does it belong to 'trivial' (or 'Documentation', or others) ? And sorry for my original missing some important mail addresses when I sent the original patch (I got them by ./scripts/get_maintainers, and not give more considerations for

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-21 Thread Chen Gang
Hello all: According to the reply of yours, it seems we need more 'work' for the API related documents. If really it is, I need change my 'work' way for it. Currently, my 'work' way is "finding and solving issues", which may be efficient for 'grow up' sub-systems (e.g. "kernel/" sub-system).

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-21 Thread Chen Gang
Hello all: According to the reply of yours, it seems we need more 'work' for the API related documents. If really it is, I need change my 'work' way for it. Currently, my 'work' way is finding and solving issues, which may be efficient for 'grow up' sub-systems (e.g. kernel/ sub-system). But

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-07 Thread Chen Gang
Hello Rob: Maybe I misunderstand what you said (if so, I am sorry for it). At least for me, what you said is valuable to get additional discussion, but it seems better to start a new thread for it and also cc to linux-doc mail list. If so better include me in cc list, thanks. ;-) If you think

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-07 Thread Chen Gang
On 08/07/2013 03:32 PM, Rob Landley wrote: > On 08/06/2013 12:31:43 PM, Joe Perches wrote: >> On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: >> > "include/uapi/" is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough >> > to get more global explanations by comments. >> >> It'd probably be

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-07 Thread Rob Landley
On 08/06/2013 12:31:43 PM, Joe Perches wrote: On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: > "include/uapi/" is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough > to get more global explanations by comments. It'd probably be useful to have more descriptions of uapi in the

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-07 Thread Rob Landley
On 08/06/2013 12:31:43 PM, Joe Perches wrote: On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: include/uapi/ is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough to get more global explanations by comments. It'd probably be useful to have more descriptions of uapi in the Documentation

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-07 Thread Chen Gang
On 08/07/2013 03:32 PM, Rob Landley wrote: On 08/06/2013 12:31:43 PM, Joe Perches wrote: On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: include/uapi/ is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough to get more global explanations by comments. It'd probably be useful to have more

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-07 Thread Chen Gang
Hello Rob: Maybe I misunderstand what you said (if so, I am sorry for it). At least for me, what you said is valuable to get additional discussion, but it seems better to start a new thread for it and also cc to linux-doc mail list. If so better include me in cc list, thanks. ;-) If you think

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-06 Thread Chen Gang
On 08/07/2013 01:31 AM, Joe Perches wrote: > On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: >> "include/uapi/" is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough >> to get more global explanations by comments. > > It'd probably be useful to have more descriptions > of uapi in the

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for "uapi/Kbuild" and "uapi/linux/Kbuild"

2013-08-06 Thread Joe Perches
On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: > "include/uapi/" is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough > to get more global explanations by comments. It'd probably be useful to have more descriptions of uapi in the Documentation directory too. -- To unsubscribe from this

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-06 Thread Joe Perches
On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: include/uapi/ is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough to get more global explanations by comments. It'd probably be useful to have more descriptions of uapi in the Documentation directory too. -- To unsubscribe from this list:

Re: [PATCH trivial] UAPI: Kbuild: add/modify comments for uapi/Kbuild and uapi/linux/Kbuild

2013-08-06 Thread Chen Gang
On 08/07/2013 01:31 AM, Joe Perches wrote: On Tue, 2013-08-06 at 09:46 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: include/uapi/ is the whole Linux kernel API, it is important enough to get more global explanations by comments. It'd probably be useful to have more descriptions of uapi in the Documentation