Re: [PATCH 26/34] docs: PCI: endpoint: pci-endpoint-cfs.rst: avoid using ReSt :doc:`foo` markup

Em Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:46:22 -0500
Bjorn Helgaas [off-list ref] escreveu:

On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 03:18:25PM +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:

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The :doc:`foo` tag is auto-generated via automarkup.py.
So, use the filename at the sources, instead of :doc:`foo`.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>  

It'd be nice to know why we're doing this and what the benefit is.

That came from an upstream discussion, mentioned on patch 00/34:

		https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/871r9k6rmy.fsf@meer.lwn.net/ (local)

Basically, using Documentation/.../foo.rst allows some text editors
to navigate directly to the file. Also, there's a preference from
some maintainers to keep the ReST files as close as possible to plain
text.

Maybe if you know more about ReSt, it's obvious that using :doc:`foo`
is wrong and produces the wrong output or something.  But I don't
know.

It is more a matter of preference. That's said, there is indeed
an issue with the current builder: when using SPHINXDIRS="book",
doc:`foo` references may not work well. For instance, if one is
building just the driver-api book, a reference like :doc:`../admin-guide/foo`
can't be solved and will produce a warning, plus a bad output.

By using Documentation/admin-guide/foo.rst, it will simply be
displayed as a text without producing any harm.

We discussed in the past about that, but we didn't reach to any
conclusion about the proper way to fix it.

I do think the pathname in the new text is easier for plain-text
readers to follow.

Yes.

(What's the correct spelling of "ReSt", BTW?  The cover letter has
"ReST", this patch has "ReSt", wikipedia says "RST, ReST, or reST".)

ReSt was a typo.. sorry for that. I guess the proper way is ReST,
but several places use RST instead. For instance, the conversion
tool pandoc uses "rst" to refer to this format.

But anyway,

Acked-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>

Thanks!
Mauro

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---
 Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst
index 696f8eeb4738..db609b97ad58 100644
--- a/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint-cfs.rst

@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ all the EPF devices are created and linked with the EPC device.
 						| interrupt_pin
 						| function
 
-[1] :doc:`pci-endpoint`
+[1] Documentation/PCI/endpoint/pci-endpoint.rst

-- 
2.31.1
  

Thanks,
Mauro