From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>
To: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Improving documentation for programming interfaces
Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 09:20:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5185a8a7-1fdd-a9b9-eeef-f5952485e1c0@web.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200108161428.GA263696@mit.edu>
>> I propose to encode helpful information into macro calls as needed
>> for the C programming language.
…
> On the "benefits" side of the equation, is there are ways in which it
> will directly benefit the kernel developers who will need to review
> the patches and review the annotations, that can be demonstrated
> immediately? Not in some abstract way, or "when I my research work is
> completed", but a very concrete way that will be obvious to those of
> us who are still not completely convinced?
Would any contributors like to clarify further possibilities around
the application of source code annotation languages?
Regards,
Markus
prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-05-01 7:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-12-20 13:30 Improving documentation for programming interfaces Markus Elfring
2019-12-20 15:19 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2019-12-20 16:23 ` Markus Elfring
2019-12-20 17:17 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2019-12-20 18:00 ` Markus Elfring
2020-01-08 12:04 ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2020-01-08 12:40 ` Markus Elfring
2020-01-08 16:14 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2020-01-08 16:55 ` Markus Elfring
2020-05-01 7:20 ` Markus Elfring [this message]
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