From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [RFC] Any value in having a netdev FAQ? Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:05:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20130716.130514.559781233978406598.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20130716025954.GC26761@windriver.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: dvhart@linux.intel.com, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org To: paul.gortmaker@windriver.com Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:39722 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933196Ab3GPUFO (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:05:14 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20130716025954.GC26761@windriver.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Paul Gortmaker Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:59:54 -0400 > I was wondering if you think there is value in having a netdev-faq type > document available -- perhaps as a vger mailout to new subscribers or > similar? For example, I have lost count of the number of times that you > have had to tell people that net-next is closed during the merge window. > But you would probably be right in telling me that those same people don't > read documentation. Well, that aside, I suppose answering my question > is easier when there is a proposed starting point for content. > > To that end, I've tried to collect a starting point based on repeated > questions/corrections that I've seen over the years. I've added Greg to > the Cc: in order to ensure I've captured the netdev-stable interaction > correctly, and I've thrown Darren under the bus as a random content > reviewer, since he has expressed an interest in documentation recently. > > Below is a possible starting point for content. Many answers I have > written are from memory, long after losing links to netdev threads that > served as evidence for the answers, so apologies in advance if I have > failed to recall correctly the specific details in which you would like > to see things done. Thanks a lot for writing this, it is useful. I think it's easier if this lives somewhere under Documentation/networking in the kernel tree, then we can just point people at it. What do you think?