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| author | Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@toblux.com> | 2024-02-05 01:01:17 +0100 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2024-02-05 10:24:54 -0700 |
| commit | 40be2369dc0ee803b2bacf32471472604a948b88 (patch) | |
| tree | f3d40a10d79668be9dcb5948820848a82cf50886 | |
| parent | 185ea7676ef3220de1ee90f288df3601f83afda0 (diff) | |
| download | lwn-40be2369dc0ee803b2bacf32471472604a948b88.tar.gz lwn-40be2369dc0ee803b2bacf32471472604a948b88.zip | |
Documentation: multiple .rst files: Fix grammar and more consistent formatting
sphinx.rst:
- Remove unnecessary newline
- Fix grammar s/on/in/
- Fix grammar s/check/checks/
- Capitalize heading "The C domain"
changes.rst:
- Remove colon after "pahole" to be consistent with other entries
howto.rst:
- Fix grammar s/you will/will you/
- Hyphenate "real-world problems"
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@toblux.com>
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240205000117.3285-1-thorsten.blum@toblux.com
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/changes.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/howto.rst | 4 |
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst index 3d125fb4139d..709e19821a16 100644 --- a/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst @@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ Image output ------------ The kernel documentation build system contains an extension that -handles images on both GraphViz and SVG formats (see -:ref:`sphinx_kfigure`). +handles images in both GraphViz and SVG formats (see :ref:`sphinx_kfigure`). For it to work, you need to install both GraphViz and ImageMagick packages. If those packages are not installed, the build system will @@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ further info. Checking for Sphinx dependencies -------------------------------- -There's a script that automatically check for Sphinx dependencies. If it can +There's a script that automatically checks for Sphinx dependencies. If it can recognize your distribution, it will also give a hint about the install command line options for your distro:: @@ -283,7 +282,7 @@ Here are some specific guidelines for the kernel documentation: from highlighting. For a short snippet of code embedded in the text, use \`\`. -the C domain +The C domain ------------ The **Sphinx C Domain** (name c) is suited for documentation of C API. E.g. a diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index 50b3d1cb1115..4c1552160321 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ Bison Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates parsers during build. This requires bison 2.0 or later. -pahole: -------- +pahole +------ Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is selected, the build system generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in vmlinux, a bit later from kernel diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst index 6c73889c98fc..eebda4910a88 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst @@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ Managing bug reports -------------------- One of the best ways to put into practice your hacking skills is by fixing -bugs reported by other people. Not only you will help to make the kernel -more stable, but you'll also learn to fix real world problems and you will +bugs reported by other people. Not only will you help to make the kernel +more stable, but you'll also learn to fix real-world problems and you will improve your skills, and other developers will be aware of your presence. Fixing bugs is one of the best ways to get merits among other developers, because not many people like wasting time fixing other people's bugs. |