Re: [PATCH 4/6] time: hrtimer: use a bullet for the returns bullet list

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Em Thu, 20 Jun 2019 14:02:33 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> escreveu:

> On Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:51:20 -0300
> Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > That gets rid of this warning:
> > 
> > 	./kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1119: WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
> > 
> > and displays nicely both at the source code and at the produced
> > documentation.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  kernel/time/hrtimer.c | 7 ++++---
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
> > index edb230aba3d1..49f78453892f 100644
> > --- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
> > +++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
> > @@ -1114,9 +1114,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hrtimer_start_range_ns);
> >   * @timer:	hrtimer to stop
> >   *
> >   * Returns:
> > - *  0 when the timer was not active
> > - *  1 when the timer was active
> > - * -1 when the timer is currently executing the callback function and
> > + *
> > + *  •  0 when the timer was not active
> > + *  •  1 when the timer was active
> > + *  • -1 when the timer is currently executing the callback function and
> >   *    cannot be stopped  
> 
> So I have taken some grief for letting non-ASCII stuff into the docs
> before; I can only imagine that those who object would be even more
> unhappy to see it in a C source file.  I'm all for fixing the warning, but
> I think we shouldn't start introducing exotic characters at this point...

According to:
	http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#bullet-lists

The ASCII options are: "-", "+" or "*".

Both signs ('-' and '+') aren't too nice here, due to "-1".

So, what's left is '*'.

I remember someone once complained about having something like:

	* * -1 when the ...

But if you think we shouldn't use UTF-8 chars, be it.

Feel free to replace it at the patch, or if you prefer, I'll send a new
version tomorrow.

Thanks,
Mauro




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