Re: [PATCH v4 05/63] Documentation: ACPI: move linuxized-acpica.txt to driver-api/acpi and convert to reST

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On Tue, Apr 23, 2019 at 05:50:30PM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:28:34 +0800
> Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
> 
> > This converts the plain text documentation to reStructuredText format and
> > add it to Sphinx TOC tree. No essential content change.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/driver-api/acpi/index.rst       |   1 +
> >  .../acpi/linuxized-acpica.rst}                | 115 ++++++++++--------
> >  2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)
> >  rename Documentation/{acpi/linuxized-acpica.txt => driver-api/acpi/linuxized-acpica.rst} (78%)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/acpi/index.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/acpi/index.rst
> > index 898b0c60671a..12649947b19b 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/driver-api/acpi/index.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/acpi/index.rst
> > @@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ACPI Support
> >  .. toctree::
> >     :maxdepth: 2
> >  
> > +   linuxized-acpica
> > diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/linuxized-acpica.txt b/Documentation/driver-api/acpi/linuxized-acpica.rst
> > similarity index 78%
> > rename from Documentation/acpi/linuxized-acpica.txt
> > rename to Documentation/driver-api/acpi/linuxized-acpica.rst
> > index 3ad7b0dfb083..f8aaea668e41 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/acpi/linuxized-acpica.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/acpi/linuxized-acpica.rst
> > @@ -1,31 +1,35 @@
> > -Linuxized ACPICA - Introduction to ACPICA Release Automation
> > +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +.. include:: <isonum.txt>
> >  
> > -Copyright (C) 2013-2016, Intel Corporation
> > -Author: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>
> > +============================================================
> > +Linuxized ACPICA - Introduction to ACPICA Release Automation
> > +============================================================
> >  
> > +:Copyright: |copy| 2013-2016, Intel Corporation
> >  
> > -Abstract:
> > +:Author: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>
> >  
> > -This document describes the ACPICA project and the relationship between
> > -ACPICA and Linux.  It also describes how ACPICA code in drivers/acpi/acpica,
> > -include/acpi and tools/power/acpi is automatically updated to follow the
> > -upstream.
> > +:Abstract: This document describes the ACPICA project and the relationship
> > +           between ACPICA and Linux.  It also describes how ACPICA code in
> > +           drivers/acpi/acpica, include/acpi and tools/power/acpi is
> > +           automatically updated to follow the upstream.
> >  
> 
> Same comment as on patch 02: I would keep the abstracts as a chapter,
> in order to make them visible at the index, as this may help readers
> to quickly look at the document's contents.
>
ok, done.

> I'm sure other APCI documents also have abstracts. So, please consider
> this comment also for the other docs.
> 
For short description, I'd keep it. For long case, will make it as a chapter.
Thanks.

> Anyway, this is just a suggestion. I'm also fine with the above.
> Either way, for the conversion itself:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> >  
> > -1. ACPICA Project
> > +ACPICA Project
> > +==============
> >  
> > -   The ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA) project provides an operating
> > -   system (OS)-independent reference implementation of the Advanced
> > -   Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI).  It has been
> > -   adapted by various host OSes.  By directly integrating ACPICA, Linux can
> > -   also benefit from the application experiences of ACPICA from other host
> > -   OSes.
> > +The ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA) project provides an operating
> > +system (OS)-independent reference implementation of the Advanced
> > +Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI).  It has been
> > +adapted by various host OSes.  By directly integrating ACPICA, Linux can
> > +also benefit from the application experiences of ACPICA from other host
> > +OSes.
> >  
> > -   The homepage of ACPICA project is: www.acpica.org, it is maintained and
> > -   supported by Intel Corporation.
> > +The homepage of ACPICA project is: www.acpica.org, it is maintained and
> > +supported by Intel Corporation.
> >  
> > -   The following figure depicts the Linux ACPI subsystem where the ACPICA
> > -   adaptation is included:
> > +The following figure depicts the Linux ACPI subsystem where the ACPICA
> > +adaptation is included::
> >  
> >        +---------------------------------------------------------+
> >        |                                                         |
> > @@ -71,21 +75,27 @@ upstream.
> >  
> >                   Figure 1. Linux ACPI Software Components
> >  
> > -   NOTE:
> > +.. note::
> >      A. OS Service Layer - Provided by Linux to offer OS dependent
> >         implementation of the predefined ACPICA interfaces (acpi_os_*).
> > +       ::
> > +
> >           include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
> >           drivers/acpi/osl.c
> >           include/acpi/platform
> >           include/asm/acenv.h
> >      B. ACPICA Functionality - Released from ACPICA code base to offer
> >         OS independent implementation of the ACPICA interfaces (acpi_*).
> > +       ::
> > +
> >           drivers/acpi/acpica
> >           include/acpi/ac*.h
> >           tools/power/acpi
> >      C. Linux/ACPI Functionality - Providing Linux specific ACPI
> >         functionality to the other Linux kernel subsystems and user space
> >         programs.
> > +       ::
> > +
> >           drivers/acpi
> >           include/linux/acpi.h
> >           include/linux/acpi*.h
> > @@ -95,24 +105,27 @@ upstream.
> >         ACPI subsystem to offer architecture specific implementation of the
> >         ACPI interfaces.  They are Linux specific components and are out of
> >         the scope of this document.
> > +       ::
> > +
> >           include/asm/acpi.h
> >           include/asm/acpi*.h
> >           arch/*/acpi
> >  
> > -2. ACPICA Release
> > +ACPICA Release
> > +==============
> >  
> > -   The ACPICA project maintains its code base at the following repository URL:
> > -   https://github.com/acpica/acpica.git. As a rule, a release is made every
> > -   month.
> > +The ACPICA project maintains its code base at the following repository URL:
> > +https://github.com/acpica/acpica.git. As a rule, a release is made every
> > +month.
> >  
> > -   As the coding style adopted by the ACPICA project is not acceptable by
> > -   Linux, there is a release process to convert the ACPICA git commits into
> > -   Linux patches.  The patches generated by this process are referred to as
> > -   "linuxized ACPICA patches".  The release process is carried out on a local
> > -   copy the ACPICA git repository.  Each commit in the monthly release is
> > -   converted into a linuxized ACPICA patch.  Together, they form the monthly
> > -   ACPICA release patchset for the Linux ACPI community.  This process is
> > -   illustrated in the following figure:
> > +As the coding style adopted by the ACPICA project is not acceptable by
> > +Linux, there is a release process to convert the ACPICA git commits into
> > +Linux patches.  The patches generated by this process are referred to as
> > +"linuxized ACPICA patches".  The release process is carried out on a local
> > +copy the ACPICA git repository.  Each commit in the monthly release is
> > +converted into a linuxized ACPICA patch.  Together, they form the monthly
> > +ACPICA release patchset for the Linux ACPI community.  This process is
> > +illustrated in the following figure::
> >  
> >      +-----------------------------+
> >      | acpica / master (-) commits |
> > @@ -153,7 +166,7 @@ upstream.
> >  
> >                  Figure 2. ACPICA -> Linux Upstream Process
> >  
> > -   NOTE:
> > +.. note::
> >      A. Linuxize Utilities - Provided by the ACPICA repository, including a
> >         utility located in source/tools/acpisrc folder and a number of
> >         scripts located in generate/linux folder.
> > @@ -170,19 +183,20 @@ upstream.
> >     following kernel configuration options:
> >     CONFIG_ACPI/CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG/CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUGGER
> >  
> > -3. ACPICA Divergences
> > +ACPICA Divergences
> > +==================
> >  
> > -   Ideally, all of the ACPICA commits should be converted into Linux patches
> > -   automatically without manual modifications, the "linux / master" tree should
> > -   contain the ACPICA code that exactly corresponds to the ACPICA code
> > -   contained in "new linuxized acpica" tree and it should be possible to run
> > -   the release process fully automatically.
> > +Ideally, all of the ACPICA commits should be converted into Linux patches
> > +automatically without manual modifications, the "linux / master" tree should
> > +contain the ACPICA code that exactly corresponds to the ACPICA code
> > +contained in "new linuxized acpica" tree and it should be possible to run
> > +the release process fully automatically.
> >  
> > -   As a matter of fact, however, there are source code differences between
> > -   the ACPICA code in Linux and the upstream ACPICA code, referred to as
> > -   "ACPICA Divergences".
> > +As a matter of fact, however, there are source code differences between
> > +the ACPICA code in Linux and the upstream ACPICA code, referred to as
> > +"ACPICA Divergences".
> >  
> > -   The various sources of ACPICA divergences include:
> > +The various sources of ACPICA divergences include:
> >     1. Legacy divergences - Before the current ACPICA release process was
> >        established, there already had been divergences between Linux and
> >        ACPICA. Over the past several years those divergences have been greatly
> > @@ -213,11 +227,12 @@ upstream.
> >        rebased on the ACPICA side in order to offer better solutions, new ACPICA
> >        divergences are generated.
> >  
> > -4. ACPICA Development
> > +ACPICA Development
> > +==================
> >  
> > -   This paragraph guides Linux developers to use the ACPICA upstream release
> > -   utilities to obtain Linux patches corresponding to upstream ACPICA commits
> > -   before they become available from the ACPICA release process.
> > +This paragraph guides Linux developers to use the ACPICA upstream release
> > +utilities to obtain Linux patches corresponding to upstream ACPICA commits
> > +before they become available from the ACPICA release process.
> >  
> >     1. Cherry-pick an ACPICA commit
> >  
> > @@ -225,7 +240,7 @@ upstream.
> >     you want to cherry pick must be committed into the local repository.
> >  
> >     Then the gen-patch.sh command can help to cherry-pick an ACPICA commit
> > -   from the ACPICA local repository:
> > +   from the ACPICA local repository::
> >  
> >     $ git clone https://github.com/acpica/acpica
> >     $ cd acpica
> > @@ -240,7 +255,7 @@ upstream.
> >     changes that haven't been applied to Linux yet.
> >  
> >     You can generate the ACPICA release series yourself and rebase your code on
> > -   top of the generated ACPICA release patches:
> > +   top of the generated ACPICA release patches::
> >  
> >     $ git clone https://github.com/acpica/acpica
> >     $ cd acpica
> > @@ -254,7 +269,7 @@ upstream.
> >     3. Inspect the current divergences
> >  
> >     If you have local copies of both Linux and upstream ACPICA, you can generate
> > -   a diff file indicating the state of the current divergences:
> > +   a diff file indicating the state of the current divergences::
> >  
> >     # git clone https://github.com/acpica/acpica
> >     # git clone http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Mauro

-- 
Cheers,
Changbin Du



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