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I noticed that "xdrgen source" reorders the procedure encoder and decoder functions every time it is run. I would prefer that the generated code be more deterministic: it enables a reader to better see exactly what has changed between runs of the tool. The problem is that Python sets are not ordered. I use a Python set to ensure that, when multiple procedures use a particular argument or result type, the encoder/decoder for that type is emitted only once. Sets aren't ordered, but I can use Python dictionaries for this purpose to ensure the procedure functions are always emitted in the same order if the .x file does not change. Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.