Abhishek Pandit-Subedi 5c7944ca7b coding-style: Add guidance to prefer dev_dbg ...

During review, it was suggested that drivers only emit messages when
something is wrong or it is a debug message. Document this as a formal
recommendation.

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-usb/2024012525-alienate-frown-916b@gregkh/

Signed-off-by: Abhishek Pandit-Subedi <abhishekpandit@chromium.org>
Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240125165311.1.I8d9c88e747e233917e527c7dad1feb8a18f070e2@changeid

2024-01-30 14:03:33 -07:00

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1.Intro.rst

doc:it_IT: add some process/* translations

2018-11-20 09:11:12 -07:00

2.Process.rst

docs: process: fix a typoed cross-reference

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3.Early-stage.rst

Documentation/process: use scripts/get_maintainer.pl on patches

2022-05-09 16:12:16 -06:00

4.Coding.rst

Add .editorconfig file for basic formatting

2023-12-28 16:22:47 +09:00

5.Posting.rst

docs: process: allow Closes tags with links

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6.Followthrough.rst

docs: remove the tips on how to submit patches from MAINTAINERS

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7.AdvancedTopics.rst

docs: try to encourage (netdev?) reviewers

2023-10-15 14:26:51 +01:00

8.Conclusion.rst

docs: process: remove outdated submitting-drivers.rst

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adding-syscalls.rst

docs: Make syscalls' helpers naming consistent

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applying-patches.rst

Documentation: describe how to apply incremental stable patches

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backporting.rst

docs: backporting: address feedback

2023-10-26 11:49:16 -06:00

botching-up-ioctls.rst

Documentation: Fix typos

2023-08-18 11:29:03 -06:00

changes.rst

Merge tag 'docs-6.8' of git://git.lwn.net/linux

2024-01-11 19:46:52 -08:00

clang-format.rst

Documentation: fix typos found in process, dev-tools, and doc-guide subdirectories

2020-12-03 15:55:04 -07:00

code-of-conduct-interpretation.rst

docs: update mediator contact information in CoC doc

2022-11-10 18:45:11 +01:00

code-of-conduct.rst

Code of Conduct: Change the contact email address

2018-10-22 07:33:36 +01:00

coding-style.rst

coding-style: Add guidance to prefer dev_dbg

2024-01-30 14:03:33 -07:00

contribution-maturity-model.rst

Documentation/process: Add Linux Kernel Contribution Maturity Model

2023-03-14 12:22:59 -06:00

deprecated.rst

docs: deprecated.rst: Update an example

2023-07-14 13:36:31 -06:00

development-process.rst

docs: use toctree :caption: and move introduction

2023-11-17 13:05:26 -07:00

email-clients.rst

Documentation: process: Document suitability of Proton Mail for kernel development

2023-01-13 09:26:19 -07:00

embargoed-hardware-issues.rst

Documentation: embargoed-hardware-issues.rst: Clarify prenotifaction

2023-10-05 11:13:28 +02:00

handling-regressions.rst

docs: handling-regressions: rework section about fixing procedures

2023-06-09 01:51:07 -06:00

howto.rst

CREDITS, MAINTAINERS, docs/process/howto: Update man-pages' maintainer

2024-01-03 13:31:30 -07:00

index.rst

A reworked process/index.rst

2024-01-04 08:01:22 -07:00

kernel-docs.rst

Documentation: Fix typos

2023-08-18 11:29:03 -06:00

kernel-driver-statement.rst

doc:it_IT: add some process/* translations

2018-11-20 09:11:12 -07:00

kernel-enforcement-statement.rst

Documentation: drop optional BOMs

2021-05-10 15:17:34 -06:00

license-rules.rst

LICENSES: Rename other to deprecated

2019-05-03 06:34:32 -06:00

magic-number.rst

char: pcmcia: remove all the drivers

2023-03-09 17:30:27 +01:00

maintainer-handbooks.rst

Documentation/process: maintainer-soc: add clean platforms profile

2023-08-12 14:04:51 +02:00

maintainer-kvm-x86.rst

Documentation/process: Add a maintainer handbook for KVM x86

2023-06-22 14:25:38 -07:00

maintainer-netdev.rst

docs: netdev: try to guide people on dealing with silence

2023-11-21 14:35:43 -08:00

maintainer-pgp-guide.rst

docs: maintainer-pgp-guide: update for latest gnupg defaults

2023-01-02 16:37:18 -07:00

maintainer-soc-clean-dts.rst

Documentation/process: maintainer-soc: add clean platforms profile

2023-08-12 14:04:51 +02:00

maintainer-soc.rst

Documentation/process: maintainer-soc: document dtbs_check requirement for Samsung

2023-08-12 14:05:34 +02:00

maintainer-tip.rst

Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm

2023-07-03 15:32:22 -07:00

maintainers.rst

doc-rst: Programmatically render MAINTAINERS into ReST

2019-10-02 10:03:17 -06:00

management-style.rst

Documentation: management-style: Fix formatting of emphsized word

2020-03-10 11:32:34 -06:00

programming-language.rst

docs: programming-language: add Rust programming language section

2023-03-07 10:24:40 -07:00

researcher-guidelines.rst

docs: Add a section on surveys to the researcher guidelines

2023-08-18 11:03:52 -06:00

security-bugs.rst

Documentation: security-bugs.rst: linux-distros relaxed their rules

2023-10-24 11:25:01 +02:00

stable-api-nonsense.rst

doc: process: GPL -> GPL-compatible

2019-02-01 16:19:11 -07:00

stable-kernel-rules.rst

Documentation: stable: clarify patch series prerequisites

2023-10-05 13:43:45 +02:00

submit-checklist.rst

doc: use KCFLAGS instead of EXTRA_CFLAGS to pass flags from command line

2021-02-22 13:59:10 -07:00

submitting-patches.rst

docs: submitting-patches: improve the base commit explanation

2023-11-27 11:00:16 -07:00

volatile-considered-harmful.rst

Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: documentation

2020-06-08 09:30:19 -06:00