[PATCH] docs: add a new User Mode Linux HowTo

Randy Dunlap rdunlap at infradead.org
Wed Sep 9 13:54:44 EDT 2020


On 9/9/20 10:52 AM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Fri,  4 Sep 2020 15:11:15 +0100
> anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com wrote:
> 
>> From: Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com>
>>
>> The new howto migrates the portions of the old howto which
>> are still relevant to a new document, updates them to linux 5.x
>> and adds documentation for vector transports and other new
>> features.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com>
> 
> Thanks for improving the docs!  Some nits...
> 
>>  .../virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst     | 1304 +++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 1304 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2.rst
> 
> You need to add this to an index.rst file so it becomes part of the docs
> build. 

> [...]
> 
>> +If the channel specification contains two parts separated by comma, the first one
>> +is input, the second one output.
>> +
>> +1. The null channel - Discard all input or output. Example ``con=null`` will set all consoles to null by default.
> 
> Please stick to the 80-column limit, it really does affect the readability
> of the text.


BTW, Jon, there is a v2 of this patch (not saying that it addresses
any of your comments/concerns).


-- 
~Randy




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