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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-06-27 21:33:47 +0300
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Merge tag 'docs-6.5' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet: "It's been a relatively calm cycle in docsland. We do have: - Some initial page-table documentation from Linus (the other Linus) - Regression-handling documentation improvements from Thorsten - Addition of kerneldoc documentation for the ERR_PTR() and related macros from James Seo ... and the usual collection of fixes and updates" * tag 'docs-6.5' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: docs: consolidate storage interfaces Documentation: update git configuration for Link: tag Documentation: KVM: make corrections to vcpu-requests.rst Documentation: KVM: make corrections to ppc-pv.rst Documentation: KVM: make corrections to locking.rst Documentation: KVM: make corrections to halt-polling.rst Documentation: virt: correct location of haltpoll module params Documentation/mm: Initial page table documentation docs: crypto: async-tx-api: fix typo in struct name docs/doc-guide: Clarify how to write tables docs: handling-regressions: rework section about fixing procedures docs: process: fix a typoed cross-reference docs: submitting-patches: Discuss interleaved replies MAINTAINERS: direct process doc changes to a dedicated ML Documentation: core-api: Add error pointer functions to kernel-api err.h: Add missing kerneldocs for error pointer functions Documentation: conf.py: Add __force to c_id_attributes docs: clarify KVM related kernel parameters' descriptions docs: consolidate human interface subsystems docs: admin-guide: Add information about intel_pstate active mode
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See Documentation/process/email-clients.rst for recommendations on email
clients and mailing list etiquette.
+.. _interleaved_replies:
+
+Use trimmed interleaved replies in email discussions
+----------------------------------------------------
+Top-posting is strongly discouraged in Linux kernel development
+discussions. Interleaved (or "inline") replies make conversations much
+easier to follow. For more details see:
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
+
+As is frequently quoted on the mailing list::
+
+ A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post
+ Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting?
+ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
+ Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
+ A: Top-posting.
+ Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
+
+Similarly, please trim all unneeded quotations that aren't relevant
+to your reply. This makes responses easier to find, and saves time and
+space. For more details see: http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top ::
+
+ A: No.
+ Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
+
.. _resend_reminders:
Don't get discouraged - or impatient