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-rw-r--r--doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst9
-rw-r--r--doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst4
-rw-r--r--doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst19
-rw-r--r--doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst6
4 files changed, 26 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst
index 19445c11..d96698a7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/coding_style.rst
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ Structure Declarations
* Use of the structures should be by separate variable declarations and those declarations must be extern if they are declared in a header file.
* Externally visible structure definitions should have the structure name prefixed by ``rte_`` to avoid namespace collisions.
+.. note::
+
+ Uses of ``bool`` in structures are not preferred as is wastes space and
+ it's also not clear as to what type size the bool is. A preferred use of
+ ``bool`` is mainly as a return type from functions that return true/false,
+ and maybe local variable functions.
+
+ Ref: `LKML <https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/21/384>`_
+
Queues
~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst
index 0165990e..c28a95c3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/documentation.rst
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ added to by the developer.
* **API documentation**
The API documentation explains how to use the public DPDK functions.
- The `API index page <http://dpdk.org/doc/api/>`_ shows the generated API documentation with related groups of functions.
+ The `API index page <http://doc.dpdk.org/api/>`_ shows the generated API documentation with related groups of functions.
The API documentation should be updated via Doxygen comments when new functions are added.
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ The following are some guidelines for use of Doxygen in the DPDK API documentati
*/
In the API documentation the functions will be rendered as links, see the
- `online section of the rte_ethdev.h docs <http://dpdk.org/doc/api/rte__ethdev_8h.html>`_ that contains the above text.
+ `online section of the rte_ethdev.h docs <http://doc.dpdk.org/api/rte__ethdev_8h.html>`_ that contains the above text.
* The ``@see`` keyword can be used to create a *see also* link to another file or library.
This directive should be placed on one line at the bottom of the documentation section.
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
index a3d78802..a64bb036 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ The DPDK development process has the following features:
* All sub-repositories are merged into main repository for ``-rc1`` and ``-rc2`` versions of the release.
* After the ``-rc2`` release all patches should target the main repository.
-The mailing list for DPDK development is `dev@dpdk.org <http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/>`_.
-Contributors will need to `register for the mailing list <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/dev>`_ in order to submit patches.
-It is also worth registering for the DPDK `Patchwork <http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/project/dpdk/list/>`_
+The mailing list for DPDK development is `dev@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/>`_.
+Contributors will need to `register for the mailing list <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>`_ in order to submit patches.
+It is also worth registering for the DPDK `Patchwork <http://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/>`_
The development process requires some familiarity with the ``git`` version control system.
Refer to the `Pro Git Book <http://www.git-scm.com/book/>`_ for further information.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ main repository::
git clone git://dpdk.org/dpdk
git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk
-sub-repositories (`list <http://dpdk.org/browse/next>`_)::
+sub-repositories (`list <http://git.dpdk.org/next>`_)::
git clone git://dpdk.org/next/dpdk-next-*
git clone http://dpdk.org/git/next/dpdk-next-*
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ Larger changes that require different explanations should be separated into logi
A good way of thinking about whether a patch should be split is to consider whether the change could be
applied without dependencies as a backport.
+It is better to keep the related documentation changes in the same patch
+file as the code, rather than one big documentation patch at then end of a
+patchset. This makes it easier for future maintenance and development of the
+code.
+
As a guide to how patches should be structured run ``git log`` on similar files.
@@ -281,7 +286,7 @@ in the body of the commit message. For example::
Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <alex.smith@example.com>
-`Bugzilla <https://dpdk.org/tracker>`_
+`Bugzilla <https://bugs.dpdk.org>`_
is a bug- or issue-tracking system.
Bug-tracking systems allow individual or groups of developers
effectively to keep track of outstanding problems with their product.
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ Patch for Stable Releases
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
All fix patches to the master branch that are candidates for backporting
-should also be CCed to the `stable@dpdk.org <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/stable>`_
+should also be CCed to the `stable@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/stable>`_
mailing list.
In the commit message body the Cc: stable@dpdk.org should be inserted as follows::
@@ -504,7 +509,7 @@ If the patch is in relation to a previous email thread you can add it to the sam
git send-email --to dev@dpdk.org --in-reply-to <1234-foo@bar.com> 000*.patch
The Message ID can be found in the raw text of emails or at the top of each Patchwork patch,
-`for example <http://dpdk.org/dev/patchwork/patch/7646/>`_.
+`for example <http://patches.dpdk.org/patch/7646/>`_.
Shallow threading (``--thread --no-chain-reply-to``) is preferred for a patch series.
Once submitted your patches will appear on the mailing list and in Patchwork.
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
index 1746c046..2ac4f0a8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ The Stable and LTS release are coordinated on the stable@dpdk.org mailing
list.
All fix patches to the master branch that are candidates for backporting
-should also be CCed to the `stable@dpdk.org <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/stable>`_
+should also be CCed to the `stable@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/stable>`_
mailing list.
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ A Stable Release will be released by:
* Tagging the release with YY.MM.n (year, month, number).
* Uploading a tarball of the release to dpdk.org.
-* Sending an announcement to the `announce@dpdk.org <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/announce>`_
+* Sending an announcement to the `announce@dpdk.org <http://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/announce>`_
list.
-Stable releases are available on the `dpdk.org download page <http://dpdk.org/download>`_.
+Stable releases are available on the `dpdk.org download page <http://core.dpdk.org/download/>`_.
ABI