Re: [PATCH 1/2] doc: cgroup: use graphviz code instead of ASCII art

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Wed Jan 02 2019 - 10:56:16 EST


On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 10:40:29AM -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:49:45 +0100
> Otto Sabart <ottosabart@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The graphviz looks better. This patch also fixes multiple build warnings:
> > "WARNING: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent."
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Otto Sabart <ottosabart@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The graphviz looks better *in some settings*, such as the formatted
> version of the docs. Please remember, though, that we need to preserve
> the readability of the plain-text documents as well, and my own feeling
> is that this patch is a step backward in that regard. I'll defer to
> Tejun on this if he feels otherwise, but my sense is that this is not
> something we want to do.

Yeah, I'd much prefer to prioritize source file readability. My
anecdotal experience is that most folks read the text file directly.

Thanks.

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tejun