.../filesystems/{gfs2-glocks.rst => gfs2/glocks.rst} | 0
Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
.../filesystems/{gfs2.rst => gfs2/overview.rst} | 6 +++---
.../{gfs2-uevents.rst => gfs2/uevents.rst} | 0
Documentation/filesystems/index.rst | 4 +---
MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
6 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2-glocks.rst => gfs2/glocks.rst} (100%)
create mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2.rst => gfs2/overview.rst} (96%)
rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2-uevents.rst => gfs2/uevents.rst} (100%)
Documentation for GFS2 is scattered in three docs that are in
Documentation/filesystems/ directory. As these docs are standing out as
a group, move them into separate gfs2/ subdirectory.
Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
---
Changes since v1 [1]:
* Strip gfs2- prefix (Matthew)
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20250826023913.14888-1-bagasdotme@gmail.com/
.../filesystems/{gfs2-glocks.rst => gfs2/glocks.rst} | 0
Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
.../filesystems/{gfs2.rst => gfs2/overview.rst} | 6 +++---
.../{gfs2-uevents.rst => gfs2/uevents.rst} | 0
Documentation/filesystems/index.rst | 4 +---
MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
6 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2-glocks.rst => gfs2/glocks.rst} (100%)
create mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2.rst => gfs2/overview.rst} (96%)
rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2-uevents.rst => gfs2/uevents.rst} (100%)
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-glocks.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/glocks.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-glocks.rst
rename to Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/glocks.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9d9ca84d45a7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+====================
+Global File System 2
+====================
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+
+ overview
+ glocks
+ uevents
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/overview.rst
similarity index 96%
rename from Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.rst
rename to Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/overview.rst
index 1bc48a13430c1c..f971353d23611c 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/overview.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-====================
-Global File System 2
-====================
+=============
+GFS2 Overview
+=============
GFS2 is a cluster file system. It allows a cluster of computers to
simultaneously use a block device that is shared between them (with FC,
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-uevents.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/uevents.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-uevents.rst
rename to Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/uevents.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
index 11a599387266a4..897eabaa30d65d 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ Documentation for filesystem implementations.
ext3
ext4/index
f2fs
- gfs2
- gfs2-uevents
- gfs2-glocks
+ gfs2/index
hfs
hfsplus
hpfs
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index dafc1171254406..c685140f78c4e9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -10335,7 +10335,7 @@ L: gfs2@lists.linux.dev
S: Supported
B: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=File%20System&component=gfs2
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gfs2/linux-gfs2.git
-F: Documentation/filesystems/gfs2*
+F: Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/*
F: fs/gfs2/
F: include/uapi/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h
base-commit: ee9a6691935490dc39605882b41b9452844d5e4e
--
An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara
On 8/26/25 7:21 PM, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> Documentation for GFS2 is scattered in three docs that are in
> Documentation/filesystems/ directory. As these docs are standing out as
> a group, move them into separate gfs2/ subdirectory.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes since v1 [1]:
>
> * Strip gfs2- prefix (Matthew)
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20250826023913.14888-1-bagasdotme@gmail.com/
>
> .../filesystems/{gfs2-glocks.rst => gfs2/glocks.rst} | 0
> Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst | 12 ++++++++++++
> .../filesystems/{gfs2.rst => gfs2/overview.rst} | 6 +++---
> .../{gfs2-uevents.rst => gfs2/uevents.rst} | 0
> Documentation/filesystems/index.rst | 4 +---
> MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
> 6 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2-glocks.rst => gfs2/glocks.rst} (100%)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
> rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2.rst => gfs2/overview.rst} (96%)
> rename Documentation/filesystems/{gfs2-uevents.rst => gfs2/uevents.rst} (100%)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-glocks.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/glocks.rst
> similarity index 100%
> rename from Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-glocks.rst
> rename to Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/glocks.rst
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000000..9d9ca84d45a7ae
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/index.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +====================
> +Global File System 2
> +====================
> +
> +.. toctree::
> + :maxdepth: 1
> +
> + overview
> + glocks
> + uevents
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/overview.rst
> similarity index 96%
> rename from Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.rst
> rename to Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/overview.rst
> index 1bc48a13430c1c..f971353d23611c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/overview.rst
> @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
> .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>
> -====================
> -Global File System 2
> -====================
> +=============
> +GFS2 Overview
> +=============
>
> GFS2 is a cluster file system. It allows a cluster of computers to
> simultaneously use a block device that is shared between them (with FC,
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-uevents.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/uevents.rst
> similarity index 100%
> rename from Documentation/filesystems/gfs2-uevents.rst
> rename to Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/uevents.rst
> diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
> index 11a599387266a4..897eabaa30d65d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
> @@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ Documentation for filesystem implementations.
> ext3
> ext4/index
> f2fs
> - gfs2
> - gfs2-uevents
> - gfs2-glocks
> + gfs2/index
> hfs
> hfsplus
> hpfs
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index dafc1171254406..c685140f78c4e9 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -10335,7 +10335,7 @@ L: gfs2@lists.linux.dev
> S: Supported
> B: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=File%20System&component=gfs2
> T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gfs2/linux-gfs2.git
> -F: Documentation/filesystems/gfs2*
> +F: Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/*
I think this should be:
F: Documentation/filesystems/gfs2/
without the trailing '*'.
See the explanation for F: near the top of the MAINTAINERS file.
> F: fs/gfs2/
> F: include/uapi/linux/gfs2_ondisk.h
>
>
> base-commit: ee9a6691935490dc39605882b41b9452844d5e4e
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
thanks.
--
~Randy
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