Miguel Ojeda 24efee412c Compiler Attributes: improve explanation of header
Explain better what "optional" attributes are, and avoid calling
them so to avoid confusion. Simply retain "Optional" as a word
to look for in the comments.

Moreover, add a couple sentences to explain a bit more the intention
and the documentation links.

Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@gmail.com>
2018-11-08 11:33:52 +01:00
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2018-11-04 15:37:52 -08:00
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Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
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