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From: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
	workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Docs: changes.rst: Refine language
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:26:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831152607.639027-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831151605.638172-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>

This document grew over the years and isn't limited to compilling or running
the kernel anymore.

compile -> interact
levels -> versions
run the current kernel version -> change code, compile, install and boot the current kernel version.
ip-route2 -> iproute2

Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
---
I messed the order up.
---
 Documentation/process/changes.rst | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index 1ca8c5f73ad0..fb5ef7d743ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 .. _changes:
 
-Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Minimal requirements to interact with the Kernel
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 Intro
 =====
 
-This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
-software necessary to run the current kernel version.
+This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum versions of
+software necessary to change code, compile, install and boot the current
+kernel version.
 
 This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
 and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-31 15:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-31 15:16 [PATCH 0/4 v2] Docs: changes.rst: rework Manuel Ebner
2026-08-31 15:22 ` [PATCH 2/4] Docs: changes.rst, ver_linux: add tools Manuel Ebner
2026-08-31 17:36   ` Randy Dunlap
2026-08-31 15:24 ` [PATCH 3/4] Docs: pt_BR, it_IT: changes.rst: copy table from english source Manuel Ebner
2026-08-31 15:25 ` [PATCH] v2 Docs: changes.rst: introduce optional column Manuel Ebner
2026-08-31 16:32   ` Miguel Ojeda
2026-08-31 15:26 ` Manuel Ebner [this message]
2026-09-01 10:03 ` [PATCH 0/4 v2] Docs: changes.rst: rework Miguel Ojeda

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