From: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>,
workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 RESEND] Docs: changes.rst: Refine language
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:53:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260927095318.1077890-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> (raw)
This document grew over the years and isn't limited to compilling or
running the kernel anymore. Update the heading and intro accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@mailbox.org>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
---
[v3]
- improved commit message
- removed other patches from this series, they are due later.
[original SEND] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260905055655.789265-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org/
[v2]
- no change to this patch
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260831152607.639027-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org/
[v1]
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260812121945.1635085-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org/
---
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 0aa232b11..eb339eb8c 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
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