From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0598E3DCD9B; Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:05:08 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1773759910; cv=none; b=bGFtVdsHHeRcRRD/YiFbjH43O2BWDgOmKJyYVioghRjw3cgZycvjvSynoBOy1lYezzIP7A4V8Z02Bmeob64Q0Tm2rsrmSjWnjikNOFHP11oA1+E1xPR+/B6dHtU2Q7rNs2xZBPelKqs/BDVUA8piYTzNfjM17xtCGFb2Fu6XpGE= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1773759910; c=relaxed/simple; bh=wsh4dv4c+ULHBC1vTtcz6oegnTNzXV487qbKTAEC8Q8=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=WKW6HGtjyhwZk68QIF+WjDFDM2vvggocWDDQ+EjJ9Seq5mtWDVm0cA+HRzmM5v+ksawOEemjp2jxzZC0jlymHX0E7JoV5z5MJwGvdEsH+s+0yf5Yu9CWlxIu4Z3vFd0x01DfbrUj1xhalTpkzpkh/K8A+NTnlh7uoIzMV1DDsow= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=st5aCHzu; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="st5aCHzu" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 5732B40C7C DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1773759908; bh=+OSidxMci+Gd+HlAyjLC3yxKANd7CVDnPR5T8GEejKg=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=st5aCHzubcxz9a8FHsxy0wK86ueUGONoaPuPaeRicrP+Qine07p1iwUWksmK7GhCq 1gyLVtlgtLygQi3/LEyfcAcJCKXSVRI+Wdn7qrYlq9OIHeJcpnK2vQMI5zEuPBqDd3 f0zuFfFNg2y0ODcivzY4W54eicH1NCLquY6VaDigbqpnQuVk42P+RhEH8V9Vm2vNfc S7rzmLlJz75efv/DmYz/2didyzWaQbIHn5G0vm+j+aHuOmHtazqyGJvJrOS2tFi7sY zxgwVl/iCAY6SURWuwfX8b0QmzVQGKBcPYNqlpjUFTPEScueMqwA1dgwg/CTUc2eot 4rWDNJ59qywcw== Received: from localhost (c-71-229-227-126.hsd1.co.comcast.net [71.229.227.126]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5732B40C7C; Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:05:08 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Manuel Ebner , Collin Funk , Shuah Khan Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Manuel Ebner Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] scripts: ver_linux: sort In-Reply-To: <20260312002535.191111-2-manuelebner@airmail.cc> References: <20260311164935.183495-3-manuelebner@airmail.cc> <20260312002535.191111-2-manuelebner@airmail.cc> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:05:07 -0600 Message-ID: <87bjgmcx98.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Manuel Ebner writes: > It is a pain in the ass to compare the software versions on the running > system (scripts/ver_linux) with the minimal required versions. > Sorting both lists the same way makes side-by-side comparisons a simple task. > > sort output alphabetically Sort the output of *what*? Yes, one can figure it out from reading the patch, but you shouldn't make readers do that. > Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner > --- > scripts/ver_linux | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ > 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) Thanks, jon