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 2901B245029 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2025 19:18:39 +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=1751397521; cv=none; b=HscO8MV6HbuMuZ9va70T1sB90Bvi4GRdYEAhaagnqFzVV8HDmQnlhW+/d1QEdcF1dKwojALGK9BCPRGRoj+2xV9VOUa2kh1uG8QoOfHbe7QkHZGlQz6X7g5b2j3iBYNFX66JZoISEKlZC4Eyak4Y7MipNUdjpB8xHaiuUqd4RtM= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1751397521; c=relaxed/simple; bh=fo/DjEOk+H1j9ZAoUQAYZUTu3Bv69XLGXcXQVHLDRX0=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=Iny/3LkoFTS/UzDCTWUdYArtxOZ79dtOKcm0vjmSjwypJeO5lJJStZpaQvYpmsOipBRg8eX4zKLoUqzmldPDdjS9PjsasfVDc2sZwx0u5EqJFXSK9N/FJyDJ1UIABAbGNdvPAa/fK4g2afiUnjnX+M4ZcTxAymOXWNXVraJG4oc= 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=bDd1GWYZ; 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="bDd1GWYZ" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 1C8FA406FC DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1751397519; bh=4Ef6zU4KgVEGzJDHK0eVM4/RUzb4EgsZhugMUG9cYns=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=bDd1GWYZ2jHLl385wvLogG5XEUhq9YKlNFa9pSFLS13JCDA2xSuY+wQTNCeoWgO2b IwB1EQyITthVUTuBqlm4PCnlTW7WJjlxOhNgaXemb3r0CvFre5xLB2nCqU7pekNOvF s7WubrA8vZEpamgFXVw07GHIXSJxaeCgvNmxW7rdnZvD3EKLVSod1O56Op2f00pJAo /s0Wa+luCAKMDEBjNHjj9Xmeezds3do8liJa/5FY/wyCvxauqF/IQd73WvL61nK18t i+3Sr40mMzclMcHmFwgfbvlyGB6wLO80UrpvhuTcFC6Qwxlv+oxN98HFp9oFZvdz1l sC/QxatZNiZ7A== Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:280:4600:2da9::1fe]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1C8FA406FC; Tue, 1 Jul 2025 19:18:39 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: alison.schofield@intel.com, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Cc: Alison Schofield , Dan Williams Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: ABI: make the KernelVersion field optional In-Reply-To: <20250626024101.792073-1-alison.schofield@intel.com> References: <20250626024101.792073-1-alison.schofield@intel.com> Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:18:38 -0600 Message-ID: <87tt3vra7l.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 alison.schofield@intel.com writes: > From: Alison Schofield > > The KernelVersion field has limited practical value. Git history > provides more accurate tracking of when features were introduced > and target kernel versions often change during development and > merge. > > Label it optional. > > Signed-off-by: Alison Schofield > --- > > Plan B is to remove the field entirely. > > > Documentation/ABI/README | 4 +++- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/README b/Documentation/ABI/README > index ef0e6d11e919..315fffe1f831 100644 > --- a/Documentation/ABI/README > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/README > @@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ Every file in these directories will contain the following information: > > What: Short description of the interface > Date: Date created > -KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. > +KernelVersion: (Optional) Kernel version this feature first showed up in. > + Note: git history often provides more accurate version > + info, so this field may be omitted. > Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Applied, thanks. jon