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Received: from [50.53.43.113] (helo=[192.168.254.34]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtpsa (Exim 4.99.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1wuIvK-0000000HBUB-1dzg; Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:03:54 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:03:53 -0700 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] Docs: software-requirements.rst: Refine language To: Manuel Ebner , Jonathan Corbet , Shuah Khan Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20260812120805.1631430-3-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> <20260812121945.1635085-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> Content-Language: en-US From: Randy Dunlap In-Reply-To: <20260812121945.1635085-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 8/12/26 5:19 AM, Manuel Ebner wrote: > This document grew over the years and isn't limited to compiling or running > the kernel anymore. > > compile -> interact > levels -> versions > run the current kernel version -> change code, compile, install and boot the current kernel version. > > Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner Acked-by: Randy Dunlap > --- > I think the lines > +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. > could be extended beyond boot but I'm lacking thw words. > Thoose tools would justify this: gdb, iptables, pcmciautils, ... > > PATCH 5/5 is related to this patch. > --- > Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst | 11 ++++++----- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst b/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst > index 1ca8c5f73ad0..69d31a3b5be3 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/software-requirements.rst > @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@ > -.. _changes: > +.. _software-requirements: > > -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, -- ~Randy