From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mout-p-202.mailbox.org (mout-p-202.mailbox.org [80.241.56.172]) (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 BD887421EF8; Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:21:35 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.241.56.172 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1786537297; cv=none; b=jT3Fi0FdjasvTbSmPtA8/eEREiAjyZwGydzN8fdulf9mJo+OSPQaJu50o5NUTKIUAsY0IdRGXsvycgWJo8XYtFcwy41LwJzvp4Au8rTg7G8DqMh2bqZ6U8uc7h13Ht3TEXuNDq+oOKN5THdtrlokNCoJtU4zjQsVCsYSAa0riYs= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1786537297; c=relaxed/simple; bh=QsqmGJjAs3LBDCICahssYqP5hqzT6lLSgOzvjJ1EllM=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=apKBs6A8o1VMosnACHUMCiVn23oUnmVcM7QKGNxHRqrcDRK0bF6JQx0zEyhw/30ExQ/WL+hzBReejlLlWQJpDrJeFrij23e/CQpURmPIQZh9wvuq1EV93ndjEdMRltLm3mbiqCLvWQjwx3QcrvrJuphIzlISZ0r7KPh57p36IsM= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=mailbox.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=mailbox.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=mailbox.org header.i=@mailbox.org header.b=H7lZXJnx; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=mailbox.org header.i=@mailbox.org header.b=SKB0/H69; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.241.56.172 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=mailbox.org Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=mailbox.org Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=mailbox.org header.i=@mailbox.org header.b="H7lZXJnx"; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=mailbox.org header.i=@mailbox.org header.b="SKB0/H69" Received: from smtp102.mailbox.org (smtp102.mailbox.org [10.196.197.102]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange x25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mout-p-202.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4hKnfH4RFszMlK5; Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:21:27 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1786537287; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=TzXib7h8+DU4Hvoo8t69XR/+6xQia1SBDCQrsA4lVqM=; b=H7lZXJnxMpweErwwk1tNotj7C/pwXeE+Ma3CSVGl1Imal7IeHahDItkNeU5RiVIOXO7kw1 19y5PvUYEKoRx1GYeWonBjiX2W+WkakUsjspfPNeLUdMUX7M+k5dfr9NZ91eNk+97AAs1M yHgWIX5LOJ2mBnAdx/3M/jBS/qoeeLt6zrrWPWDjYNDVyMTuuX0Zac6gp2hL0lzI/VLf9q Q5f+zdPASpvpAYRsvjogwhc5z370lAD33mXsI92bfK80OL9CuDDJYCoTZOOrT3sJPD8uA7 rrrn6nYcs9xuQ93tQpl3dbLI27ExNMQEhe+eJ6BVbcPB1OoddDspwRHanuMpEA== From: Manuel Ebner DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1786537286; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=TzXib7h8+DU4Hvoo8t69XR/+6xQia1SBDCQrsA4lVqM=; b=SKB0/H69+i/2ceHCglvAYm6ohT/1r1sBf53rEbsb9zsm94vck7rFjrWtAI7yUmCQNtGOG4 8boP2ZBmXEw/ig9iRImIratvXJNUZGD+32s0hw0jlEcseRqlyNNlPQO6f13zMDcSEwnpTJ LwJrybCrYm+ymwsKp1n1RgfQDyn0oo+uiRwhDFH1IVwuPUAC3rHyQXMnCfnQepc4OsG+QB hHr7UMynn1QouP39vz/fpU8AgfCfzQX7gGh273tflsegSiQhdQ23gS+EZomRu8jYNmxeX6 2IviXziboF7fo9Cw/G/M54afTEP1LgbPb8+d6EgHqGGA0gVWg/OzLpnQdIKdvw== To: Jonathan Corbet , Shuah Khan Cc: Manuel Ebner , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Docs: software-requirements.rst: Refine language Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:19:41 +0200 Message-ID: <20260812121945.1635085-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> In-Reply-To: <20260812120805.1631430-3-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> References: <20260812120805.1631430-3-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MBO-RS-META: esituzz6frfcyw6kuexkxxmrnpop1j54 X-MBO-RS-ID: 11b681d69078820e894 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 --- 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, -- 2.54.0