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Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:26:54 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1788190014; 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=XjlD3nYpD275LVKpnpFS3J736ATFvCpGmeyYsaWdxxE=; b=HLrWa9uuM5g5Lut5br4Mx732+XiZbfOPFWiU4/NoxPRg/0ltn8gbgGk1eHUj81D45AyTrJ gjRYeOY1hg6MyCCHKKKU38EtBYjumfkhBD7gXFjNi5/x/Cgmn9ZUZ+4r46G/ss95sahZiH NkV1RPSbVHCwNiJtW8RLHvSPLj40DhPJD91O4MogstwBo7gfZ8oFCiOsoHlY4HZVrWmZMn qR6rzEv2ud++vhkSdu+bz5iEP3ctfj6QHz4iotjuRII76seIj11QX7FBjXD5V5omtEec2U ZE5yrAnFqa3qt4Se2E9TN7PhGJcqve+O2uObIUC1FXzIewIrzoOkQMwGjUIZIQ== From: Manuel Ebner DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1788190013; 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=XjlD3nYpD275LVKpnpFS3J736ATFvCpGmeyYsaWdxxE=; b=pI48Ma0536VA5EDX7/WdEEnwJXbJG5lFSgqwe5gi2ADpVsPQr/1lGK+en8rE0Pc8WsD1TT +dawiLJgZV32nd7N2D++waAe1udjMfa6X3BvujcIuazgS1AtNjY+wHW0GfvwSky9QhbO5s i/ud3krYtwVbsQxsD/QsmHunpN7qFn1ulS4NUmIu1+pYZ0I0T+uZkFaxnflPpCOJvr4ypl ApaoeU65Ay/Je+enGsY/GFJgWrFn7GhZApgr18UVtO6MKk9vnJN2smXvJYzcoE5MCpqSTl jaiAu0npDFkT4dYlwc9C+AS18ln3cYdwBGx+ZZv65R+uklPm8o3Fnn/scxdsaQ== To: Jonathan Corbet , Shuah Khan Cc: Manuel Ebner , Randy Dunlap , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Docs: changes.rst: Refine language Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:26:07 +0200 Message-ID: <20260831152607.639027-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> In-Reply-To: <20260831151605.638172-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> References: <20260831151605.638172-2-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: ndiae5ccdzxeb91pdt1bsgum1fkr4yxy X-MBO-RS-ID: 51b028c4878022b02cd This document grew over the years and isn't limited to compilling or running the kernel anymore. compile -> interact levels -> versions run the current kernel version -> change code, compile, install and boot the current kernel version. ip-route2 -> iproute2 Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner Acked-by: Randy Dunlap --- I messed the order up. --- 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 1ca8c5f73ad0..fb5ef7d743ba 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