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 05B8A34F46E; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 16:58:58 +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=1772557140; cv=none; b=J8bJwlrgqjz/QHO5qbK3zqXjlskrZ8s0XNT4q3xyv+MiS4IZaKBglD+KsPMSKIomHkJtkurukQtm4iOOI5siX1YI2uPWFJ9+fFfQNRz9bKoDAroDWrn2RUQwEOW1qCQrkxIJ0uhht3vsscww6zfLeM1f1gM0jayZemOZ47WjYJE= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1772557140; c=relaxed/simple; bh=t7sEvrVCRvm7rlTi9LhJrSIhxg8Y24IMzEA4vLiwIu8=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=mmCwSQgKnbNpoWTvDz91HzJ2KfCyAGTaJjUy0uzq0pylJRTWahlLR22KkUABRNRknW8YYgWWqS37FBySsYhAkaO/lV0SG2CyNvytPdQ+SEfmHGG39zsdVGt8hZvhSxJxIidAbkgUVONbj5OfGrza4JHKqZvcdsrjCiMTQEwcd3Q= 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=cN1h2g4s; 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="cN1h2g4s" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 22F4B40429 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1772557132; bh=JTvGUlMSqf8Cr2gZi6zkQR0lXH6KUsrr8KiGxrNGvJY=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=cN1h2g4sLUSblftBaDiyMyOBT5Yii8ekBQWFI+8eLHjRl1kyL2sue+WIYYFHtJn69 pIM+W2wT2FRnSTMjbEADAyqr3L5Xlh0RwcLqgMQtjcKAv+PdF1at76WLsJxutXwH/A TC/xHYRGb5gQ9puSJ7xCbojhc+RL31ogIPceO+8ghpaMv6v6717rp+asuH7Rg6B93g lBRWGG/XjvkgDhtqnN/ZDxDx40ZcjumFWiQpDoUt0C53yEHQu2z5BH+QGX8U/ik+YR l9E132+SGVKWoAZ4xMDCpZTPvoDvtFKOyd3CgltnfH298ZQ8bq5igOjdVsmlf4hnzV NAz2Bir9bgJNg== Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:280:4600:27b::1fe]) (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 22F4B40429; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 16:58:52 +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 v3 0/2] workflow, scripts: sort changes.rst and ver_linux In-Reply-To: <20260302182405.86829-2-manuelebner@airmail.cc> References: <20260302182405.86829-2-manuelebner@airmail.cc> Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:58:51 -0700 Message-ID: <87wlzsdf3o.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@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 (changes.rst). > Sorting both lists the same way makes side-by-side comparisons a simple task. > > [v2] -> [v3]: > fix changelog > changes.rst: > needn't -> do not need to > add gdb 7.2 > ver_linux: > /Changes.rst -> /changes.rst > add gdb Please explain to me: - Why I am getting multiple copies of the same patches - Why I'm getting the same series from a completely different identity; the first set came from "Hans Anda" - Why my request to separate out the logically different changes were ignored. Thanks, jon