From nobody Sat Sep 26 03:10:43 2026 Received: from mout-p-103.mailbox.org (mout-p-103.mailbox.org [80.241.56.161]) (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 4F24C30F958; Sat, 5 Sep 2026 06:00:44 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.241.56.161 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1788588046; cv=none; b=l44WtorZVSoSeABpk+/r1RSt29vBo9x20+49OoiZ4n5rPwcLGVbmHiVpxvCKVc8DSA4hkoudksFcry1+cQU+a0+GEF42qOKYx+Us3ZOGv2IrqXmXStLi836ARpYESQNmaLg9AONA+VKc/UBDf+wwGfMWPfhcq5BjhGW83JOVXi8= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1788588046; c=relaxed/simple; bh=/dJRWWb8db67iq2SnnIKwB1lk8MdJKR6GYcPD3bzXFk=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version; b=A5c7jvjRHKnL4uUtHfHXmHXve7NMMFzt/ARRgTuJmuWvEvvM4uxFfFEkkHzjCf39qR/VLLX9jdCkWSEMEEimBp24lYKwuwzwGzzb+TGbgfnf/IO4+LZNq/OpB78biifuM5l7DxAnkAeNJ8gdgbrrA6TYe/KSiy12U5ezza+KttM= 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=btmPRJgp; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=mailbox.org header.i=@mailbox.org header.b=j2HoN+lC; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.241.56.161 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="btmPRJgp"; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=mailbox.org header.i=@mailbox.org header.b="j2HoN+lC" Received: from smtp202.mailbox.org (smtp202.mailbox.org [IPv6:2001:67c:2050:b231:465::202]) (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-103.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4hcN3m1tBTzKnbK; Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:36 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1788588036; 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; bh=Pk5D4LfjBqeX1JlhrezgLD05ZGpvRe5c68x4fIoZg4c=; b=btmPRJgppsIqLxz/6fPcvgN+UEXyMIsdy72eaGzlnEEE9kH6vKJT0xAYDfRcCemrz6+nXc 3uYsgfpHqHAbyTD+iSkhq0dNIkDRzzNtI61M60ew4rD8tT7p6OzjwSdYg/zUytu/H56u6w fDs8YyUPsSi0J7JcBL7Y6fCRdQQGW19YSucWIpZTCZwPI0EDfN6ghdXgzodG+qVYyiv9sB JEvv9e3Ey9MKjFNvb2HElSELir3NPiDGzjZZHmw9mJ2/H3F1iUiWJcGABeUt1CGjPmk63K gaLkY8e6iRcfeGJ3ovxkC+hvCewdF/f0+Sh+uTc83sXXlMqi6apKLt4ljpAjDg== Authentication-Results: outgoing_mbo_mout; dkim=pass header.d=mailbox.org header.s=mail20150812 header.b=j2HoN+lC; spf=pass (outgoing_mbo_mout: domain of manuelebnerli@mailbox.org designates 2001:67c:2050:b231:465::202 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=manuelebnerli@mailbox.org From: Manuel Ebner DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mailbox.org; s=mail20150812; t=1788588033; 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; bh=Pk5D4LfjBqeX1JlhrezgLD05ZGpvRe5c68x4fIoZg4c=; b=j2HoN+lC3OOKRRziaquN/IGy2lYFLHjm4g8/ZlA7rHbD/6PKEMKBv15qjI5sr+2EA/g4tm OvefcW3Mkc3g8YxHbnKfkEcsTRrOCID8EQFcGsbH1SuGe58KwZ9qk+xoFUpMYZw6scmdwj lhe+WZ7eQHo0nnhdoY+ECsBlDrD0h+xObbq12c4390QUfhtjvKh3sc1JaSzLMN+CBIle+5 K13tmxX6FK446bATG77TKPoQdI+3DJza5A4RY42dAMjlwNUCdYKs8YG3a3D0zIfaeS/Xz8 8eHWnmi8x5CTTlm+4Ma5nF1JwpICg/hmYX9/siKt8vkDIU4jnNqhzYHrpxzpxA== 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 v3] Docs: changes.rst: Refine language Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 07:56:55 +0200 Message-ID: <20260905055655.789265-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MBO-RS-ID: 0b92f568e4e78984649 X-MBO-RS-META: tcbxsmkxtmbcs4amuj7s9xybaukdddrj X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4hcN3m1tBTzKnbK Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" This document grew over the years and isn't limited to compilling or running the kernel anymore. Update the heading and intro accordingly. Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner Acked-by: Randy Dunlap --- [v3] - improved commit message - removed other patches from this series, they are due later. [v2] - no change to this patch https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260831152607.639027-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox.= org/ [v1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260812121945.1635085-2-manuelebnerli@mailbox= .org/ --- Documentation/process/changes.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/chan= ges.rst index 0aa232b11..eb339eb8c 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@ .. _changes: =20 -Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel -++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +Minimal requirements to interact with the Kernel +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =20 Intro =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =20 -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. =20 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, --=20 2.54.0