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-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst43
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/changes.rst16
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst2
4 files changed, 7 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
index a0d058cc6d25..dc2ddc345044 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ Applying Patches To The Linux Kernel
Original by:
Jesper Juhl, August 2005
-Last update:
- 2016-09-14
-
.. note::
This document is obsolete. In most cases, rather than using ``patch``
@@ -344,7 +341,7 @@ possible.
This is a good branch to run for people who want to help out testing
development kernels but do not want to run some of the really experimental
-stuff (such people should see the sections about -git and -mm kernels below).
+stuff (such people should see the sections about -next and -mm kernels below).
The -rc patches are not incremental, they apply to a base 4.x kernel, just
like the 4.x.y patches described above. The kernel version before the -rcN
@@ -380,44 +377,6 @@ Here are 3 examples of how to apply these patches::
$ mv linux-4.7.3 linux-4.8-rc5 # rename the kernel source dir
-The -git kernels
-================
-
-These are daily snapshots of Linus' kernel tree (managed in a git
-repository, hence the name).
-
-These patches are usually released daily and represent the current state of
-Linus's tree. They are more experimental than -rc kernels since they are
-generated automatically without even a cursory glance to see if they are
-sane.
-
--git patches are not incremental and apply either to a base 4.x kernel or
-a base 4.x-rc kernel -- you can see which from their name.
-A patch named 4.7-git1 applies to the 4.7 kernel source and a patch
-named 4.8-rc3-git2 applies to the source of the 4.8-rc3 kernel.
-
-Here are some examples of how to apply these patches::
-
- # moving from 4.7 to 4.7-git1
-
- $ cd ~/linux-4.7 # change to the kernel source dir
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.7-git1 # apply the 4.7-git1 patch
- $ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.7 linux-4.7-git1 # rename the kernel source dir
-
- # moving from 4.7-git1 to 4.8-rc2-git3
-
- $ cd ~/linux-4.7-git1 # change to the kernel source dir
- $ patch -p1 -R < ../patch-4.7-git1 # revert the 4.7-git1 patch
- # we now have a 4.7 kernel
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.8-rc2 # apply the 4.8-rc2 patch
- # the kernel is now 4.8-rc2
- $ patch -p1 < ../patch-4.8-rc2-git3 # apply the 4.8-rc2-git3 patch
- # the kernel is now 4.8-rc2-git3
- $ cd ..
- $ mv linux-4.7-git1 linux-4.8-rc2-git3 # rename source dir
-
-
The -mm patches and the linux-next tree
=======================================
diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index adbb50ae5246..560beaef5a7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ mcelog 0.6 mcelog --version
iptables 1.4.2 iptables -V
openssl & libcrypto 1.0.0 openssl version
bc 1.06.95 bc --version
-Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.2 sphinx-build --version
+Sphinx\ [#f1]_ 1.3 sphinx-build --version
====================== =============== ========================================
.. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
@@ -309,18 +309,8 @@ Kernel documentation
Sphinx
------
-The ReST markups currently used by the Documentation/ files are meant to be
-built with ``Sphinx`` version 1.2 or upper. If you're desiring to build
-PDF outputs, it is recommended to use version 1.4.6.
-
-.. note::
-
- Please notice that, for PDF and LaTeX output, you'll also need ``XeLaTeX``
- version 3.14159265. Depending on the distribution, you may also need to
- install a series of ``texlive`` packages that provide the minimal set of
- functionalities required for ``XeLaTex`` to work. For PDF output you'll also
- need ``convert(1)`` from ImageMagick (https://www.imagemagick.org).
-
+Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in ``Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst``
+for details about Sphinx requirements.
Getting updated software
========================
diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
index 61e9c78bd6d1..36a2dded525b 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ Trees
- The queues of patches, for both completed versions and in progress
versions can be found at:
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git
+ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git
- The finalized and tagged releases of all stable kernels can be found
in separate branches per version at:
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
+ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
Review committee
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 3e10719fee35..733478ade91b 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ e-mail discussions.
-11) Sign your work — the Developer's Certificate of Origin
+11) Sign your work - the Developer's Certificate of Origin
----------------------------------------------------------
To improve tracking of who did what, especially with patches that can