Message-Id: <1551023123-5031-1-git-send-email-zenghuiyu96@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 24 Feb 2019 23:45:23 +0800
From:   Zenghui Yu <zenghuiyu96@...il.com>
To:     corbet@....net, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Zenghui Yu <zenghuiyu96@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] Documentation/process/howto: Update for 4.x -> 5.x versioning

As linux-5.0 is coming up soon, the howto.rst document can be
updated for the new kernel version. Change all 4.x references
to 5.x now.

Signed-off-by: Zenghui Yu <zenghuiyu96@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/process/howto.rst | 24 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
index f16242b..19001e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
@@ -235,16 +235,16 @@ Linux kernel development process currently consists of a few different
 main kernel "branches" and lots of different subsystem-specific kernel
 branches.  These different branches are:
 
-  - main 4.x kernel tree
-  - 4.x.y -stable kernel tree
+  - main 5.x kernel tree
+  - 5.x.y -stable kernel tree
   - subsystem specific kernel trees and patches
-  - the 4.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
+  - the 5.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
 
-4.x kernel tree
+5.x kernel tree
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-4.x kernels are maintained by Linus Torvalds, and can be found on
-https://kernel.org in the pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ directory.  Its development
+5.x kernels are maintained by Linus Torvalds, and can be found on
+https://kernel.org in the pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ directory.  Its development
 process is as follows:
 
   - As soon as a new kernel is released a two weeks window is open,
@@ -277,21 +277,21 @@ mailing list about kernel releases:
 	released according to perceived bug status, not according to a
 	preconceived timeline."*
 
-4.x.y -stable kernel tree
+5.x.y -stable kernel tree
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Kernels with 3-part versions are -stable kernels. They contain
 relatively small and critical fixes for security problems or significant
-regressions discovered in a given 4.x kernel.
+regressions discovered in a given 5.x kernel.
 
 This is the recommended branch for users who want the most recent stable
 kernel and are not interested in helping test development/experimental
 versions.
 
-If no 4.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 4.x
+If no 5.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 5.x
 kernel is the current stable kernel.
 
-4.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@...r.kernel.org>, and
+5.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@...r.kernel.org>, and
 are released as needs dictate.  The normal release period is approximately
 two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems.  A
 security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost
@@ -326,10 +326,10 @@ revisions to it, and maintainers can mark patches as under review,
 accepted, or rejected.  Most of these patchwork sites are listed at
 https://patchwork.kernel.org/.
 
-4.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
+5.x -next kernel tree for integration tests
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Before updates from subsystem trees are merged into the mainline 4.x
+Before updates from subsystem trees are merged into the mainline 5.x
 tree, they need to be integration-tested.  For this purpose, a special
 testing repository exists into which virtually all subsystem trees are
 pulled on an almost daily basis:
-- 
2.7.4

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