linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Docs: Update kernel series in changes.rst

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Date:   Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:53:10 -0300
From:   Bruno Moreira-Guedes <codeagain@...eagain.dev>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev,
        Bruno's Patch Watchbox <patch-reply@...eagain.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Docs: Update kernel series in changes.rst

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 04:06:32AM +0100, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 11:58:35PM -0300, Bruno Moreira-Guedes wrote:
> >  This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
> > -software necessary to run the 4.x kernels.
> > +software necessary to run the 5.x kernels.
> 
> We don't change the major version when we update the minimum required
> tooling ... why not change this once and for all to say:
> 
> +software necessary to build the current kernel.

Indeed it makes much more sense, I'm making a v2 soon!

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