linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: process: Do not hardcode kernel major version number

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Message-ID: <2b00ff29-fd35-42fe-83d9-73811356b73e@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:37:05 +0700
From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
 Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 Linux Documentation <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
 Linux Kernel Workflows <workflows@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Dante Strock <dantestrock@...mail.com>,
 Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: process: Do not hardcode kernel major
 version number

On 9/16/25 23:07, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> I have to admit that I'm not at all convinced that this change brings
> clarity to the document; using real numbers grounds the text in a way
> that "a.x" does not.
> 
> If we really think it's embarrassing to still say "5.whatever" here,
> perhaps we should just change it to "9.whatever" and be good for a long
> time?
> 

I think that's a good alternative idea.

Thanks.

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