The drm/msm driver had adopted using Python3 script to generate register header files instead of shipping pre-generated header files. Document the minimal Python version supported by the script. Per request by Jon Hunter, the script is required to be compatible with Python 3.5. Python is documented as an optional dependency, as it is required only in a limited set of kernel configurations (following the example of other optional dependencies). Cc: Jon Hunter <jonathanh@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Depends: https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20240507230440.3384949-1-quic_abhinavk@xxxxxxxxxxx/ --- Changes in v2: - Expanded documentation for the Python usage. - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240509-python-version-v1-1-a7dda3a95b5f@xxxxxxxxxx --- Documentation/process/changes.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst index 5685d7bfe4d0..30f17e3f954f 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ cpio any cpio --version GNU tar 1.28 tar --version gtags (optional) 6.6.5 gtags --version mkimage (optional) 2017.01 mkimage --version +Python (optional) 3.5.x python3 --version ====================== =============== ======================================== .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation @@ -198,6 +199,13 @@ platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-boot-tools`` package or can be built from the U-Boot source code. See the instructions at https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools.html#building-tools-for-linux +Python +------ + +Python is required to generate register headers for the drm/msm driver or to +build the linker script if the kernel is built using Clang compiler if LTO +(Link Time Optimisation) is enabled. + System utilities **************** --- base-commit: e8bd80985f8ed4c04e36209228163fcf06496763 change-id: 20240509-python-version-a8b6ca2125ff Best regards, -- Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@xxxxxxxxxx>
