Re: [PATCH v2] docs: add a new User Mode Linux HowTo

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On 09/09/2020 18:55, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
On Mon,  7 Sep 2020 10:21:24 +0100
anton.ivanov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Sorry, I'd missed the fact that there's a v2; my comments from v1 still
apply, though, it seems.

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst b/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux-2.4.rst
similarity index 99%
rename from Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst
rename to Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux-2.4.rst
index de0f0b2c9d5b..ed5a698cd710 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/uml/user_mode_linux-2.4.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ User Mode Linux HOWTO
  This document describes the use and abuse of Jeff Dike's User Mode
  Linux: a port of the Linux kernel as a normal Intel Linux process.
+*Note: - this howto is historic and correct as of kernel versions
+~ 2.4. For more up-to-date information please refer to the newer
+user_mode_linux_howto_v2.*

So why are we keeping this version around?  The 5.x kernel doesn't need to
document what was happening in 2.4... ?

I am OK for it to be removed if everyone agrees to switch to the new one.


Thanks,

jon



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