Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes

From	Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes
Date	2016-01-18 00:00 +0100
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On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> wrote:
> I've applied this to the docs tree.  I'd sure rather see an effort to
> update this file instead of tweaking it, though.  For example:
>
>> @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ COMPILING the kernel:
>>     kernel image file is usually /vmlinuz, /boot/vmlinuz, /bzImage or
>>     /boot/bzImage.  To use the new kernel, save a copy of the old image
>>     and copy the new image over the old one.  Then, you MUST RERUN LILO
>> -   to update the loading map!! If you don't, you won't be able to boot
>> +   to update the loading map! If you don't, you won't be able to boot
>>     the new kernel image.
>>
>>     Reinstalling LILO is usually a matter of running /sbin/lilo.
>
> I somehow suspect that very few of us actually MUST RERUN LILO in 2015...
>
> Thanks,
>
> jon

Is there a reason this patch didn't make it for 4.5?

Diego

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Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 00:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org> - 2016-01-18 10:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 14:50 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> - 2016-01-18 21:00 +0100
      Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> - 2016-01-18 23:50 +0100
        Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 02:40 +0100
          Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 03:50 +0100
            Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 07:30 +0100

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