Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] scripts: ver_linux: sort

From: Jonathan Corbet

Date: Tue Mar 17 2026 - 11:15:38 EST


Manuel Ebner <manuelebner@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> It is a pain in the ass to compare the software versions on the running
> system (scripts/ver_linux) with the minimal required versions.
> Sorting both lists the same way makes side-by-side comparisons a simple task.
>
> sort output alphabetically

Sort the output of *what*? Yes, one can figure it out from reading the
patch, but you shouldn't make readers do that.

> Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> scripts/ver_linux | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

Thanks,

jon