Re: [PATCH] README: cosmetic fixes

From: Diego Viola
Date: Sun Jan 17 2016 - 17:55:15 EST


On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> 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