Re: [PATCH 2/4] Docs: changes.rst, ver_linux: add tools

From: Randy Dunlap

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 17:33:27 EST




On 8/31/26 8:22 AM, Manuel Ebner wrote:
> lzma is required with HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA set to y
> lzop is required with CRYPTO_LZO set to y
> iproute2 is mentioned in changes below.
> "ip-route2" -> "iproute2"
> syslinux is and genisoimage needed for ´make isoimag´
> mtools is required for genimage.sh
>
> add tools to
> changes.rst and ver_linux
>
> Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebnerli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> should edk2/OVMF be added aswell?

as well?

> it would be for arch/x86/boot/genimage.sh

when building an hdimage
if the kernel is compiled with the EFI stub.

How many qualifiers do you want to include? :)

I don't know the answer...

> ---
> Documentation/process/changes.rst | 10 ++++++++--
> scripts/ver_linux | 6 ++++++
> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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~Randy