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

[Anton Ivanov]

On 09/09/2020 18:55, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Mon,  7 Sep 2020 10:21:24 +0100
> anton.ivanov at cambridgegreys.com 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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