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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2020-11-09 22:42:53 +0100
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2020-11-09 22:42:53 +0100
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maintaining.html: Restructure the "Keeping Up" section into two pieces
Split into two parts: the key sources and optional extras. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@@ -193,34 +193,40 @@ Maintaining Linux <em>man-pages</em>
One of the biggest challenges is keeping up to date with changes in
the kernel and glibc.
There are a few ways to do this.
+ This section lists the things I find most useful.
</p>
-<h3>Looking ahead: <em>linux-next</em></h3>
-
-<p>
- The <a href="https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git"><em>linux-next</em> tree</a>
- is the holding area for patches aimed at the next kernel merge window.
- It can be useful to track what's going on there,
- in order to get some idea of upcoming changes to the kernel.
- (<a href="linux-next.html">Some notes on working with <em>linux-next</em></a>.)
-</p>
-
-<h3>Git</h3>
+<h3>Websites</h3>
<p>
- If you are looking for a specific kernel commit,
- or a commit log message containing a particular string, then searching
- <a href="https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git"> Linus' Git tree</a>
- can be useful.
+ These websites are useful because they in part include attempts
+ by others to summarize changes to the Linux kernel.
</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://lwn.net/">https://lwn.net/</a>.
+ The weekly kernel page is especially useful, since it summarizes
+ a lot of current and planned changes to the kernel.
+ There is also a
+ <a href="https://lwn.net/Kernel/Patches">kernel patch page</a>
+ where the LWN.net editors attempt to filter some
+ of the more noteworthy patches.
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
+ <a href="https://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges">https://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges</a>.
+ Summarizes major internal and interface changes for each
+ kernel release (starting sometime in the 2.6.x series).
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ </li>
+ </ul>
-<h3>Mailing lists</h3>
-
- <p>
- <strong>Linux API</strong>
- </p>
+<h3>Linux API mailing list</h3>
<p>
The <a href="linux-api-ml.html">linux-api mailing list</a>
@@ -241,6 +247,39 @@ Maintaining Linux <em>man-pages</em>
<a href="https://lore.kernel.org/linux-api/">lore.kernel.org</a>.
</p>
+
+<h2>Keeping up&mdash;some other possibilities</h2>
+
+<p>
+ Below are some other ways of trying to discover changes in the
+ kernel and glibc. There's way too much information to track
+ (in particular, it's pretty much impossible to track all of
+ of the mailing lists), but I keep this list as a way
+ of reminding myself of where useful pieces of info could be found.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Looking ahead: <em>linux-next</em></h3>
+
+<p>
+ The <a href="https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git"><em>linux-next</em> tree</a>
+ is the holding area for patches aimed at the next kernel merge window.
+ It can be useful to track what's going on there,
+ in order to get some idea of upcoming changes to the kernel.
+ (<a href="linux-next.html">Some notes on working with <em>linux-next</em></a>.)
+</p>
+
+<h3>Git</h3>
+
+ <p>
+ If you are looking for a specific kernel commit,
+ or a commit log message containing a particular string, then searching
+ <a href="https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git"> Linus' Git tree</a>
+ can be useful.
+ </p>
+
+
+<h3>Mailing lists</h3>
+
<p>
<strong>Linux Kernel (LKML)</strong>
</p>
@@ -398,36 +437,6 @@ subscribe linux-net in the message body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
</p>
-<h3>Websites</h3>
-
- <p>
- These websites are useful because they in part include attempts
- by others to summarize changes to the Linux kernel.
- </p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>
- <a href="https://lwn.net/">https://lwn.net/</a>.
- The weekly kernel page is especially useful, since it summarizes
- a lot of current and planned changes to the kernel.
- There is also a
- <a href="https://lwn.net/Kernel/Patches">kernel patch page</a>
- where the LWN.net editors attempt to filter some
- of the more noteworthy patches.
- <br>
- <br>
- </li>
-
- <li>
- <a href="https://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges">https://wiki.kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges</a>.
- Summarizes major internal and interface changes for each
- kernel release (starting sometime in the 2.6.x series).
- <br>
- <br>
- </li>
- </ul>
-
-
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<h3>Kernel releases</h3>