From patchwork Sun Jun 14 18:39:42 2026 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "Robert P. J. Day" X-Patchwork-Id: 90081 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DF9BCD98C7 for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:40:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpanel10.indieserve.net (cpanel10.indieserve.net [199.212.143.9]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc02-g2.114447.1781462400056441278 for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:40:00 -0700 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@crashcourse.ca header.s=default header.b=j8WuHGXP; spf=pass (domain: crashcourse.ca, ip: 199.212.143.9, mailfrom: rpjday@crashcourse.ca) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crashcourse.ca; s=default; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject: To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=ZmQvbU4eJbRazsjVdnjbsHibIFxuzTh/3J0C6PHfVGE=; b=j8WuHGXP/qGiQIzRnjZdrtixld obafiMR16y44cHO5Wq16nk5+DDVqP8PwBka3trCqH8JwViYWx8nKYb53Y5s9xQZtfOSXTHZ+vmzPr 9OmhEEOVq6Aw+nz7yAXPBMG9GS5hEYbk+VfuMdQlTP/bPYVT+e7HbIYZaaWJEFkKJNfT6bElA90bD gmzX/LTN9XydhnYysz5XU6esxCMuvH+r0e7RqB1EbpfNO51rFlAzoqTdJUTl7bPEsfVhiQAtrpgSE ODIcyTXEFrNX4UnOhDjdLlrjyxnF9nHGJXtKXiyoR+2V5FBKG/VCMbos3hZP0qxd8VOBwAnYiHLHo ib6FOGnQ==; Received: from pool-174-115-41-146.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.115.41.146]:38738 helo=trixie) by cpanel10.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.4) (envelope-from ) id 1wYpkR-00000002TJ9-0QTb for docs@lists.yoctoproject.org; Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:39:58 -0400 Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:39:42 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] kernel-dev: break a paragraph into a bullet list Message-ID: <100f2882-f73b-4664-84ff-94819358dd0c@crashcourse.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel10.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel10.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel10.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: List-Id: X-Webhook-Received: from 45-33-107-173.ip.linodeusercontent.com [45.33.107.173] by aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org with HTTPS for ; Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:40:02 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9713 Redo the first paragraph of the kernel intro section into a more easily-readable bullet list. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst index 7df342f8d..33a47d078 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/intro.rst @@ -8,14 +8,21 @@ Overview ======== Regardless of how you intend to make use of the Yocto Project, chances -are you will work with the Linux kernel. This manual describes how to -set up your build host to support kernel development, introduces the -kernel development process, provides background information on the Yocto -Linux kernel :term:`Metadata`, describes -common tasks you can perform using the kernel tools, shows you how to -use the kernel Metadata needed to work with the kernel inside the Yocto -Project, and provides insight into how the Yocto Project team develops -and maintains Yocto Linux kernel Git repositories and Metadata. +are you will work with the Linux kernel. This manual covers the following: + +- how to set up your build host to support kernel development + +- coverage of the kernel development process + +- background information on the Yocto Linux kernel :term:`Metadata` + +- common tasks you can perform using the kernel tools + +- how to use the kernel Metadata needed to work with the kernel + inside the Yocto Project + +- details on how the Yocto Project team develops and maintains + Yocto Linux kernel Git repositories and Metadata. Each Yocto Project release has a set of Yocto Linux kernel recipes, whose Git repositories you can view in the Yocto