From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 73341250F6; Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:54:52 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1707951293; cv=none; b=jGy5s7fcD4lMzVk35iNrJ4xih+v9EJS3l6yPoqbOb0hR/MN03SI0j3ORW/C9BEHf3eLgxt0kY+46yXfW/r7BbUpGNM9f/9kMLYigJ09m+fQM4al8GOafni/BSiPnqRwH/PMwXAOuSFiBu+1bd/0E0/qFlCi6ENnydbcGS7UYgAQ= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1707951293; c=relaxed/simple; bh=7UGtC2H28NfuSgzMUjD40FYXRN5lZAJ5/6gNdEIw0/s=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=b4yvXZ9t8sspltwdxklsYjmlSyt5bDnCqXQ0IOG6ktgGC/mTwRdJ1z1+OVi6fmqiIyBEAlWivIGtquzyqWthzn22HZCI5BjEsGWzzERB7EFitGbJ+V45OoJynT1s9NmBCLysEMadpfNUK4csEs3Catu5cnEAdVXp9w1y5vJjvRA= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=EZNhP7Jf; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="EZNhP7Jf" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net B017E42A45 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1707951291; bh=qddysXSunH36onRN/NzbZE/iiwDPZQOl5+ef+QeNKu0=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=EZNhP7JfboupDbNJP74e/jAjDa3DzsecLhGtYlLQ0b39ASEnj+TSUWAkaGOOsY8QQ 2ZeVpqquIkaDqiRWPfKok2EPHPj8XrVdNT24OAprVFC3tN/WvNOVH0wtHhwv3r4Vh/ jAtIiOFOl8rYLNR2Oi2+/iLbJIgR4OA8tTvvzC9n6Fyv0J6AvICRXfl8gYZh0UJs8d l1awb6uVhSsNaClw9PX7Tn1znEgMUl6vsZqbMw/NGaTVpPf+FXN8BGrzryEYTZ9uv0 GkN1O9vcPLNWk/dTVYzsp8TJkNtcCrTGYW9R7miRpCgVNqCnKK0VYPKNCFJ/IUtCX6 +gAZ+iSHKJdVw== Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:280:5e00:625:67c:16ff:fe81:5f9b]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B017E42A45; Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:54:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Hunter Chasens Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Hunter Chasens Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] docs: admin-guide: Update bootloader and installation instructions In-Reply-To: <20240207171007.45405-1-hunter.chasens18@ncf.edu> References: <20240207171007.45405-1-hunter.chasens18@ncf.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:54:50 -0700 Message-ID: <87zfw2y7ut.fsf@meer.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hunter Chasens writes: > Updates the bootloader and installation instructions in > admin-guide/README.rst to align with modern practices. > > Details of Changes: > > - Added guidance on using EFISTUB for UEFI/EFI systems. > - Noted that LILO is no longer in active development and provides > alternatives. > - Kept LILO instructions but marked as Legacy LILO Instructions. > Suggest removal in future patch. > > Signed-off-by: Hunter Chasens > --- > Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst | 69 ++++++++++++++++++---------- > 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) So, I have applied this...but I got some warnings: > .git/rebase-apply/patch:45: trailing whitespace. > - Booting a kernel directly from a storage device without the assistance > .git/rebase-apply/patch:46: trailing whitespace. > of a bootloader such as LILO or GRUB, is no longer supported in BIOS > .git/rebase-apply/patch:47: trailing whitespace. > (non-EFI systems). On UEFI/EFI systems, however, you can use EFISTUB > warning: 3 lines add whitespace errors. This is something checkpatch should have warned you about. I've fixed it up this time, no need to resend. Thanks, jon