kernel-dev: Miscellaneous Edits to Advanced Metadata chapter

(From yocto-docs rev: 74e27b697efa7ea7ecc1d1d59266b537dd70ae98)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
index 3d19ed2cf2..355bdc1ac2 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
         # Increase default NR_CPUS from 8 to 64 so that platform with
         # more than 8 processors can be all activated at boot time
         CONFIG_NR_CPUS=64
-        # The following is nedded when setting NR_CPUS to something
+        # The following is needed when setting NR_CPUS to something
         # greater than 8 on x86 architectures, it should be automatically
         # disregarded by Kconfig when using a different arch
         CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP=y
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
                 Metadata as it is here, you only need to ensure that the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename></ulink>
                 variable in the kernel recipe and the
-                <filename>KTYPE</filename> variable in the BSP descriptionn
+                <filename>KTYPE</filename> variable in the BSP description
                 file match.
                 <note>
                     Future versions of the tooling make the specification of
@@ -1133,10 +1133,9 @@
         </para>
 
         <para>
-            If you find
-            yourself with numerous branches, you might consider using a
-            hierarchical branching system similar to what the linux-yocto Linux
-            kernel repositories use:
+            If you find yourself with numerous branches, you might consider
+            using a hierarchical branching system similar to what the
+            Yocto Linux Kernel Git repositories use:
             <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      <replaceable>common</replaceable>/<replaceable>kernel_type</replaceable>/<replaceable>machine</replaceable>
             </literallayout>
@@ -1166,7 +1165,8 @@
             The "standard" and "small" branches add sources specific to those
             kernel types that for whatever reason are not appropriate for the
             other branches.
-            <note>The "base" branches are an artifact of the way Git manages
+            <note>
+                The "base" branches are an artifact of the way Git manages
                 its data internally on the filesystem: Git will not allow you
                 to use <filename>mydir/standard</filename> and
                 <filename>mydir/standard/machine_a</filename> because it
@@ -1213,27 +1213,34 @@
         This section provides a brief reference for the commands you can use
         within an SCC description file (<filename>.scc</filename>):
         <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem><para><filename>branch [ref]</filename>:
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>branch [ref]</filename>:
                 Creates a new branch relative to the current branch
                 (typically <filename>${KTYPE}</filename>) using
                 the currently checked-out branch, or "ref" if specified.
                 </para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><filename>define</filename>:
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>define</filename>:
                 Defines variables, such as <filename>KMACHINE</filename>,
                 <filename>KTYPE</filename>, <filename>KARCH</filename>,
                 and <filename>KFEATURE_DESCRIPTION</filename>.</para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><filename>include SCC_FILE</filename>:
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>include SCC_FILE</filename>:
                 Includes an SCC file in the current file.
                 The file is parsed as if you had inserted it inline.
                 </para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><filename>kconf [hardware|non-hardware] CFG_FILE</filename>:
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>kconf [hardware|non-hardware] CFG_FILE</filename>:
                 Queues a configuration fragment for merging into the final
                 Linux <filename>.config</filename> file.</para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><filename>git merge GIT_BRANCH</filename>:
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>git merge GIT_BRANCH</filename>:
                 Merges the feature branch into the current branch.
                 </para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para><filename>patch PATCH_FILE</filename>:
-                Applies the patch to the current Git branch.</para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <filename>patch PATCH_FILE</filename>:
+                Applies the patch to the current Git branch.
+                </para></listitem>
         </itemizedlist>
     </para>
 </section>