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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml index a7ae4c2ef8..c4f6474ac8 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml | |||
@@ -168,12 +168,14 @@ A summary of end user tree construction activities follow: | |||
168 | 168 | ||
169 | <para> | 169 | <para> |
170 | Before building a kernel it is configured by processing all of the | 170 | Before building a kernel it is configured by processing all of the |
171 | configuration "fragments" specified by the scc feature descriptions. | 171 | configuration "fragments" specified by feature descriptions in the <filename>scc</filename> |
172 | files. | ||
172 | As the features are compiled, associated kernel configuration fragments are noted | 173 | As the features are compiled, associated kernel configuration fragments are noted |
173 | and recorded in the meta-series in their compilation order. | 174 | and recorded in the meta-series in their compilation order. |
174 | The fragments are migrated, pre-processed and passed to the Linux Kernel | 175 | The fragments are migrated, pre-processed and passed to the Linux Kernel |
175 | Configuration subsystem (lkc) as raw input in the form of a <filename>.config</filename> file. | 176 | Configuration subsystem (<filename>lkc</filename>) as raw input in the form |
176 | The lkc uses its own internal dependency constraints to do the final | 177 | of a <filename>.config</filename> file. |
178 | The <filename>lkc</filename> uses its own internal dependency constraints to do the final | ||
177 | processing of that information and generates the final <filename>.config</filename> file | 179 | processing of that information and generates the final <filename>.config</filename> file |
178 | that is used during compilation. | 180 | that is used during compilation. |
179 | </para> | 181 | </para> |