From 40f44ec529b68f0085e5b48f18897db2ca4918c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 12:04:44 -0600 Subject: documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml: general edits Some general edits up to section 3.4. (From yocto-docs rev: 5bcd22b6372017c4f78b18035193879890ed8244) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml | 20 +++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation') diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml index 756758d8a3..125212b986 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Introduction This chapter describes how to accomplish tasks involving the kernel's tree structure. - This information is designed to help the developer that wants to modify the Yocto Project kernel - and contribute changes upstream to the Yocto Project. + The information is designed to help the developer that wants to modify the Yocto + Project kernel and contribute changes upstream to the Yocto Project. The information covers the following: Tree construction @@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
Tree Construction - This section describes construction of the Yocto Project kernel repositories as accomplished - by the Yocto Project team to create kernel repositories, which are found at - http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi, - that can be shipped as part of a Yocto Project release. + This section describes construction of the Yocto Project kernel repositories + as accomplished by the Yocto Project team to create kernel repositories. + These kernel repositories are found at + http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi + and can be shipped as part of a Yocto Project release. The team creates these repositories by compiling and executing the set of feature descriptions for every BSP/feature in the product. @@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit.cgi is the combination of all supported boards and configurations. The technique the Yocto Project team uses is flexible and allows for seamless - blending of an immutable history with additional deployment specific patches. + blending of an immutable history with additional patches specific to a + deployment. Any additions to the kernel become an integrated part of the branches. @@ -263,9 +265,9 @@ Following are a few examples that show how to use Git to examine changes. - Note that because the Yocto Project Git repository does not break existing Git + Because the Yocto Project Git repository does not break existing Git functionality and because there exists many permutations of these types of - commands there are many more methods to discover changes. + commands, there are many more methods to discover changes. Unless you provide a commit range (<kernel-type>..<bsp>-<kernel-type>), kernel.org history -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf