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| author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2011-07-14 11:20:41 -0700 |
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| committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2011-07-21 10:59:20 +0100 |
| commit | 11ec9760ae1088259a545a49ed1d141698931b14 (patch) | |
| tree | 4230ed0fd6c66a8caca050dfed8e046e2fe93329 | |
| parent | 96ab5a767876cfb35f10ca0a9cf8ef282e01f1ce (diff) | |
| download | poky-11ec9760ae1088259a545a49ed1d141698931b14.tar.gz | |
documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml: General rewrite of Kernel tools.
Cleaned up the list construction.
(From yocto-docs rev: 29dd0a40bf9844de631941b7f26d1181fd17c95b)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml | 31 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml index bb4aec20fe..eede5a2e59 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-concepts.xml | |||
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| 301 | <section id='kernel-tools'> | 301 | <section id='kernel-tools'> |
| 302 | <title>Kernel Tools</title> | 302 | <title>Kernel Tools</title> |
| 303 | <para> | 303 | <para> |
| 304 | Since most standard workflows involve moving forward with an existing tree by | 304 | Since most standard workflows involve moving forward with an existing tree by |
| 305 | continuing to add and alter the underlying baseline, the tools that manage | 305 | continuing to add and alter the underlying baseline, the tools that manage |
| 306 | Yocto Project's kernel construction are largely hidden from the developer to | 306 | the Yocto Project's kernel construction are largely hidden from the developer to |
| 307 | present a simplified view of the kernel for ease of use. | 307 | present a simplified view of the kernel for ease of use. |
| 308 | </para> | 308 | </para> |
| 309 | <para> | 309 | <para> |
| 310 | The fundamental properties of the tools that manage and construct the | 310 | The fundamental properties of the tools that manage and construct the |
| 311 | kernel are: | 311 | Yocto Project kernel are: |
| 312 | <itemizedlist> | 312 | <itemizedlist> |
| 313 | <listitem><para>the ability to group patches into named, reusable features</para></listitem> | 313 | <listitem><para>Group patches into named, reusable features.</para></listitem> |
| 314 | <listitem><para>to allow top down control of included features</para></listitem> | 314 | <listitem><para>Allow top down control of included features.</para></listitem> |
| 315 | <listitem><para>the binding of kernel configuration to kernel patches/features</para></listitem> | 315 | <listitem><para>Bind kernel configuration to kernel patches and features.</para></listitem> |
| 316 | <listitem><para>the presentation of a seamless Git repository that blends Yocto Project value with the kernel.org history and development</para></listitem> | 316 | <listitem><para>Present a seamless Git repository that blends Yocto Project value |
| 317 | </itemizedlist> | 317 | with the kernel.org history and development.</para></listitem> |
| 318 | </para> | 318 | </itemizedlist> |
| 319 | </para> | ||
| 319 | <!--<para> | 320 | <!--<para> |
| 320 | The tools that construct a kernel tree will be discussed later in this | 321 | The tools that construct a kernel tree will be discussed later in this |
| 321 | document. The following tools form the foundation of the Yocto Project | 322 | document. The following tools form the foundation of the Yocto Project |