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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-01-07 14:29:13 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-01-16 15:59:15 +0000
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kernel-dev: General edits to "Kernel Metadata Location" section.
First real pass at cleaning up the text. (From yocto-docs rev: a550e96780b5be191a576bbb20ef28a36b20e0bc) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<title>Kernel Metadata Location</title>
<para>
- This metadata can be defined along with the Linux kernel
- recipe (recipe-space) as partially described in the
- "<link linkend='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>Modifying an Existing Recipe</link>"
- section as well as within the Linux kernel sources themselves
- (in-tree).
+ Kernel Metadata can be defined in either the kernel recipe
+ (recipe-space) or in the kernel tree (in-tree).
+ Where you choose to define the Metadata depends on what you want
+ to do and how you intend to work.
+ Regardless of where you define the kernel Metadata, the syntax used
+ applies equally.
</para>
<para>
- Where you choose to store the metadata depends on what you want
- to do and how you intend to work.
If you are unfamiliar with the Linux kernel and only wish
- to apply a config and possibly a couple of patches provided to
- you by others, you may find the recipe-space mechanism to be easier
- to work with.
- This is also a good approach if you are working with Linux kernel
- sources you do not control or if you just don't want to maintain a
- Linux kernel git repository on your own.
+ to apply a configuration and possibly a couple of patches provided to
+ you by others, the recipe-space method is recommended.
+ This method is also a good approach if you are working with Linux kernel
+ sources you do not control or if you just do not want to maintain a
+ Linux kernel Git repository on your own.
+ For partial information on how you can define kernel Metadata in
+ the recipe-space, see the
+ "<link linkend='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>Modifying an Existing Recipe</link>"
+ section.
</para>
<para>
- If you are doing active kernel development and are already
- maintaining a Linux kernel git repository of your own, you may find
- it more convenient to work with the metadata in the same
+ Conversely, if you are actively developing a kernel and are already
+ maintaining a Linux kernel Git repository of your own, you might find
+ it more convenient to work with the kernel Metadata in the same
repository as the Linux kernel sources.
- This can make iterative development of the Linux kernel more efficient
- outside of the BitBake environment.
-
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Regardless of where the meta-data is stored, the syntax as
- described in the following sections applies equally.
+ This method can make iterative development of the Linux kernel
+ more efficient outside of the BitBake environment.
</para>
<para>