Merge tag 'docs-for-linus' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6

Pull documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet:
 "Numerous fixes, the overdue removal of the i2o docs, some new Chinese
  translations, and, hopefully, the README fix that will end the flow of
  identical patches to that file"

* tag 'docs-for-linus' of git://git.lwn.net/linux-2.6: (34 commits)
  Documentation/memcg: update memcg/kmem status
  Documentation: blackfin: Makefile: Typo building issue
  Documentation/vm/pagemap.txt: correct location of page-types tool
  Documentation/memory-barriers.txt: typo fix
  doc: Add guest_nice column to example output of `cat /proc/stat'
  Documentation/kernel-parameters: Move "eagerfpu" to its right place
  Documentation: gpio: Update ACPI part of the document to mention _DSD
  docs/completion.txt: Various tweaks and corrections
  doc: completion: context, scope and language fixes
  Documentation:Update Documentation/zh_CN/arm64/memory.txt
  Documentation:Update Documentation/zh_CN/arm64/booting.txt
  Documentation: Chinese translation of arm64/legacy_instructions.txt
  DocBook media: fix broken EIA hyperlink
  Documentation: tweak the maintainers entry
  README: Change gzip/bzip2 to xz compression format
  README: Update version number reference
  doc:pci: Fix typo in Documentation/PCI
  Documentation: drm: Use '->' when describing access through pointers.
  Documentation: Remove mentioning of block barriers
  Documentation/email-clients.txt: Fix one grammar mistake, add extra info about TB
  ...

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index a24ec89ba442..69c68fb4a109 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-        Linux kernel release 3.x <http://kernel.org/>
+        Linux kernel release 4.x <http://kernel.org/>
 
-These are the release notes for Linux version 3.  Read them carefully,
+These are the release notes for Linux version 4.  Read them carefully,
 as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the
 kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong. 
 
@@ -62,11 +62,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
    directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and
    unpack it:
 
-     gzip -cd linux-3.X.tar.gz | tar xvf -
-
-   or
-
-     bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
+     xz -cd linux-4.X.tar.xz | tar xvf -
 
    Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel.
 
@@ -75,16 +71,12 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
    files.  They should match the library, and not get messed up by
    whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be.
 
- - You can also upgrade between 3.x releases by patching.  Patches are
-   distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format.  To
-   install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the
-   top level directory of the kernel source (linux-3.X) and execute:
-
-     gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1
-
-   or
+ - You can also upgrade between 4.x releases by patching.  Patches are
+   distributed in the xz format.  To install by patching, get all the
+   newer patch files, enter the top level directory of the kernel source
+   (linux-4.X) and execute:
 
-     bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1
+     xz -cd ../patch-4.x.xz | patch -p1
 
    Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current
    source tree, _in_order_, and you should be ok.  You may want to remove
@@ -92,13 +84,13 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
    that there are no failed patches (some-file-name# or some-file-name.rej).
    If there are, either you or I have made a mistake.
 
-   Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels
+   Unlike patches for the 4.x kernels, patches for the 4.x.y kernels
    (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply
-   directly to the base 3.x kernel.  For example, if your base kernel is 3.0
-   and you want to apply the 3.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 3.0.1
-   and 3.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 3.0.2 and
-   want to jump to 3.0.3, you must first reverse the 3.0.2 patch (that is,
-   patch -R) _before_ applying the 3.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in
+   directly to the base 4.x kernel.  For example, if your base kernel is 4.0
+   and you want to apply the 4.0.3 patch, you must not first apply the 4.0.1
+   and 4.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel version 4.0.2 and
+   want to jump to 4.0.3, you must first reverse the 4.0.2 patch (that is,
+   patch -R) _before_ applying the 4.0.3 patch. You can read more on this in
    Documentation/applying-patches.txt
 
    Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
@@ -120,7 +112,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source:
 
 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
 
-   Compiling and running the 3.x kernels requires up-to-date
+   Compiling and running the 4.x kernels requires up-to-date
    versions of various software packages.  Consult
    Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required
    and how to get updates for these packages.  Beware that using
@@ -137,12 +129,12 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel:
    place for the output files (including .config).
    Example:
 
-     kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-3.X
+     kernel source code: /usr/src/linux-4.X
      build directory:    /home/name/build/kernel
 
    To configure and build the kernel, use:
 
-     cd /usr/src/linux-3.X
+     cd /usr/src/linux-4.X
      make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig
      make O=/home/name/build/kernel
      sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install